Creative Plus Business

ONLINE (NSW): Time Management for Creatives
2025-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Sydney)
Creative practitioners and arts professionals juggle an array of tasks and projects, not to mention their personal priorities as well. How on earth to make time for it all?

Most creatives are pushed to the limit when it comes to time management. Many are juggling work, freelancing gigs, passion projects, admin and marketing demands, as well as the other challenges that might come from parenting, caring responsibilities and other personal factors. There are solutions to these vexing issues, but there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The added complexities of neurodiversity and creative thinking mean that more than one tactic might help. ‘Time management for creatives, is a fun and relaxed online workshop that explores a variety of practical options for time management, specifically designed for a range of learning needs.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this online workshop covers:+ The different approaches and individual definitions of what ‘time management’ means.+ The importance of breaking down what ‘time success’ and priorities mean for you.+ The difference between deadlines and goals, and how to make that work in your favour.+ Challenges to better time keeping, including all the different methods of procrastination.+ Apps and processes that can help to create better time systems.+ Bringing habits and small changes into effect for the long-term time management gain.

‘Time Management for Creatives’ is a collaborative online workshop and participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links,+ Templates for budgets and other accounting requirements,+ 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!

What’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?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here. BOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

WEBINAR: Super for Creatives
2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:00
You’re entitled to super and you may not even know it!

Most people working in the creative industries are entitled to superannuation, even when they work with an ABN. That’s been the case for some time, but the majority of creatives are unaware of this rule. There are other changes on the horizon, especially if you have to pay other people – and yes, the contractor rule applies then too!

This FREE webinar will go through the rules around the super that you’re entitled to, how to check, what to do if you think you should have been paid, and how to pay other people.

In this webinar we’ll discuss:

The basics – what is super, and how does it work?

Who pays super, and when it’s due, and the changes coming.

How to work out if you’re entitled to super.

What to do if someone owes you super.

What to do when you have to pay other people.

Part of our Evening Education series!

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What’s Included?A 60 minute webinar with our creative industries expert (which you can access later if you want) plus lifetime access to additional resources.

Who’s it for?Creative and arts practitioners, freelancers, start-ups, small arts organisations, and arts entrepreneurs from beginners to established (international sign-ups welcome!).

Who are the Hosts?Monica Davidson – Monica 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 business skills, financial literacy, wellbeing, and marketing.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com.

This webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL.

Click the Book Now link below to reserve your place now.

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New to CROWDCAST? Check out our handy ‘How to register and use Crowdcast’ Guide here.

ORANGE: Future Planning for Creatives
2025-05-30 11:00 - 13:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event presented in partnership with Arts Out West and Orange Regional Gallery.

A business or strategic plan is more than a way to make a bank or funder happy. It can be a truly invaluable tool to help you figure out where you’re going – and why.

Summarising your creative business or arts organisation into a written plan is a great idea, but without guidance it can become a stale and unused document that never gets implemented. ‘Future Planning for Creatives’ is a FREE workshop that reframes and explains the planning process in a way specifically designed for creative learners, and with a focus on creating practical action plans that work. With plenty or templates and tools to discuss, this friendly and real-world workshop will help arts practitioners from beginners to more experience professionals.

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Participants will discuss the following, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ The planning process in general, and how to understand the different types.+ A look at the ‘traditional’ business and strategic plan, and the sections to focus on.+ The importance of understanding the benefits of a vision, mission and values statement.+ Choosing the right template for your purposes.+ The reality of planning a professional approach with a busy personal life and artistic practice.

Resources and templates will also be provided for a variety of both business and strategic plans.

What 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!

Who is presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

Join us for the day!We encourage you to book for both workshops and meet fellow creatives. Please book separately for both workshops through Business Connect.+ 11:00am ‘Future Planning for Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business+ 1:00pm Enjoy networking with fellow creatives+ 2:00pm ‘Financial Literacy for Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business (Book here)+ 4:00pm Workshops conclude

What 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.

Venue: Orange Regional Gallery, 149 Byng St, Orange NSW

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ORANGE: Financial Literacy for Creatives
2025-05-30 14:00 - 16:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event presented in partnership with Arts Out West and Orange Regional Gallery.

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.

Making 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 FREE 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.

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Participants will learn the following, with a focus on professional arts practice:+ 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.

What 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!Who is Presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

Join us for the day!We encourage you to book for both workshops and meet fellow creatives.Please book separately for both workshops through Business Connect.+ 11:00am ‘Future Planning for Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business (book here)+ 1:00pm Enjoy networking with fellow creatives+ 2:00pm ‘Financial Literacy for Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business+ 4:00pm Workshops conclude

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: Orange Regional Gallery, 149 Byng St, Orange NSW

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

PENRITH: Creative's Guide to Selling Online
2025-06-02 17:00 - 19:30
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Penrith City Council.

