Creative Plus Business is absolutely thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of our inaugural Social Enterprise for Screen (SEFS) pilot program, and the launch of the program's Impact Report....
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Reflections on Strategic Quitting and Spectacular Failure
By Monica Davidson As the end of the year rapidly approaches, it’s easy to look back over the achievements and mistakes of the last twelve months, and vow to make it all different or better or less...
Getting Paid On Time
by Monica Davidson Oh no, that sinking feeling, when you realise that the payment your client was supposed to make has not appeared in your bank account. It doesn’t appear the next day, or the next....
Unicorns vs Workhorses
By Monica Davidson For most professional creatives, juggling a few different income streams is essential to spreading financial risk. We move between employment, freelancing, and side hustles to...
C+B Conversations: Little and Often – Nick Bolton’s Mantra for Creative Entrepreneurs.
Our advisors and mentors are more than creative business experts—they are working creative professionals who have experienced the highs and lows of carving out a career in their field. They utilise...
C+B Conversations: Bridging Art & Sustainability. Meet Mentor & Advisor Sats Kramer
by Robbi James Creative Plus Business advisors are more than experts—they are creative business specialists who understand first hand the joys and challenges of working in a field they’re passionate...
Tax Time for Creative Business
By Monica Davidson Sure, it’s boring, but tax is super important for creative practitioners and arts organisations. It’s a weird combination of both boring and scary, but learning how it works can...
Announcing the 2025 Social Enterprise for Screen Recipients
Creative Plus Business has announced the nineteen successful screen practitioners and organisations who will participate in the inaugural Social Enterprise for Screen program, supported by the...
The Glimmer Moments
by Monica Davidson I had a moment this morning. My puppy Coco was thoroughly enjoying an encounter with the long grass around the train station near my home. It took me back a few years to when my...
C+B Conversations: From Canvas to Community – Robyn Saurine on Empowering Creative Entrepreneurs
by Robbi James At Creative Plus Business, our advisors and mentors are not only experts in their fields—they are passionate professionals dedicated to guiding creative individuals and businesses...
The Art of the Hustle
by Monica Davidson Conference season has begun and the hustle is a-happening. As someone who attends a lot of events and gatherings, I consider myself to be quite the Schmooze Cruise Captain....
C+B Conversations: Empowering Creativity with Cat Dibley
by Robbi James At Creative Plus Business, our advisors and mentors are industry-leading experts dedicated to helping creative professionals and their businesses succeed. One such expert is Cat...
Funding F*#k Ups – 7 Mistakes to Avoid
by Monica Davidson Funding for creative activity in Australia is really competitive. According to Creative Australia, our national arts funding body, the success rate is between 15% and 20%. Even...
C+B Conversations: Supporting Creativity with Andrew Gray
by Robbi James At Creative Plus Business, our advisors and mentors are industry-leading experts dedicated to helping creative professionals and their businesses thrive. They bring a wealth of...
C+B Conversations: Unlocking Creativity with Felicity Blake
by Robbi James Creative Plus Business advisors and mentors are known for their passion and expertise in guiding creatives and businesses toward sustainable, and personally fulfilling, success. But...
DIY Strategic Planning
by Monica Davidson With state and federal governments preparing to distribute grant money for 2025, many creatives and cultural orgs are creating (or updating) their strategic plans. Some are...
Tough Times Tips
by Monica Davidson Times are tough. Are you OK? The current economic climate in Australia is challenging for creatives, even if we don’t have mortgages or are lucky enough to not have big grocery...
Over The Rainbow
By Robbi James Why Pride Month Matters, and what you can do this time of year to show your colours. It will surprise no one that Creative Plus Business is a loudly proud workplace (and community)....
Creative’s Guide to Recruitment
Find, retain, and attract freelance collaborators By Monica Davidson Finding people to collaborate with can be a real challenge when freelancing. Sure, there’s always the little black book of...
Creating Care-Fully
By Charley Allanah Artists often talk about our work as a social service; a public good; with value beyond dollars. But are we genuinely making art in a way that merits such a claim? Work grounded...
Be Fit for Funding
By Monica Davidson Funding rounds are being announced and submission deadlines are starting to pile up. If applying for grants and other types of funding are key to your financial survival as a...
The Habit of Goals
By Monica Davidson The start of the year is a traditional time to set some goals, announce our intentions, decide on our resolutions, and set ourselves up for failure. Harsh, perhaps, but we’ve all...
5 Ways to Reflect and Reset for the New Year
By Lillie Brown The end of the year is a fertile time to pause, breathe, and take stock of the last 12 months before visioning for 2024 and beyond. It’s easy to get swept up in the busyness of...
Trading the Real for the Dream
By Grace Davidson-Lynch Here’s a question that most frustrated artists have asked themselves - When is the best time to start my creative freelancing journey? It was 2019, and I’d been working in...