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SUMMARY:GOSFORD: How to Start a Creative Business
DESCRIPTION:Curious about turning your creative practice into a fully-fledged small business? Loving your artistic hobby\, and wondering if you have the chops for freelancing? \n\n\n\nThis fun and friendly workshop will cover all the essentials you need to get the basics of creative business right\, and avoid some of the most common pitfalls that artists can experience when entering the world of self-employment and freelancing. ‘How to Start a Creative Business’ was designed by creative practitioners for absolute beginners\, and it’s a friendly safe space where every question is a good question\, and the mysteries of business will become a little clearer. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nYou will learn all the following\, with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries: \n\n\n\n+ Setting goals and making a plan for your start-up journey\, \n\n\n\n+ The Basics of Business including ABNs\, structures\, business names and licences\, \n\n\n\n+ The legal steps to registering your Business\, \n\n\n\n+ Getting ready for managing the money\, \n\n\n\n+ Preparing for marketing and promotion\, \n\n\n\n+ Where to go for more help. \n\n\n\n‘How to Start a Creative Business’ is your passport to a world where you can be creative\, make money from your craft\, and love your work. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links. \n\n\n\n+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops. \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Brooke Scobie lives on Darkinjung land as a queer First Nations single mum\, writer\, podcaster\, business mentor\, and dedicated artist manager. With over 15 years working in the community services sector and a half-decade within the arts\, Brooke seamlessly marries their passion for creative expression with a profound understanding of the needs of community. They have been published widely as a poet and writer\, clinching 2nd place in the 2020 Judith Wright Poetry Prize. \n\n\n\nWhat is CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. \n\n\n\nWhat is Service NSW Business Connect? Service NSW Business Connect provides free\, independent\, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business.Accessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com  \n\n\n\nVenue: FunHaus Factory\, 124 Donnison Street\, Gosford NSW 2250Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.BOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/gosford-how-to-start-a-creative-business/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:MARRICKVILLE: Diversify Your Creative Income
DESCRIPTION:Surviving and thriving financially as a creative practitioner usually means doing more than one thing to make a living – but where to start\, and what to do? \n\n\n\nCreatives are usually adept at a range of skills\, and with a little brainstorming and guidance those various talents can be turned into diversified revenue. Becoming less reliant on a single source of income\, whether that’s a job or government funding\, can also open up abundant creative and commercial opportunities for savvy creatives and arts organisations. ‘Diversify Your Creative Income’ is an interactive workshop that discusses the various ways that creatives can make money\, and includes practical exercises to help inspire and shape some new ideas. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn the following\, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries: \n\n\n\n+ Where to start? The breakdown of a Revenue Model that works for a range of activities. \n\n\n\n+ Defining your Core\, Complementary and Supplementary offerings. \n\n\n\n+ Using a Skills Audit to help inspire new ideas and ways of thinking about making money. \n\n\n\n+ The ‘Cheat Sheet’ – a collection of tried-and-true ideas including online sales\, passive income\, productifying a service\, selling experiences\, education\, mentoring and more. \n\n\n\n+ The Testing Process\, and how to identify whether or not these ideas are actually “good”. \n\n\n\nThis workshop has been designed by creatives for creatives and includes practical activities. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links\, \n\n\n\n+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops\, \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop\, \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Cat Dibley is a national and international creative producer with over 10 years’ experience producing dance\, theatre\, tours\, and festivals. She has worked at major theatre companies across Australia\, Europe\, and the US and founded a theatre company in 2011\, producing many shows under this banner for mainstage companies\, festivals\, and large-scale national tours. Cat has also worked as a creative consultant\, story producer\, screen development producer\, educator and mentor. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat’s CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.What is Service NSW Business Connect? Service NSW Business Connect provides free\, independent\, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nVenue: Marrickville Pavilion\, Pauline McLeod Room WB195088\, 313-319 Marrickville Road\, Marrickville NSW 2204 \n\n\n\nCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/marrickville-diversify-your-creative-income/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide to Recruitment