You’ve poured your passion into your craft, art or products, and the time has come to share with the world. What are the basics to building an online business?

Selling online and using e-commerce can be overwhelming at first, especially for creatives – but where to begin? ‘Creative’s Guide to Selling Online’ is a FREE beginner’s course ideal for any creatives with little or no experience, who have products or services ready to sell, and no idea how to get their online sales set up. The webinar covers the easiest path to digital commerce, and the best ways to untangle the mess of legal jargon, platform choices, and marketing mysteries.

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With a focus on people selling in the arts and creative industries, you will learn:

+ Understanding the process of selling online, including the pros and cons to watch for.+ Preparing for the basics of an online business – registration, banking, accounting, stock management, legal requirements, consumer regulations and more.+ Understanding eCommerce model and choosing the best one for your business.+ Dropshipping and the elements of using external parties to help with sales and productions.+ The customer journey, and how to craft an experience to remember (including unboxing).+ The basics of marketing, how to build an audience and connect with customers.

‘Creative’s Guide to Selling Online’ is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What 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 one-page marketing plan template to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ 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!

5:00pm Doors open, food served, connect with fellow creatives5:30pm ‘Creative’s guide to selling online workshop with Creative Plus Business7:30pm workshop finishesWhile the workshop starts at 5:30pm, we encourage people to arrive at 5:00pm for canapes and to meet fellow creatives.

What’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?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.

VENUE: Borland Lounge, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, 597 High St, Penrith NSW 2752

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.comBOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide to Social Media
2025-06-10 12:00 - 14:00
Social media is everywhere, as are tips and tricks to use it for business. What are the best ways for creative and arts professional to use this powerful marketing tool?

Social media is a complex and challenging marketing tool for a lot of creatives, as it can be very difficult to find a balance between constantly updating the world just about themselves, and ignoring the platforms entirely! ‘Creative’s Guide to Social Media’ is a friendly, up-to-date and interactive online workshop for beginners that covers the basics of how to kickstart marketing using social media, with a focus on the main tools at your disposal and the strategy behind the socials.

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With a focus on people selling in the arts and creative industries, you will learn:+ A new and different definition of social media to consider for the arts and creative marketing.+ The basics of social media marketing, regardless of which platform you choose.+ The strategic process behind using social media for marketing, including R.O.I.+ Understanding audience, and finding out what your followers and fans want and need.+ Choosing the right social media, from the most used and popular platforms right now.+ Content creation tips and ideas for all the most popular platforms.+ Using other methods, and staying up to date.

Resources and templates will also be provided to create a social media marketing action plan.

‘Creative’s Guide to Social Media’ is a collaborative online workshop and participants will be encouraged to share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What 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 One-Page Marketing Plan template to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ 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!

What’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?Lillie Brown – 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!

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ONLINE (NSW): Networking Tips for Creatives
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30
Networking, meeting new people, developing relationships – all terrifying stuff. Entering the world of networking without a plan or strategy – even scarier!

Networking is a necessity in the creative industries, but many practitioners consider it to be the stuff of nightmares. ‘Networking Tips for Creatives’ is an entertaining hybrid between traditional workshop and social event designed to encourage creative people to get to know each other, while acknowledging the horror, and sharing a few tips at the same time. The first half is dedicated to learning the most effective strategy for effective networking, including preparation and follow up. The second half is a practical opportunity to rehearse some of these tips in a safe and friendly environment, while embracing the discomfort of the whole process and having a laugh.

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Participants will discuss the following tips and share their thoughts about:

+ Preparing for the event, and getting the basics right – introductions, branding, and cards.+ Preparing your conversation in advance and learning how to read the room.+ Tips and tricks for dealing with difficult people. + How to make the networking event a success. + The all-important (and often-ignored) follow-up process.

This is a FREE practical online workshop and participants will have the opportunity to meet each other, practice their introductions, and try out some of the conversation tips discussed.

What 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!

Who is presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our free Zoom Users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ONLINE (NSW): Pricing for Creatives
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:30
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with West Darling Arts.

What should I charge? This question plagues creative practitioners and arts no matter what industry. There are answers, but they are fascinating and complicated.

Working out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start? ‘Pricing for Creatives’ is a free, practical online 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.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this workshop covers:+ The beginnings of the process and working out how much everything costs. + Working out the unit cost measurement, and its place in the costing process. + The value of time, and how to measure effectively.+ Choosing the right pricing method for your products and services. + Understanding how to evaluate the marketplace with the right kind of research. + The Psychology of Pricing, and how it impacts on what you can charge for your work.

What do I get? All participants of this workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a dedicated Dropbox folder full of additional resources and workbooks to help continue the learning after the workshop.+ 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.

