NEST INC

THE NEST GUILD IS AN EVER-GROWING GLOBAL NETWORK OF 2,600+ HANDCRAFT ENTERPRISES AND MAKER BUSINESSES IN 125+ COUNTRIES. WHILE REPRESENTING A DIVERSITY OF CRAFT TYPES FROM BASKET WEAVING TO HAND DYEING, CERAMICS, AND WOODWORKING. GUILD MEMBERS ARE UNITED IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH AND SOCIAL IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT'S FREE TO JOIN THE NEST GUILD, AND ARTISAN AND MAKER MEMBERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO ONGOING RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS. THIS NETWORK IMPRESSIVELY SHOWCASES THE POWER AND REACH OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. GUILD MEMBERS GAIN ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING NEST'S APPLICATION-BASED BUSINESS ACCELERATORS, FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRO BONO MENTORSHIP PROVIDED THROUGH NEST'S NETWORK OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THEY MAY ALSO BENEFIT FROM MARKET ACCESS SUPPORT AND CONSIDERATION FOR SOURCING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR GROWING NETWORK OF BRAND PARTNERS. ON AVERAGE, GUILD MEMBERS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NEST PROGRAMMING WERE EACH ABLE TO GENERATE $80,000 IN NEW REVENUE IN 2023! 85% OF GUILD MEMBERS SAID THAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN NEST PROGRAMMING HAS INCREASED THEIR CONFIDENCE TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS. 61% OF MEMBERS SAID THAT INVOLVEMENT IN NEST PROGRAMMING INCREASED THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATING REVENUE. 60% OF MEMBERS STATED THAT THEY ARE MORE CONNECTED TO RESOURCES AND THE SUPPORT NETWORK THEY NEED TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES SINCE JOINING THE GUILD.

FEE FOR SERVICE PROGRAMS: NEST'S SOURCING SERVICES ADVANCE TRANSPARENCY, SOCIAL WELLBEING, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR GLOBAL ARTISANS AND US MAKERS BY FACILITATING MATCHES BETWEEN BRANDS AND DESIGNERS AND NEST'S NETWORK OF ARTISANS AND MAKERS. NEST COLLABORATES WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING BRANDS INCLUDING CLO, RALPH LAUREN, TORY BURCH, WEST ELM, AND MADEWELL TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY AND ARTISANSHIP OF MAKERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ARTISAN BUSINESS LEADERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH CURATED HANDCRAFTED COLLECTIONS. NEST BELIEVES THAT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR ARTISANS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH TRANSPARENT SOURCING RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH IS WHY NEST CONNECTS BRANDS AND DESIGNERS WITH HANDCRAFT VENDORS OR INDEPENDENT MAKERS DIRECTLY. WE NEVER REQUIRE EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS THAT MAY INHIBIT AN ARTISAN BUSINESS' ABILITY TO GROW AND ENCOURAGE CELEBRATION AND STORYTELLING FOR THE ARTISANS INVOLVED. NEST'S MODEL FOSTERS SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MAKERS AND BRANDS. OUR CONSULTATIONS, REPORTS, AND RETAINER SERVICES SUPPORT THE CREATION OF CRAFT VENDOR PROFILES WITH BEAUTIFUL PRODUCT PHOTOS, DETAILS ON THE TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION, APPROXIMATE PRICES AND LEAD TIMES. ALL OF NEST SERVICES INCLUDE AN EXCLUSIVE ARTISAN BEST PRACTICE TRAINING BASED ON NEST'S TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE FOR CORPORATE TEAMS, AS WELL AS MARKETING AND STORYTELLING SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHES. NEST PARTNERS WITH DESIGNERS, BRANDS, AND RETAILERS OF ALL SIZES TO PROVIDE HIGHLY-CUSTOMIZED SOURCING SERVICES AND DELIVER INNOVATIVE IMPACT SOLUTIONS WHICH PRIORITIZE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND CIRCULARITY. THROUGH CUSTOMIZED INITIATIVES, LIKE THE ETSY'S UPLIFT MAKERS PROGRAM, AND UNIQUE UPCYCLING SOLUTIONS, WE WORK ALONGSIDE BRANDS TO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT US MAKERS AND GLOBAL ARTISANS THAT EXTEND BEYOND SOURCING TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.