DESCRIPTION:Even a small creative business will need to hire people eventually. Freelancers\, casual employees\, even more permanent staff – but where even to begin? \n\n\n\nCreative businesses and arts organisations have unique staffing requirements. They need talented and loyal people\, as well as the nimble necessity of scaling up and down depending on the number of projects on the slate. A typical staffing system is a complicated combination of freelancers\, interns\, casuals and friends – and an absence of workable and practical HR policies and processes. Creative’s Guide to Recruitment is a workshop that discusses a better way of finding\, attracting and retaining clever people suitable for your ever-changing needs. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nYou will learn the practical and professional elements of: \n\n\n\n+ How to write a useful position description\, and all the different ways it will be used. \n\n\n\n+ Using external recruitment companies and maintaining a ‘Freelance Book’. \n\n\n\n+ Using interns\, work experience people and other volunteers legally and fairly. \n\n\n\n+ Marketing the role and using processes to help with selection. \n\n\n\n+ Conducting meaningful interviews with potential candidates. \n\n\n\n+ Being the Best Boss and the Performance Review Process. \n\n\n\n+ Understanding superannuation\, fair work policies and more from the employers’ point of view. \n\n\n\nThis workshop has been created by arts business professionals with a specific focus on the creative industries. It is suitable for emerging to more experienced practitioners. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links. \n\n\n\n+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops. \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\nWhat’s CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries\, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist and filmmaker. In 2014 Monica completed her Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business at AFTRS\, and was appointed as the first NSW Creative Industries Business Advisor by the Department of Industry. Shortly after she founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business\, which is dedicated to educating creative people about small business and marketing skills. In 2019\, Monica was awarded the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia award for being a Creative Trailblazer that “advocates\, mentors\, donates\, educates and advises within Australia’s creative economy”. Monica continues to work as a writer\, filmmaker and occasional performer. \n\n\n\nWhat is Service NSW Business Connect? Service NSW Business Connect provides free\, independent\, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nThis workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop.  \n\n\n\nCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/online-people-skills-creatives-guide-to-recruitment/
CATEGORIES:Webinars,Workshops
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SUMMARY:CESSNOCK: Creative’s Guide to Marketing
DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with WildLearning. \n\n\n\nMany creatives hate the idea of selling\, but what if marketing could be more than impersonal hustle? How about a strategic approach that focuses on people first? \n\n\n\nMarketing is one of the most despised and least understood aspects of running a creative business or working in the arts. Most creatives hate to sell and would rather be making than hustling. However\, there is a simple solution to making marketing more palatable – take out the sales and focus on the strategy. The Creative’s Guide to Marketing workshop shares a simple six-step marketing approach that has been designed to take the pain out of promotion. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn all the following\, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries: \n\n\n\n+ Re-imagining traditional marketing in a way that makes sense for creativity and the arts. \n\n\n\n+ Getting the foundational elements of “YOU” marketing right\, without the terror of a deadline. \n\n\n\n+ Understating the breadth of our ‘customers’\, from clients to funding bodies to audience. \n\n\n\n+ Knowing and learning from our peers\, and from word-of-mouth. \n\n\n\n+ Choosing the best digital and ‘old school’ tactics to help achieve your marketing goals. \n\n\n\nMore resources and templates will also be provided to help create a marketing action plan. \n\n\n\nThis workshop has been designed by creatives for creatives and includes ideas for ‘homework’. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links\, \n\n\n\n+ A Marketing Plan Template and Action Plan Template to assist with future marketing\, \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop\, \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat’s CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.Who is presenting?Emmie Hallett – Emmie Hallett has one foot planted firmly in each world – the arts and small business – and loves helping people turn their creative work into a business reality. She has been an educator for 15+ years and is focused on delivering practical\, actionable training where you walk away knowing how to do things\, not just why you should. \n\n\n\nWhat is Service NSW Business Connect? Service NSW Business Connect provides free\, independent\, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.comVenue: Wild Learning\, 111 Wollombi Road\, CessnockCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/cessnock-creatives-guide-to-marketing/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:MARRICKVILLE: Financial Literacy for Creatives