Who is it for? Creative freelancers, established practitioners, arts organisations.

Who is presenting? Emmie Murphy – Emmie Murphy 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.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

LEICHHARDT: Pricing for Indigenous Creatives
2025-06-17 11:00 - 13:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

What should I charge? This question plagues creative practitioners and arts no matter what industry. Working out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start? Join us for this interactive workshop designed specifically for Aboriginal creative practitioners.

‘Pricing for Indigenous Creatives’ is a FREE practical workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work, including calculating costs and understanding the marketplace what to charge for creative products and services. ‘Pricing for Indigenous Creatives’ is vital for any creative struggling to understand the value of their own work, and how to share that value with others. It’s a fun and relaxed workshop that explores a variety of practical options for pricing, specifically designed for Aboriginal artists, makers and creatives.

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You will learn the following, with a special focus on Aboriginal arts practice and creative industry:

+ The beginnings of the process and working out how much everything costs. + Working out the unit cost measurement, and its place in the costing process. + The value of time, and how to measure effectively. + Choosing the right pricing method for your products and services. + Understanding how to evaluate the marketplace with the right kind of research. + The psychology of pricing, and how it impacts on what you can charge for your work.

What 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!

Who 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.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, 55-59 Flood St, Leichhardt, SydneyNSW 2040

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

Image: Jasmine Sarin showcasing her artwork as part of a live artwork activation for NAIDOC Week. Photo courtesy Boomalli.

ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide to Pitching Your Work
2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00
No matter your work as a creative professional, someday you’ll have to present your ideas to others, with courage, and the power of persuasion. But how?

Pitching is a necessary part of creative practice, whether it’s discussing an idea for a work, talking to funding bodies about a project, or persuading a client to accept a proposal. It’s fraught with legal and marketing challenges and needs to be approached in a thoughtful and strategic way. ‘Creative’s Guide to Pitching Your Work’ is a free, relaxed online workshop that provides practical advice on how to tell your best story while protecting your ideas and shares simple tips and tricks to build lasting relationships with the people who can help bring your ideas to life.

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Participants will learn the following with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ Preparing for the pitch – making sure you, and your idea, are both ready for the process.+ How to put an idea together in a practical, shareable form for a pitch, including assets.+ Tips for presenting live and in person, online and in writing.+ Understanding the vulnerabilities of pitching and how to protect yourself legally.+ The all-important follow-up, and how to make sure the pitch is just the beginning.

This is not a workshop where participants will be expected to practice their own pitch, but they are most welcome to share their own experiences and ask all the questions they like.

What do I get? All participants of this online workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.+ A workbook to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ 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?Wendi Lanham – Wendi is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide to Branding
2025-06-24 12:00 - 14:00
Personal and professional branding is an essential marketing tool for creative practitioners, but understanding and creating branding can be a challenge.

Branding can be a tricky concept to comprehend, and many creative freelancers and arts professionals don’t understand how to make it work. In a crowded marketplace full of mixed promotional messages, a compelling personal and professional brand can help a creative practitioner, organisation or arts business stand out from the crowd. Creatives who make the most of their branding can build a loyal community of audience, clients and customers that are engaged and interested, willing to spend money, and happy to spread the word.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this online workshop covers:+ The definitions of branding, and how it applies to people working in the creative industry.+ How to understand branding as it applies on a personal and professional level.+ Your core values, how to define them as they make all the difference.+ Discussion of your personal brand, and how it applies to creative practitioners.+ An introduction to colour theory and why it helps to communicate your brand.+ Extending from the personal into a business, organisational and/or creative brand.+ ‘Brand Pillars’, the practical steps to help participants bring their branding A-Game

What 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!

Who is presenting? Lillie Brown – 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!

What 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.

ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any queries or access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com.

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

BOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

PENRITH: Time Management for Creatives
2025-06-24 13:00 - 15:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Penrith Regional Gallery as part of the Ancher Points: Emerging Artist Program.

Creative practitioners and arts professionals juggle an array of tasks and projects, not to mention their personal priorities as well. How on earth to make time for it all?

Most creatives are pushed to the limit when it comes to time management. Many are juggling work, freelancing gigs, passion projects, admin and marketing demands, as well as the other challenges that might come from parenting, caring responsibilities and other personal factors. There are solutions to these vexing issues, but there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The added complexities of neurodiversity and creative thinking mean that more than one tactic might help.

‘Time Management for Creatives’ is a FREE, fun and relaxed workshop that explores a variety of practical options for time management, specifically designed for a range of learning needs.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, you will learn:

+ The different approaches and individual definitions of what ‘time management’ means.+ The importance of breaking down what ‘time success’ and priorities mean for you.+ The difference between deadlines and goals, and how to make that work in your favour.+ Challenges to better time keeping, including all the different methods of procrastination.+ Apps and processes that can help to create better time systems.+ Bringing habits and small changes into effect for the long-term time management gain.

