ADELAIDE: IGNITION SA Business Basics for Creatives at Nexus Arts
October 1 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm ACST
REGISTER NOW – PAY WHAT YOU CAN
‘Business Basics for Creatives’ is a fun and practical workshop that covers all the essentials a creative needs to get the basics of small business right and avoid some of the most common pitfalls that artists can experience when entering the world of self-employment and freelancing. It also covers the legal necessities of running a professional practice and creates a safe friendly safe space where the mysteries of creative business are unravelled.
You will learn about the following:
+ 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.
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’S IGNITION SA?
IGNITION SA is a multi-year program of learning opportunities, mentoring, resources, and online experiences designed to enhance the professional development and wellbeing of South Australia’s creative professionals.
Every participant in IGNITION SA Events gets lifetime access to a dedicated Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links, practical Workbooks to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops, access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop AND the rest of the IGNITION SA program!
DOWNLOAD THE IGNITION SA PROGRAM GUIDE FOR FULL DETAILS
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.
VENUE: Nexus Arts, Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com
Want to know more about IGNITION SA?
Visit the IGNITION SA webpage here, where you can also sign up to the IGNITION SA newsletter so you don’t miss the latest news and events happening in South Australia.
Download the IGNITION SA Program guide and information here.
Presented by Creative Plus Business with support from the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 – 2030.