Comment by Shelley "HoopyChick" Gilbertson on August 19, 2010 at 7:20am

Great attitude! Best of luck to you!

Comment by Traci "CircularPraise" Bonney on August 19, 2010 at 7:21am

Congratulations on the award! How much time do you have between now and the ceremony to come up with the insurance, and how much is the insurance? Maybe if you were to raise your class fee a few dollars (with an explanation about the need for insurance coverage for both your benefit and your students' ), you might be able to come up with the funds. You could do a bake sale or a hoopathon or something to raise the cash too - make part of the proceeds go to your insurance fund and part to a local charity, maybe?

I'm just throwing out random thoughts. I'm sure you'll figure out something. :)

Comment by Stellar Sunshine* on August 19, 2010 at 7:38am

Thanks for the responses :-) I have made the decision to raise my class price. As of last week, my classes cost $5 a person. However starting next week, the price will be $10 a class. I am also offering the option to pay for class in bulk for a discount (3 classes = $25) I made sure to stress to my students that I didn't want to raise prices, but that I would be out of business if I didn't.

Comment by Gina on August 19, 2010 at 8:06am

Can you run a weekend workshop perhaps? You can run the workshop a little longer and go more in depth than you would in a normal class, and go a little more in depth with your teachings. You can justify charging a bit more than a class, because people would learn more.

Congrats and good luck.

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