‘Time Management for Creatives’ is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What 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 workbook to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ 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? Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com.

Venue: Penrith Regional Gallery, 86 River Road, Emu Plains NSW 2750

Penrith Regional Gallery Ancher Points: Emerging Artist Program: This program offers emerging artists from Greater Western Sydney the tools and skills needed to transition into professional practice. For more information on the Ancher Points program, please see here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

WEBINAR: Tax Time for Creatives
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:30
It’s the end of June and that means it’s time to get your money stuff in order. It’s not much fun, but a few simple tips and tricks (and a friendly face) can help.

In this FREE webinar we’ll discuss the basics of how income tax works for creative practitioners. It’s a fast and friendly guide to how income tax works, how to navigate the different types of money you’ve made (and spent), and a few simple ideas to help you get organised in time for EOFY and take the terror out of tax. Go from chaos to clarity with the taming of your taxes! Join your fellow creatives and remember, you are not alone!

In this webinar we’ll discuss:

The absolute basics of how income tax works,

The creative tax rulings that you need to know,

The eternal question – Are you a hobby or a business?

How to work out your tax deductions (and why).

Easy tips and tricks for record-keeping,

Making better financial habits for next year,

Most importantly – where to go for more help!

Part of our Evening Education series!

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What’s Included?A 60 minute webinar with our creative industries expert (which you can access later if you want) plus lifetime access to additional resources.

Who’s it for?Creative and arts practitioners, freelancers, start-ups, small arts organisations, and arts entrepreneurs from beginners to established (international sign-ups welcome!).

Who are the Hosts?Monica Davidson – Monica 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 business skills, financial literacy, wellbeing, and marketing.What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com.

This webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL.

Click the Book Now link below to reserve your place now.

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New to CROWDCAST? Check out our handy ‘How to register and use Crowdcast’ Guide here.

BALMAIN: Creative's Guide to Social Media
2025-06-24 18:00 - 20:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Balmain Rozelle and Leichhardt Business Chambers of Commerce.

Social media is everywhere, as are tips and tricks to use it for business. What are the best ways for creative and arts professionals to use this powerful marketing tool?

Social media is a complex and challenging marketing tool for a lot of creatives, as it can be very difficult to find a balance between constantly updating the world just about themselves and ignoring the platforms entirely! ‘Creative’s Guide to Social Media’ is a FREE friendly, up-to-date and interactive workshop for beginners that covers the basics of how to kickstart marketing using social media, with a focus on the main tools at your disposal and the strategy behind the socials.

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With a focus on people selling in the arts and creative industries, this workshop will cover:

+ A new and different definition of social media to consider for the arts and creative marketing.+ The basics of social media marketing, regardless of which platform you choose.+ The strategic process behind using social media for marketing, including R.O.I.+ Understanding audience and finding out what your followers and fans want and need. + Choosing the right social media, from the most used and popular platforms right now. + Content creation tips and ideas for all the most popular platforms. + Using other methods and staying up to date.

Resources and templates will also be provided to create a social media marketing action plan. ‘Creative’s Guide to Social Media’ is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What 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!

Who is presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: The London Hotel, 234 Darling St, Balmain NSW 2041

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

PORT STEPHENS: The Art of Law
2025-06-25 12:00 - 14:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Port Stephens Council.

The basic legal essentials that every creative should know – and the best places to go for free help and resources.

Understanding legal rights and responsibilities might not be the most interesting aspect of professional creativity, but managing the basics is essential to surviving and thriving as an artist and creator. ‘The Art of Law’ is a relaxed and friendly workshop that covers those necessary basics, that will help participants avoid most common pitfalls when making professional relationships with customers and clients. In this workshop, every question is a good question, and we’ll also share more details about where to go for help, and what resources are available to empower creatives to manage the basics of their own legal affairs.

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Legal topics that will be covered and discussed include: + The basics of intellectual property and why it’s important.+ Who owns copyright and using the work of others.+ Creating contracts to protect professional relationships.+ The three essential elements of moral rights law.+ Understanding the importance of confidentiality law.

Resources from the Arts Law Centre of Australia, the Copyright Council and other leading legal organisations will be shared, including links for legal assistance.

What 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!

Join us for a creative business day!We encourage you to book for all workshops and meet fellow creatives.Please book for the workshops separately through Business Connect.

