NEST: The Handwork Landscape- Houston Report

Nest’s Makers United program is a multi-stakeholder initiative that connects and strengthens
the wide diversity of makers across the United States, building a vibrant and inclusive
maker community. The program identifies and supports makers who face greater barriers to
expanding their market reach and accessing business development services that support
growth. Leveraging the maker movement’s potential to generate opportunity for all makers,
regardless of sex, race, economic means, or physical ability, Maker’s United is committed to
an inclusive creative economy.