The third annual Jewelers of America National Convention will be held virtually July 19-20.

Lenore Fedow

A strong following on YouTube can boost online visibility and trust in your store’s staff, Duvall O’Steen and Jen Cullen Williams write.

“Family Business Succession Planning” covers the dynamics of working in a multigenerational business and prepping for the next generation.

Michelle Graff

Watchfinder & Co. US Country Manager Edouard Caumon talks the timepieces retaining value and current marketplace trends.

The Fura Marketing Council will offer advertising materials, sales training, product promotion initiatives, business consulting, and more.

Brecken Branstrator

It comes as the organization restructures its grant and scholarship opportunities under a new framework with pillars.

Brecken Branstrator

Its annual half-day event will be held on Thursday, June 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT.

Brecken Branstrator

The redesigned gem and mineral halls at New York’s famed natural history museum will welcome back the public in mid-June.

Michelle Graff

As more people prepare to return to work, two JVC attorneys discuss vaccines, health screenings, permanent remote work, and more.

Peter Smith says customer budgets are rarely a true indicator of what they are willing to, or likely will, spend.

Peter Smith

Now in its third year, the competition for emerging jewelry designers in Canada offers cash prizes.

Michelle Graff

The sessions will focus on how to form, structure, market, and grow a successful appraisal practice.

Brecken Branstrator

“Understanding Gemstones” currently covers diamonds, emeralds, pearls, rubies, and sapphires but will expand to more stones in the future.

Brecken Branstrator

Grants up to $7,000 are available.

Ashley Davis

Named for the late Lonia Tate, the scholarship is for the Graduate Gemology program at GIA, with an internship at the jeweler to follow.

Michelle Graff

From the oldest to the largest to the most popular, find out how much you know about the hardest substance on Earth.

Michelle Graff

Originally intended for two Black aspiring jewelry professionals, three individuals will have their gemology education fully funded.

Ashley Davis

They will cover jewelry marketing and product and design trends, and the first session is free.

Ashley Davis

The inaugural event is tomorrow and will feature four professionals who will talk about their careers and how they got there.

Brecken Branstrator

The program will award up to five individuals with a scholarship for GIA’s Graduate Diamonds Program.

National Jeweler chatted with expert Çiğdem Lüle about the discipline and its benefits, how they study it, and projects she’s worked on.

Learn about one relatively new project bringing more material from a storied site.

Brecken Branstrator

The Time Century Jewelry Center will offer discounted rent to the school.

Ashley Davis

Launching this month, WJA Masterclass offers professional skill-building.

The March 11 event will also feature a conversation with key leaders from the diamond-producing nation of Botswana.

Michelle Graff