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HUNTER: The Freelance Five
January 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Tantrum Youth Arts.
Creative professionals will usually consider freelancing at some stage—it’s the nature of the industry. What are the five biggest pitfalls, and how to avoid them?
A career in the creative industries will very often involve at least one foray into freelancing—whether we like it or not! Everyone from curious hobbyists to regular employees will probably need to understand the basics—not to mention those who have deliberately chosen the freelance life. ‘The Freelance Five’ is a fast, fun, and practical FREE presentation specifically designed for creative practitioners and arts professionals with absolutely no business skills, to help them get the five most important elements of creative freelancing right. It’s a workshop designed by creatives for creatives and facilitated by those who have lived the life and have stories to share.
Participants will learn the following, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:
+ Step One: Setting up the freelance business properly, including registrations and ABNs.
+ Step Two: Getting ready to make (and spend) the money, using best practice and tech.
+ Step Three: Understanding how insurance works for freelancers (boring but necessary!).
+ Step Four: Making the deal legal and using MOUs and agreements as protection.
+ Step Five: Preparing for marketing, self-promotion and relationship building.
More links and resources will also be shared about superannuation, tax and licensing.
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?
Cat Dibley is a national and international creative producer with over 12 years’ experience producing dance, theatre, tours, and festivals. She has worked at major theatre companies across Australia, Europe, and the US and founded a theatre company in 2011, producing many shows under this banner for mainstage companies, festivals, and large-scale national tours. Cat has developed several mentorship programs, most recently a Producer Mentorship program for CALD artists. Following its initial success, Cat worked with the City of Sydney to increase the scope of this program, which now includes mentorship for directors, early-career actors, and school children in regional and remote areas.
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.
Who is Tantrum Youth Arts?
Tantrum is the leading youth arts company in the Hunter region (NSW, Australia) and a not-for-profit co-operative. Tantrum Youth Arts exists to amplify the voices of young people and emerging artists through creativity. Through our workshops, programs and performances, Tantrum makes young people feel confident, connected, creative and heard. They are a hub for local emerging artists who want to carve out their own sustainable arts practice within our region, through skills development, networking and making bold new performance.
Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbuiness.com