+ 11:30am – Arrive early and join Port Stephens Council for a light lunch+ 12:00pm ‘The Art of Law’ workshop + 2:00pm Break time and afternoon tea+ 3:00pm ‘Pricing for Creatives’ workshop (book here)+ 5:00pm Join us to network with fellow creatives, canapes provided! (register here)

Who 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.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: Soldiers Point Hall, 1B Mitchell St, Soldiers Point NSW 2317

BOOK NOWWhat 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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

PORT STEVENS: Pricing for Creatives
2025-06-25 15:00 - 17:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Port Stephens Council.

What should I charge? This question plagues creative practitioners and arts no matter what industry. There are answers, but they are fascinating and complicated.

Working out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start? ‘Pricing For Creatives’ is a FREE practical workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work, including calculating costs and understanding the marketplace what to charge for creative products and services.

‘Pricing for Creatives’ is vital for any creative struggling to understand the value of their own work, and how to share that value with others. It’s a fun and relaxed workshop that explores a variety of practical options for pricing, specifically designed for artists, makers and creatives.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this workshop covers:+ The beginnings of the process and working out how much everything costs. + Working out the unit cost measurement, and its place in the costing process. + The value of time, and how to measure effectively.+ Choosing the right pricing method for your products and services. + Understanding how to evaluate the marketplace with the right kind of research. + The Psychology of Pricing, and how it impacts on what you can charge for your work.

‘Pricing for Creatives’ is a collaborative workshop, and participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships. Resources, examples and templates will also be provided for a variety of applications.

What 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 workbook to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ 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!

Join us for a creative business day!We encourage you to join us for the day, book for both workshops and meet fellow creatives.Please book for the workshops separately through Business Connect.

+ 11:30am – 12pm – Join Port Stephens Council for a light lunch+ 12pm – 2pm: Workshop 1: Art of Law (book here)+ 2pm – 3pm – Break time and afternoon tea+ 3pm – 5pm: Workshop 2: Pricing for Creatives + 5pm – 7pm: Join us to network with fellow creatives, canapes provided! (register here)

Who’s the Host?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.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have queries or any access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: Soldiers Point Hall, 1B Mitchell St, Soldiers Point NSW 2317

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

CREATIVE TOOLBOX SYMPOSIUM
2025-06-28 09:00 - 2025-06-30 17:30
Step out of the studio and into the Creative Toolbox. Upskill, connect and grow your creative career.

From 28 to 30 June, join fellow creatives across Marrickville Library and Marrickville Town Hall for a weekend of empowering conversations, practical workshops, and creative experiences.

REGISTER HERE

Hear from inspiring voices including keynote speaker Wesley Enoch AM alongside Paschal Daantos Berry, Bayley Turner and Kyra Kum-Sing. Explore timely topics including care in times of crisis, creating work in unconventional spaces, human-centred negotiation, and adapting to the age of AI.

With over 25 expert-led sessions, Creative Toolbox brings together a powerful mix of community voices and industry leaders, including Creative Plus Business, Boomalli Aboriginal Artist Cooperative, Diversity Arts, Accessible Arts and Arts Law. Together, these sessions will equip artists and creative workers with valuable tools for sustainable, resilient and future-focused careers.

Balance big ideas with collaboration, care and creative play throughout the weekend. Contribute to Nicole Barakat’s collaborative artwork, weave with Boomalli artists, experience HOSSEI’s joyful Town Hall takeover and laugh along with Queer PowerPoint.

Whether you’re dropping in for a session or immersing yourself in the full weekend, Creative Toolbox is your chance to connect with peers, gain knowledge, and shape what’s next.

Creative Plus Business will be running a How to Start a Creative Business workshop on Monday 30 June from 9:30am

Bookings are essential and spots are limited.

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Venues: Marrickville Library and Marrickville Town Hall

ONLINE (NSW): Financial Literacy for Creatives
2025-06-30 18:30 - 20:30
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.

Making 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 FREE online 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.

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Participants will learn the following, with a focus on professional arts practice:

+ 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.

What 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!Who is Presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our free Zoom Users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

ONLINE (NSW): How to Start a Creative Business
2025-07-14 18:00 - 20:00
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?

This fun and friendly FREE online 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.

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You will learn the following, with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ Setting goals and making a plan for your start-up journey,+ The basics of business including ABNs, structures, business names and licences,+ The legal steps to registering your business,+ Getting ready for managing the money,+ Preparing for marketing and promotion,+ Where to go for more help.

‘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.

What 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!

Who is presenting?Emmie Murphy – Emmie Murphy 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.

What 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.Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here. BOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

ONLINE (NSW): Financial Literacy for Creatives
2025-07-23 18:30 - 20:30
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.

Making 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 FREE online 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.

BOOK NOW

Participants will learn the following, with a focus on professional arts practice:+ 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.

What 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!Who is Presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi Lanham is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our free Zoom Users guide here.

BOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

Made in Mac - Marketing Mastery for Creatives
2025-07-28 12:30 - 15:00
A CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Lake Macquarie City Council Made in Mac event series.