DESCRIPTION:You can be a professional creative without being a starving artist. Financial literacy may not come naturally\, but the secrets of managing money can be learned. \n\n\n\nMaking a living and building a business means understanding how money works\, but the financial situation for creatives can be tricky. Navigating the numbers is not always a happy place\, emotions can be overpowering\, and who ever learned the basics of business money and financial literacy during their arts training? ‘Financial Literacy for Creatives’ is a surprisingly fun and practical workshop designed specifically by creatives\, for creatives\, with a range of tips and insights into navigating the realities of financial management in a professional arts practice. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn all the following\, with a focus on professional arts practice: \n\n\n\n+ Introduction to the ‘Famine and the Feast’\, and understanding how to weather the natural ups and downs of creative income.+ Ways to make better financial decisions by using the cost-benefits analysis tool.+ Learning the basics of budgets and cash flow projection to help navigate financial irregularity.+ The essential paperwork\, including managing invoices and receipts.+ Practical steps to getting financially organised\, including the best cloud accounting tools.+ More resources and places to go for help. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops.+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help!Who is Presenting?Cat Dibley is a national and international creative producer with over 10 years’ experience producing dance\, theatre\, tours\, and festivals. She has worked at major theatre companies across Australia\, Europe\, and the US and founded a theatre company in 2011\, producing many shows under this banner for mainstage companies\, festivals\, and large-scale national tours. Cat has also worked as a creative consultant\, story producer\, screen development producer\, educator and mentor. \n\n\n\nWhat is CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. \n\n\n\nWhat is Service NSW Business Connect? Service NSW Business Connect provides free\, independent\, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com   \n\n\n\nVenue: Marrickville Pavilion\, Pauline McLeod Room WB195088\, 313-319 Marrickville Road\, Marrickville NSW 2204 \n\n\n\nClick BOOK NOW to register. Registration is essential. This workshop has the capacity to host 20 attendees. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/marrickville-tax-time-for-creatives/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240619T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240619T140000
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SUMMARY:Online (NSW): Funding Guidelines for Creatives
DESCRIPTION:A workshop dedicated to the basics of how to write\, manage and maintain funding.   \n\n\n\nGrants\, funding\, procurement\, scholarships and awards are often held up as the holy grail of a successful arts career\, but this revenue stream also takes hard work\, dedication and patience. After all\, there’s no such thing as ‘free money’. Funding Guidelines for Creatives is a workshop showcasing the basics of preparation\, application\, and acquittal for any kind of funding\, as well as getting organised for future applications. It’s packed with information and suitable for novices and more experienced funding-seekers alike. There is always more to learn about funding! \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn all the following\, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries: \n\n\n\n+ The different kinds of funding available\, from grants to procurement and more. \n\n\n\n+ Creating a Funding Folder and Deadline Calendar for regular applications. \n\n\n\n+ Writing the Application – and avoiding the most common errors. \n\n\n\n+ Getting the money right\, with budgeting and income (including templates). \n\n\n\n+ The Acquittal Process – and how to recover from setbacks. \n\n\n\n+ The five main ways to avoid ‘failing’ at funding. \n\n\n\nResources\, examples and templates will also be provided for a variety of funding applications. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat do I get?All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources. \n\n\n\n+ Downloadable templates and project plans to support all kinds of funding applications. \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Cat Dibley is a national and international creative producer with over 10 years’ experience producing dance\, theatre\, tours\, and festivals. She has worked at major theatre companies across Australia\, Europe\, and the US and founded a theatre company in 2011\, producing many shows under this banner for mainstage companies\, festivals\, and large-scale national tours. Cat has worked as a creative consultant\, story producer\, screen development producer\, educator and mentor. \n\n\n\nWhat is NSW Business Connect? Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business provides confidential\, independent business advice and skills training for small and medium creative businesses across NSW as part of the NSW Government’s Business Connect program. \n\n\n\nWhat’s Creative Plus Business?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness\, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism\, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nThis workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is sponsored by NSW Business Connect\, a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted independent business advice and events to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/online-nsw-funding-guidelines-for-creatives/
CATEGORIES:Webinars,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240620T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T053851
CREATED:20240524T021152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T004327Z
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SUMMARY:ONLINE (NSW): Freelance Five
