Business Practices for Jewellers

Course code JADE 2229

Credit 2.5

Length 37.5 hours

Course outline View

This entrepreneurship course is designed to help graduates in establishing their own studio-based jewellery business. Registering a business, accounting and taxes, pricing (for wholesale, retail and custom jewellery markets), sourcing wholesale materials and services, and marketing are all topics included in this course. Students not intending to start their own businesses will benefit by gaining knowledge of the jewellery business and the diverse specialized areas where they may be employed. Visits to local businesses and presentations by guest speakers deepen students’ understanding and help them to forge connections within the jewellery industry.

Prerequisites

JADE 1127.

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What you will learn

  • Business Structures
  • Types of jewellery businesses
  • Wholesale/retail
  • Marketing
  • Craft Markets
  • Online sales platforms
  • Websites and other marketing materials
  • Social Media
  • Sales tax
  • Income tax
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Client consultations
  • Pricing

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
40941 January 5, 2026
to April 17, 2026
Lecture
Online
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Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.