Personal and professional branding is an essential marketing tool for creative practitioners, but understanding and creating branding can be a challenge.

Branding can be a tricky concept to comprehend, and many creative freelancers and arts professionals don’t understand how to make it work. In a crowded marketplace full of mixed promotional messages, a compelling personal and professional brand can help a creative practitioner, organisation or arts business stand out from the crowd. Creatives who make the most of their branding can build a loyal community of audience, clients and customers that are engaged and interested, willing to spend money, and happy to spread the word.BOOK HERE (via Eventbrite)

With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this workshop covers:+ The definitions of branding, and how it applies to people working in the creative industry.+ How to understand branding as it applies on a personal and professional level.+ Your Core Values, how to define them as they make all the difference.+ Discussion of your Personal Brand, and how it applies to creative practitioners.+ An introduction to Colour Theory and why it helps to communicate your brand.+ Extending from the personal into a Business, Organisational and/or Creative Brand.+ ‘Brand Pillars’, the practical steps to help participants bring their branding A-Game

Marketing Mastery: Creative’s Guide to Branding is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships

What 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 marketing plan template and action plan template to assist with future marketing+ 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?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.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: MAC (Musuem of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie), 1A First Street Booragul, NSW 2284

BOOK HERE (via Eventbrite)

Made in Mac - Creative's Guide to Business, Marketing and Funding
2025-07-28 17:00 - 19:00
A CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Lake Macquarie City Council Made in Mac event series.

Are you a creative who wants to build a thriving career but finds the “business” side of things—like marketing your work or securing vital funding —a bit daunting?

You’re not alone. Many artists and creative professionals prefer to focus on their craft, but navigating these essential areas is key to building a sustainable and successful practice.

This comprehensive workshop is designed specifically for you! We believe that truly successful creatives understand how to strategically present their work, secure necessary resources, and build lasting connections within the industry. By demystifying these crucial elements, we’ll help you gain confidence and control over your creative future.BOOK HERE (via Eventbrite)

What You’ll Learn:

Smart Marketing & Storytelling:+ Getting the foundational elements of “YOU” marketing right+ Craft compelling bios, artist statements, CVs, and resumes+ Understand who your audience is and how to reach them

Funding & Financial Success:+ Navigate different funding types (grants, procurement, etc.)+ Write winning applications and manage budgets + Understand the acquittal process and avoid common funding pitfalls

Understanding Auspicing:+ Discover how auspicing can help you access funding and support

What 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 marketing plan template and action plan template to assist with future marketing+ 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?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.

What’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.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email: education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Venue: Windale Hub, bilyabayi, 20 Lake Street Windale, NSW 2306

BOOK HERE (via Eventbrite)

WEBINAR: Feel Good with Hey Mate
2025-07-30 18:00 - 19:00
Let’s feel good!

Creative work can be deeply meaningful, powerful, and transformative—but it can also be exhausting.Feeling creatively drained? ‘Feel Good with Hey Mate’ is a FREE webinar exploring well-being in the arts and how to bring back that feel-good feeling for creatives, industry professionals and the wider community.

Join Aimee Davies, founder of The Hey Mate Project, and Monica Davidson, Creative Plus Business Doyenne and Founder discussing how to navigate challenges as creatives and why a well-being plan is crucial for you and your creative business.

Part of our Evening Education series!

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What’s Included?A 60 minute webinar with our creative industries expert (which you can access later if you want) plus lifetime access to additional resources.

Who’s it for?Creative and arts practitioners, freelancers, start-ups, small arts organisations, and arts entrepreneurs from beginners to established (international sign-ups welcome!).

Who are the Hosts?Monica Davidson – Monica 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 business skills, financial literacy, wellbeing, and marketing.

Aimee Davies – Aimee Davies is the Founder and Managing Director of Hey Mate, a national social enterprise focused on mental health in Australia’s creative industries. With over 15 years of experience spanning the arts, health, and social impact sectors, Aimee is a leading advocate for workplace wellbeing and psychological safety in festivals, screen, and performing arts. She has worked with organisations like Brisbane Festival, Queensland Ballet, and Big Sound, providing support and training to integrate care into creative practices. Aimee was selected as a 2024 A2ELP Social Impact Leader and frequently speaks on topics such as mental health, resilience, and wellbeing in the arts and cultural sectors.What’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.

What’s Hey Mate? Hey Mate delivers mental health, wellness support, and education to the music, entertainment, performing arts, and creative industries. Their team of mental health professionals supports artists, industry professionals, companies, and the wider community to improve mental health and well-being.Their Mission is to bring back that feel-good feeling to the community and industries we support daily through the use of industry and vocation specific support and education.

Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com.

This webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL.