DESCRIPTION:Creative professionals will usually consider freelancing at some stage—it’s the nature of the industry. What are the five biggest pitfalls\, and how to avoid them? \n\n\n\nA career in the creative industries will very often involve at least one foray into freelancing—whether we like it or not! Everyone from curious hobbyists to regular employees will probably need to understand the basics—not to mention those who have deliberately chosen the freelance life. The Freelance Five is a fast\, fun\, and practical presentation specifically designed for creative practitioners and arts professionals with absolutely no business skills\, to help them get the five most important elements of creative freelancing right. It’s a workshop designed by creatives for creatives and facilitated by those who have lived the life and have stories to share. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn all the following\, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ Step One: Setting up the freelance business properly\, including registrations and ABNs.+ Step Two: Getting ready to make (and spend) the money\, using best practice and tech.+ Step Three: Understanding how insurance works for freelancers (boring but necessary!)+ Step Four: Making the deal legal and using MOUs and agreements as protection.+ Step Five: Preparing for marketing\, self-promotion and relationship building. \n\n\n\nMore links and resources will also be shared about superannuation\, tax and licensing. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops.+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help! \n\n\n\nIdeal For: Creative practitioners at every level\, from students to professionals. \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Brooke Scobie who lives on Darkinjung land as a queer First Nations single mum\, writer\, podcaster\, business mentor\, and dedicated artist manager. With over 15 years working in the community services sector and a half-decade within the arts\, Brooke seamlessly marries their passion for creative expression with a profound understanding of the needs of community. They have been published widely as a poet and writer\, clinching 2nd place in the 2020 Judith Wright Poetry Prize. \n\n\n\nWhat is NSW Business Connect? Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business provides confidential\, independent business advice and skills training for small and medium creative businesses across NSW as part of the NSW Government’s Business Connect program. \n\n\n\nWhat’s Creative Plus Business?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness\, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism\, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nThis workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Note: this workshop will not be recorded. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nThis workshop is sponsored by NSW Business Connect\, a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted independent business advice and events to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/online-nsw-freelance-five/
CATEGORIES:Webinars,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240621T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240622T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T053851
CREATED:20240508T071003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T045301Z
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SUMMARY:ADELAIDE HILLS: Artselerate SA
DESCRIPTION:Submit Your Application\n\n\n\nDownload the Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Partnership with the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business. \n\n\n\nARTSELERATE SA is a unique program specifically for creative practitioners and arts professionals that combines all the benefits of a business incubator\, start-up accelerator\, creative collaboration and networking opportunity. The outcome is a fast and practical approach to business and strategic planning for creatives making their own work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nHere’s what to expect if you join us for Artselerate: \n\n\n\n\n+  A little bit of pre-work to introduce the incubator content\, with a focus on cultural safety.\n\n\n\n+  2 x 2 day sessions full of tutorials\, guest speakers\, practical activities\, resource sharing\, and networking opportunities.\n\n\n\n+  4 x 1-hour creative business mentor meetings (optional extra).\n\n\n\n+  Participation in our guided ‘Buddy’ peer support program.\n\n\n\n+  Ongoing connection to the Artselerate Alumni.\n\n\n\n\nPlus a whole lot more. Phew! So much goodness jam packed into one program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho’s it For?\n\n\n\nArtselerate is a program designed for creative practitioners at any stage of their professional development—it’s a safe and structured melting pot of experiences\, attitudes\, and ideas to get your planning done! \n\n\n\nYou could be… \n\n\n\n\n+  An individual artist or maker from any area of the creative industry\n\n\n\n+  A recent graduate or fledgling freelancer just getting started\n\n\n\n+  Someone representing a small creative organisation or arts not-for-profit\n\n\n\n+  A leader from a mid-sized arts or screen organisation who doesn’t have the financial resources to hire a consultant or participate in a more expensive program\n\n\n\n\nOr anything in between! \n\n\n\nWe welcome keen beans who are based in South Australia from any area of creative practice. Ideally\, you are committed to improving your professional and creative capacity and developing your business and marketing skills in an accelerated way\, using a practical methodology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho is Presenting?