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• Protect Your Business with Higginbotham Insurance Monday, April 9, 2018 in Business Tips

  It was such a pleasure to attend Assets 2018 in Pasadena this past month! I am very pleased to announce that we have officially launched the insurance program for the International Society of Appraisers.

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• How to Evaluate a Basic Coin Collection Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Member Insights, Business Tips

  Many appraisers dread encountering a client’s coin collection, where there might be thousands of individual items. Appraisers are worried they’ll miss something...

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• New Year is Time for New ISA Report Checklist Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Business Tips With the new year, it is new USPAP time. Everyone should now be writing to the USPAP 2018-2019 Edition, even if you have not taken the class... View More
• Discover New Markets with FindArtExperts.com Monday, November 20, 2017 in Business Tips Created by a group of professional colleagues and collectors, FindArtExperts.com is a leading source of knowledge and information on the world of art and auctioneering, and currently lists more than 5,000 art and auction service professionals in more than 200 specialty categories. View More
• How Do I Make the Most Out of Networking Events? Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Business Tips Are you trying to grow your appraisal business but unsure how to market yourself? My advice is to attend networking events to start spreading the word about yourself and what you do. View More
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Becoming an Appraiser (But Were Afraid to Ask) Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Member Insights, Business Tips Are you thinking about becoming a personal property appraiser? That was me a few months ago – I’m relocating to the East Coast and wanted to begin a career I could take with me. I would like to share my recent entrée into this new chapter of my life with ISA. View More
• In Praise of ISA's Job Board Tuesday, August 22, 2017 in Business Tips I knew that the ISA Job Board was a great idea, but didn’t realize I would be able to utilize it so quickly. View More
• Design Patent in a Nutshell Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in Member Insights, Business Tips When working with 20th-century design items, it's important to know how design patents and trademarks work and to use the correct terminology when describing these items. View More
• What Kind of Shape is Your Report In? Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in Member Insights, Business Tips As an instructor of the Core Course, Requalification and Antiques, Furnishings + Decorative Arts, I have noticed many common errors made in reports in each of these classes. I've compiled them into a list below to assist you in making sure your reports are up to date and up to ISA standards. View More
• How Do I Market My Appraising Business? Monday, June 26, 2017 in Business Tips With changes like the explosive popularity of social media and the addition of new millennial collectors to the market, growing your appraising business looks a lot different than it did even five or ten years ago. View More