Since 2016 Creative Plus Business has built a reputation for quality, flexibility, and an outstanding ability to respond to the needs of the creative industries on a local, regional, and national level.
By developing long-lasting and collaborative partnerships to deliver intensive and longer form education opportunities, we have become the trusted go-to education and mentoring provider for governments, peak bodies, and some of the country’s leading arts and culture organisations.
The programs below are just the beginning. Take them as they are, work with us to tailor them for your community or strategic goals, or talk to us about building a half or full day program just for you. Get in touch via hello@creativeplusbusiness.com
BUILDING ECOLOGY IN COMMUNITY
“At Arts OutWest, we have been fortunate to work with Creative Plus Business over the past couple of years coordinating the delivery of about 20 workshops to communities within the Central West including at venues in Kandos, Portland, Lithgow, Bathurst, Orange, Molong and Forbes. Artists travel significantly within the Central West to access these Creative Plus Business workshops e.g. 150km between Kandos and Orange. We have had artists travelling from outside the Arts OutWest region including from Katoomba, Wellington and Crookwell to access Creative Plus Business workshops. Return artist’s travelling widely are a testament to the excellence of these programs.”
Nicola Mason
Projects Administration – Arts Out West
Full-Day Programs
Our full-day professional development programs for creatives provide the opportunity to take a deep dive into core areas that contribute to building the capacity and ecology of creative communities.
CREATIVE CULTURAL TOURISM
Cultural tourism is a powerful force, attracting travellers driven by a desire for authentic art, culture, study, festivals, and meaningful, deep-dive experiences.
For arts and cultural organisations, connecting with visitors – whether they be intra-state tourists or destination travellers – contributes to revenue, strengthens community ties, and boosts your region’s discoverability.
This one-day intensive offers strategic frameworks and tools to transform your regional centre into a cultural magnet for tourists searching for their next destination.
MENTOR MAKERS
Many people working in the creative industries are helped along the way by an amazing mentor – a more experienced professional with skills and knowledge to share.
However, not every senior practitioner has the ability to share their knowledge effectively with others, which can lead to difficult relationships and problematic outcomes.
Mentor Makers is a program designed to overcome these challenges by teaching creative professionals best practice methods for mentoring someone less experienced.
CARE-BASED BUSINESS
Care Based Business is a whole-day professional development program that helps teams and leaders to better understand this concept, and work together in a safe environment to brainstorm practical and sustainable ways of bringing kindness and empathy into the everyday workings of their creative business or cultural organisation.
Done well, care based business practice benefits everyone involved from the creatives to the clients, funding bodies and audiences, devising projects that are more meaningful, productive, and inclusive. There is also growing evidence to suggest that a rethink of how we work together can also lead to increased productivity, more innovative practice, and a happier team.
CREATIVE BUSINESS EVENTS
Building capacity and connection in your creative community, C+B Creative Business Events are whole-day skills development opportunities that combine our peer-led workshops with networking, practical activities, and a huge range of resources. Delivered in partnership with organisations, venues, or galleries, they can be tailored to the needs of your community.
With four event days covering business basics, managing money, marketing, and wellbeing, these intensives are a transformative investment that pays dividends through enhanced skills, immediate impact, and expanded networks, contributing to a stronger, more confident creative community.
HELPING HANDS
Care Based Business is a whole-day professional development program that helps teams and leaders to better understand this concept, and work together in a safe environment to brainstorm practical and sustainable ways of bringing kindness and empathy into the everyday workings of their creative business or cultural organisation.
Done well, care based business practice benefits everyone involved from the creatives to the clients, funding bodies and audiences, devising projects that are more meaningful, productive, and inclusive. There is also growing evidence to suggest that a rethink of how we work together can also lead to increased productivity, more innovative practice, and a happier team.
The design of the creative industries business education program was tailored in such a way to allow engagement from a broad audience.
The feedback from participants has been very positive, with all participants stating that ‘their professional practice capability has increased’.
The internal feedback relating to the course subject matter and design has been extremely positive and we would have no hesitation engaging Creative Plus Business for future work where relevant.”
Longform Programs & Intensives
Our longer format programs and intensives have been designed in response to the needs of the creative industries and specific sectors. Working at the local, statem, and national levels, we seek out partnerships, secure funding, and manage these learning and networking opportunities, delivering much-needed professional and creative ecology development where it is needed. The best programs are the ones we can design with great stakeholders and collaborators – talk to us about what your community needs!
ARTSELERATE
Artselerate is a unique combination of business incubator, start-up accelerator, creative collaboration, and networking opportunity that creates a fast and practical approach to business and strategic planning specifically for creative practitioners and arts organisations. The program helps participants complete a strategic business and marketing plan, with practical actions ready to be implemented immediately. It can be tailored for specific creative sectors or run for whole of community.
Read more here or download the latest impact report.
IGNITION SA
IGNITION SA is a two-year program that brings to South Australia four initiatives to help creative businesses and arts professionals come together to learn, access professional development opportunities, gain mentorship and guidance, and build new creative and professional networks.
Combining full-day learning opportunities with virtual courses, networking, and brilliant one-on-one guidance it can be accessed by ceatives from almost any location in the state.
Learn more about the program here.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR SCREEN
Social Enterprise for Screen (SEFS) was a national masterclass program that empowered content makers from under-represented sectors in the screen industry to create build sustainable production enterprises and utilise the power of storytelling to make the world a better place. Over a rigorous 13 week online program, participants were equipped with the skills and knowledge to use the organisational model of social enterprise to contribute to positive social, cultural and climate change.
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National HQ
40 Meagher St
Chippendale NSW 2008
Melbourne Office
55 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Email: hello@creativeplusbusiness.com
Office Phone: +61 436 458 563
ABN: 57 610 010 930
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Creative Plus Business is a certified social enterprise through Social Traders. This means that we are dedicated to doing social, community, and environmental good inline with our purpose of contributing to the growth and success of every creative business.
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