\n\n\n\nMonica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries\, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist and filmmaker. In 2014 Monica completed her Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business at AFTRS\, and was appointed as the first NSW Creative Industries Business Advisor by the Department of Industry. Shortly after she founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business\, which is dedicated to educating creative people about small business and marketing skills. In 2019\, Monica was awarded the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia award for being a Creative Trailblazer that “advocates\, mentors\, donates\, educates and advises within Australia’s creative economy”. Monica continues to work as a writer\, filmmaker and occasional performer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s Creative Plus Business?\n\n\n\nWe’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness\, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism\, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Details\n\n\n\nParticipants will need to attend 2 x 2-day sessions\, along with some self-managed learning and optional mentoring sessions. Each program day runs from 9.30am to 5pm:  \n\n\n\n\n+  Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd June \n\n\n\n+  Friday 26th & Saturday 27th July 2024\n\n\n\n\nVenue: Summit Community Centre\, 4 Crescent Dr\, Norton Summit SA 5136. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fine Print\n\n\n\n\n+  Suitable applicants will be chosen on a first-in first-served basis.\n\n\n\n+  There is a fee attached to attendance of $150 + gst. There are options available for people who require a subsidy of 50%\, or sponsorship.\n\n\n\n+  You will be notified of the outcome of this EOI within 5 weeks of applying. You will then be sent a link for payment.\n\n\n\n+  You can be from any area of practice\, including screen\, music\, performing arts\,  design\, fashion\, visuals arts\, writing and multi-arts.\n\n\n\n+  Previous experience in creative business\, freelancing or within an arts organisation is not compulsory\, but some degree of professional experience is preferred.\n\n\n\n+  You must be aged over 18\, and be a resident of South Australia in order to participate.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit Your Application\n\n\n\nDownload the Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nARTSELERATE SA is an initiative of the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 – 2030.
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/adelaide-hills-artselerate-sa/
CATEGORIES:Business Incubator,Workshops
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SUMMARY:ONLINE (National): Tax Time for Creatives
DESCRIPTION:All creatives\, arts organisations and small businesses need to understand how their tax rights and responsibilities work – but it’s all so boring! And where to begin? \n\n\n\nTax is painful but an inevitable part of surviving and thriving in the creative industries. Managing the annual and ongoing obligations of tax as a creative means getting an understanding what’s involved in the first place\, getting organised\, and learning about the unique position that creative professionals hold in the Australian tax landscape. It’s not fun\, but a few simple tips and tricks (and a friendly face) can help. ‘Tax Time for Creatives’ is a workshop that covers the basics of how tax works for creative professionals\, the intersection between individual tax and small business\, and how key creative tax rulings can help creative practitioners in the tax world. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nWith a specific focus on the arts and creative industries\, participants will learn: \n\n\n\n+ Understanding what basics of how tax works – jargon\, income\, expenses\, and what to pay. \n\n\n\n+ How to calculate ‘taxable income’ and ‘assessable income’. \n\n\n\n+ The key creative tax rulings\, and what they mean in practical terms. \n\n\n\n+ Hobby vs Business\, how to work it out\, and why it matters. \n\n\n\n+ The basics of tax deductions and how to figure out what you’re entitled to. \n\n\n\n+ Easy tips and tricks for getting organisation\, record keeping\, and cloud accounting platforms. \n\n\n\n+ Where to get help – an introduction to the Groovy Accountants. \n\n\n\n‘Tax Time for Creatives’ is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to ask questions\, share experiences and ideas\, make connections and foster peer relationships. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links. \n\n\n\n+ A Workbook to assist with the practical elements of the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help!Who is presenting?Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries\, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist\, performer\, and filmmaker. Monica has a Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS\, and was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor in 2013. In 2016 Monica founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business\, an organisation dedicated to educating creatives about small business skills\, financial literacy\, and marketing. \n\n\n\nWhat is CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com   \n\n\n\nVenue: This webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL. Click the Book Now link below to reserve your place now. BOOK NOW
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/online-tax-time-for-creatives-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars,Workshops
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SUMMARY:COOMA: Diversify Your Creative Income