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Bayside Creative Industries Forum
2025-07-31 10:00 - 17:00
Whether you’re a seasoned creative professional or just starting out, this forum is packed with insights to help you thrive.

Connect with fellow creatives, learn from industry leaders and hear about some of the most important opportunities and challenges for creative businesses. Bayside’s Creative Industries Forum is a day designed to ignite inspiration, promote collaboration, and elevate the creative economy in Bayside.REGISTER HERE

Hear from local leaders and arts champions including Sophie Ward, Shopfront Theatre; Anne Loxley, Executive Director, Arts & Cultural Exchange; Brett Stone, Director, Claypool; Tracey Corbin-Matchett, CEO Bus Stop Films; Natalie Rose, CEO Shopfront Arts; Mark Lazarus, Senior Manager Destination Attraction, Screen NSW, as they set the tone for a day of creative momentum. Get inspired by local studios and public art, including visits to Shaan D’Anthes and Rocket Weijers’ creative spaces.Explore how artists like Leah Giblin, Caroline Rothwell, and Dennis Golding are reshaping public spaces. Learn practical tools to grow your brand and audience and then wind down with live performances and connect with fellow creatives over casual networking.

From thought-provoking panels to hands-on workshops and immersive precinct tours, the day has been created to energise and empower, and you can meet the minds shaping the region’s creative identity.

This FREE event has been developed to support and equip local creatives with the tools they need to succeed. By attending, you will:

+ Build new connections across the creative sector + Gain actionable strategies to grow your business+ Find out more about funding opportunities, programs, and support available+ Leave with a deeper understanding of Bayside’s creative future

Creative Plus Business will be running a Marketing and Promotion of your Creative Business short workshop from 3:00pm.

Bookings are essential and spots are limited.

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Venue: Rockdale Town Hall, 448 Princes Hwy, Rockdale NSW 2216

ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide To Marketing
2025-08-05 12:30 - 14:30
Many 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?

Marketing 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’ FREE online workshop shares a simple six-step marketing approach that has been designed to take the pain out of promotion.

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You will learn the following, with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries:

+ Re-imagining traditional marketing in a way that makes sense for creativity and the arts.+ Getting the foundational elements of “YOU” marketing right, without the terror of a deadline. + Understating the breadth of our ‘customers’, from clients to funding bodies to audience.+ Knowing and learning from our peers, and from word-of-mouth.+ Choosing the best digital and ‘old school’ tactics to help achieve your marketing goals.

More resources and templates will also be provided to help create a marketing action plan. This workshop has been designed by creatives for creatives and includes ideas for ‘homework’.

What 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!

Who is presenting?Lillie Brown – 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!

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

ONLINE (NSW): Creative's Guide to Pitching Your Work
2025-08-11 18:30 - 20:30
No matter your work as a creative professional, someday you’ll have to present your ideas to others, with courage, and the power of persuasion. But how?

Pitching is a necessary part of creative practice, whether it’s discussing an idea for a work, talking to funding bodies about a project, or persuading a client to accept a proposal. It’s fraught with legal and marketing challenges and needs to be approached in a thoughtful and strategic way. ‘Creative’s Guide to Pitching Your Work’ is a free, relaxed online workshop that provides practical advice on how to tell your best story while protecting your ideas and shares simple tips and tricks to build lasting relationships with the people who can help bring your ideas to life.

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Participants will learn the following with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ Preparing for the pitch – making sure you, and your idea, are both ready for the process.+ How to put an idea together in a practical, shareable form for a pitch, including assets.+ Tips for presenting live and in person, online and in writing.+ Understanding the vulnerabilities of pitching and how to protect yourself legally.+ The all-important follow-up, and how to make sure the pitch is just the beginning.

This is not a workshop where participants will be expected to practice their own pitch, but they are most welcome to share their own experiences and ask all the questions they like.

What do I get? All participants of this online workshop also receive:+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.+ A workbook to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.Who is presenting?Wendi Lanham – Wendi is an actor, presenter, model, and Head of Operations at Creative Plus Business. She has a wealth of experience combining business and creative practice and is well-versed in the myriad ways artists can make money to weather the famine and feast of creative income more effectively.

What 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.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop. Download our handy Zoom users guide here.

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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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

COWRA: How to Start a Creative Business
2025-08-19 10:30 - 12:30
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Arts Out West and Cowra Regional Art Gallery.

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?

This fun and friendly FREE 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.

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You will learn about the following, with a special focus on arts practice and creative industries:+ Setting goals and making a plan for your start-up journey,+ The basics of business including ABNs, structures, business names and licences,+ The legal steps to registering your business,+ Getting ready for managing the money,+ Preparing for marketing and promotion,+ Where to go for more help.

‘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.

