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SUMMARY:ORANGE: How to Structure Your Creative Business
DESCRIPTION:This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Orange Regional Gallery and Arts Out West. \n\n\n\nCreative businesses and arts organisations need to choose a structure when starting out. Sole trader\, partnership\, not-for-profit – where to begin? \n\n\n\nAre freelancers\, contractors and sole traders all the same thing? What’s the difference between a not-for-profit and a social enterprise? Is a theatre company really a company? And how on earth can anyone tell the difference? ‘How to Structure Your Creative Business’ is a practical workshop for beginners that details all the types of legal structures available for businesses and not-for-profit organisations\, the rights and responsibilities that come with each choice\, and how to choose the right one that’s fit for purpose for you and your strategic goals.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is essential for anyone wanting to understand how their professional practice\, business idea or charitable purpose fits into the legal and structural world.  \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nWith a specific focus on the arts and creative industries\, this workshop will cover: \n\n\n\n+ Going it alone – being a sole trader\, freelancer and contractor.+ Working together – different types of partnerships and working with loved ones.+ Forming a company – understanding the Propriety Limited (PTY LTD) structure\, and the power of an Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).+ Structures for purpose – The different types of not-for-profit entities\, and deductible gift receipts (DGR) status.+ Purpose and profit – understanding how the structure of social enterprise fits. \n\n\n\n‘How to Structure Your Creative Business’ 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.+ 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\nWho is presenting?Monica Davidson – 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 fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nVenue: Orange Regional Gallery\, 149 Byng St\, Orange.  \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \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\nCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.
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SUMMARY:ORANGE: Diversify Your Creative Income
DESCRIPTION:This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Orange Regional Gallery and Arts Out West. \n\n\n\nSurviving 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 all 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.+ Defining your core\, complementary and supplementary offerings. + Using a skills audit to help inspire new ideas and ways of thinking about making money.+ The ‘cheat sheet’ – a collection of tried-and-true ideas including online sales\, passive income\, productifying a service\, selling experiences\, education\, mentoring and more. + 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\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! \n\n\n\nWho is presenting?Monica Davidson – 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’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 fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com \n\n\n\nVenue: Orange Regional Gallery\, 149 Byng St\, Orange NSW 2800 \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \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\nCreative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.
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SUMMARY:ONLINE (National): Creative Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Creativity and planet saving can go hand in hand\, but can those of us running small creative businesses or independent arts organisations really make that much of a difference? Does a creative freelancer really make a positive impact? \n\n\n\nThe answer is yes. \n\n\n\nIn this relaxed and informative FREE webinar we’ll be chatting with experts from different areas of creative work about practical tips and strategies for incorporating sustainability into a small business\, independent arts organisation or freelance practice. You’ll learn how to reduce your environmental footprint\, conserve resources\, and create a more sustainable future for the arts. \n\n\n\nPart of our Evening Education Series! \n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n\n\nWhat’s Included?A 60 minute webinar with our creative industries experts (which you can access later if you want) plus lifetime access to additional resources. \n\n\n\nWho’s it for?Creative and arts practitioners\, freelancers\, start-ups\, and arts entrepreneurs from beginners to established (international sign-ups welcome!). This webinar will also be helpful for those managing small to medium arts organisations who would like more insight into neurodiversity in practice. \n\n\n\nWho are the Hosts?  Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor\, presenter\, model\, and the Head of Operations of Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice\, and loves teaching individuals and businesses how to expand their networks\, unlock new opportunities\, and foster collaborations for mutual growth. \n\n\n\nWendi will be being joined by: \n\n\n\nZachary Lurje – Zachary is a producer and sustainability consultant based in Meanjin/Brisbane. He is passionate about reducing our carbon footprint and environmental impact at every stage of production across stage\, screen and live events. His recent sustainability credits include: Rock Island Mysteries Seasons two and three\, Some Kind of Blue (short)\, and Mortal Kombat 2 (feature). His company Cosmo Creative provides sustainable consultation services to film and television production\, including his current roles with Amazon Prime/Amazon MGM Studios.  \n\n\n\nJulian Dibley-Hall – Julian is the co-Artistic Director of Melbourne-based theatre company VIMH (The Voice in My Hands) and works as a director\, dramaturg\, performer and producer. His professional practice focuses on creating and presenting new theatrical productions and developing spaces for other independent artists to create new work. Julian co-founded Sustainable Theatres Australia in 2019 with a group of fellow theatre artists with the urgent mission to make the Australian theatre industry more sustainable\, across both the independent and professional sectors. \n\n\n\nMaria Pia Mosquera – Maria is a designer and artist\, director of Maria Mosquera Design + Illustration. With over 20 years’ experience in graphicdesign\, Maria Pia has developed bold and vibrant exhibition graphics and collateral design for prominent cultural institutions in Australia andoverseas. With a strong commitment to sustainable design\, she implements sustainable principles in her design practice wherever possible and encourages her clients to pursue sustainable production. She has been invited to speak on the importance of sustainability in design invarious institutions and government departments.Some of her clients include Botanic Gardens of Sydney\, Chau Chak WingMuseum\, National Museum of Australia (NMA)\, National Portrait Gallery\, Australian National Maritime Museum\, Australian Design Centre and City of Sydney . \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 queries or access requirements\, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL. Click the Book Now link below to reserve your place now. BOOK NOW
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