DESCRIPTION:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH EAST ARTS \n\n\n\nCreative businesses often need help to brainstorm all the possible ways to diversify their income streams (especially now!) and become more financially sustainable. Diversify Your Creative Income is an interactive workshop that allows participants to discuss the various general ways that creatives can make money (including services\, goods and passive income)\, and includes practical exercises to help brainstorm those ideas. \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nThis workshop examines:+ Identifying your Core and Complementary Skills;+ The Minimum Viable Offering;+ Using a Skills Audit to inspire ideas;+ How to identify a ‘good’ idea;+ Helpful resources and more! \n\n\n\nWhat do I get?All participants of this workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a dedicated Diversify Your Creative Income Dropbox folder full of additional resources and help;+ Access to a dedicated webpage full of links and resources to help them get ahead in their creative business. \n\n\n\nWho is it for?This workshop is ideal for recent graduates\, freelancers and anyone struggling with time\, work and creativity. It’s also relevant no matter what your profession—filmmakers\, writers\, designers\, visual artists\, musicians\, composers\, dancers\, performers—everyone can benefit from a quick introduction or refresher to the basics of time management and setting goals. \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Lillie Brown is a freelance marketing strategist and digital marketing consultant for Creative Plus Business. Lillie works with small to medium creative businesses to devise and implement marketing and social media strategies that are easy for creative brains to digest. She walks clients through a comprehensive planning process to create simple to understand and actionable strategies to help them fulfil their vision – including Creative Plus Business! \n\n\n\nWhat’s Creative Plus Business?We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness\, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism\, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business. \n\n\n\nWhat is NSW Business Connect? Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business provides confidential\, independent business advice and skills training for small and medium creative businesses across NSW as part of the NSW Government’s Business Connect program. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nVenue: Country Universities Centre\, 38 Bombala St\, Cooma NSW 2630 \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nThis workshop is sponsored by NSW Business Connect\, a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted independent business advice and events to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/cooma-diversify-your-creative-income/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:COOMA: Pricing for Creatives
DESCRIPTION:CREATIVE COSTING\, PRICING AND SHARING YOUR WORTH \n\n\n\nWorking out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start? Pricing for Creatives is a practical workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work\, including calculating costs and understanding what the market can bear. Pricing for Creatives is vital for anyone struggling to understand the value of their own work\, and how to share that value with others.   \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nParticipants will also discuss the larger issues of:+ Understanding budgets\, including the value of time \n\n\n\n+ The psychology of pricing. \n\n\n\n+ Where cost and price overlap and intersect. \n\n\n\n+ Understanding the marketplace (and market research). \n\n\n\n+ Creating loss leaders and more. \n\n\n\nWhat do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive: \n\n\n\n+ Lifetime access to a dedicated Pricing for Creatives Dropbox folder full of additional resources and workbooks to help continue the learning after the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop. \n\n\n\n+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice\, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. \n\n\n\nAll questions are welcome in this relaxed\, safe and inclusive workshop. Participants are also encouraged to share their own experiences and network with their fellow practitioners.  \n\n\n\nWho is it for? Creative freelancers\, established practitioners\, arts organisations.  \n\n\n\nWho is presenting? Lillie Brown is a freelance marketing strategist and digital marketing consultant for Creative Plus Business. Lillie works with small to medium creative businesses to devise and implement marketing and social media strategies that are easy for creative brains to digest. She walks clients through a comprehensive planning process to create simple to understand and actionable strategies to help them fulfil their vision – including Creative Plus Business! \n\n\n\nWhat is NSW Business Connect? Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business provides confidential\, independent business advice and skills training for small and medium creative businesses across NSW as part of the NSW Government’s Business Connect program. \n\n\n\nWhat’s Creative Plus Business? We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way\, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness\, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism\, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: if you have any access requirements\, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nVenue: Country Universities Centre\, 38 Bombala St\, Cooma NSW 2630 \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nThis workshop is funded by NSW Business Connect\, a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted independent business advice and events to help you start\, run\, adapt or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.
URL:https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/cooma-pricing-for-creatives/
CATEGORIES:Webinars,Workshops
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