What 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.Join us for a creative business day!We encourage you to book for both workshops and meet fellow creatives.Please book for the workshops separately through Business Connect.

+ 10:30am ‘How to Start a Creative Business’ workshop + 12:30pm Break time and network with fellow creatives+ 1:30pm ‘Tax Time for Creatives’ workshop (book here)

Who 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.

What 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.Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com

VENUE: Cowra Regional Art Gallery, 77 Darling Street, CowraBOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

COWRA: Tax Time for Creatives
2025-08-19 13:30 - 15:30
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Arts Out West and Cowra Regional Art Gallery.

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?

Tax 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 FREE 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.

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With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this workshop will cover:+ Understanding what basics of how tax works – jargon, income, expenses, and what to pay.+ How to calculate ‘taxable income’ and ‘assessable income’.+ The key creative tax rulings, and what they mean in practical terms. + Hobby vs Business, how to work it out, and why it matters. + The basics of tax deductions and how to figure out what you’re entitled to.+ Easy tips and tricks for getting organisation, record keeping, and cloud accounting platforms. + Where to get help – an introduction to the ‘Groovy Accountants’.

‘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.

What 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.Join us for a creative business day!We encourage you to book for both workshops and meet fellow creatives.Please book for the workshops separately through Business Connect.

+ 10:30am ‘How to Start a Creative Business’ workshop (book here)+ 12:30pm Break time and network with fellow creatives+ 1:30pm ‘Tax Time for Creatives’ workshop

Who 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.

What 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.Accessibility: if you have any queries or access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com

VENUE: Cowra Regional Art Gallery, 77 Darling Street, CowraBOOK NOW

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.

Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until 30 September 2025.

WEBINAR: An Introduction to ATDW for Arts and Cultural Tourism Experiences
2025-08-20 10:00 - 12:00
Visitors to regional NSW are looking for experiences that provide genuine connection with local communities. Arts and culture is ideally placed to provide this type of engagement, but how do they connect with visitors? A first step is to register on the nation-wide database used by the tourism sector – the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).

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About the Webinar: The webinar will help you establish your online presence and unlock new opportunities utilising the ATDW platform. This session will ensure you have the knowledge and skills to create and manage your profile, plus 5 steps to enhance visibility using the ATDW platform

Get cutting-edge insights and practical strategies to enhance your visibility across ATDW’s extensive distribution network, including visitnsw.com

The masterclass is presented by Regional Futures, with the support of Creative Plus Business.

Who’s Presenting? This masterclass will be led by Nicole Thomas, Customer Success Lead for ATDW

What’s ATDW

ATDW is Australia’s central digital platform for tourism. They connect the tourism community so every business is visible, every traveller can find the best Australian experiences, and the whole industry grows stronger together.

This webinar will be provided via Crowdcast. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL.

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SYDNEY: THRIVE CONNECT 3 Financial Fitness
2025-08-20 17:30 - 20:00
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event supported by the City of Sydney.

Join us for the third THRIVE CONNECT meetup event, Financial Fitness. This quarterly series of meaningful meetups will combine networking with skills development for creative practitioners, artists, innovators, and small businesses, hosted at hubs and venues across the Sydney CBD. Each event will include a guest speaker and theme, with suggested conversation topics to make networking easier and connections more interesting.

Good finance management means you can focus on the work, and the clients, that you love. And it doesn’t have to be boring, hard, or scary! Our third THRIVE CONNECT event is all about setting yourself up for growth and success. Our special guests – Oliver Garside from Rounded and Kirsty Donachie from The Pen Accounting – will be sharing their best tips, tools, and systems to take the stress out of finance management and plan for the future.

Practical, grassroots advice that will make managing money and planning more interesting, useful, and yes, even fun. Think of it as a toolkit for getting your finances sorted.

Registration is FREE and every THRIVE CONNECT includes plenty of time for networking (nibbles included).

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Venue: The Commons George Street, 388 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

WHAT’S THRIVE?THRIVE SYDNEY is a new program of events, mentoring, and online experiences designed to enhance the professional development and wellbeing of Sydney’s artists and creative community. Supported by the City of Sydney and produced by Creative Plus Business, THRIVE brings to the city four initiatives to help creative professionals and artists come together, hear from inspiring industry leaders, access free professional development opportunities, and build new creative and professional networks.

By attending a THRIVE Connect event you’ll gain access to a dedicated private LinkedIn group, the THRIVE Toolkit (a trove of online resources, business templates, and a free professional and business development course), and be able to book in with a creative industries specialist for free mentoring about your practice or business.

WHAT’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.

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Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com.The venue entry is on street level and has lift access to Level 2.

Want to know more about THRIVE?

Visit the Thrive website here.

Interested in the next upcoming THRIVE CONNECT events? Check out the events page here or register to get updates here.
