Business Management for Jewellers: Professional Associations

Information about craft shows, exhibitions, funding and education opportunities, news, etc.

The Canadian Jewellers Association is the trusted voice in Canada for businesses involved in the sale and service of jewellery, watches and related products.

The national association for the retail jeweler. JA is both a center of knowledge for the jeweler and an advocate for professionalism and high social, ethical, and environmental standards in the jewelry trade.

Several selected articles, essays, and technique guides are available for free by selecting "Tech Support" (on lower right hand side of page). Articles cover various aspects of constructing with metal, as well as welding, polishing, and finishing.

An international association of miners, refiners, fabricators and wholesalers of silver and silver products.

The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), the organization for jewelers, designers and metalsmiths, was founded in 1969 to serve several purposes: to provide a meeting-place for contemporary jewelers and metalsmiths; to encourage the free exchange of information inside the field; to promote the field to a wider audience; and to recognize outstanding creative achievement.

The Vancouver Metal Arts Association (VMAA) is a community of metalsmiths - jewellers, blacksmiths, sculptors, mixed-media artists, enamelists, and others who work with metal or have an interest in the metal arts. VMAA was established as a non-profit society in British Columbia in 2012 with the purpose of offering a forum for metalsmiths to exchange ideas and technical information, organize exhibitions of metal work, and increase public awareness of metal arts. Each member of VMAA decides what his/her level of involvement will be.

An organization that promotes entrepreneurship studies within colleges and universities.

An affiliate of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs.