MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Financial Management For Creatives

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE’S CREATORS NETWORK

Looking at taking the next step from creative hobby to a thriving career?

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.

This one-day event includes a series of surprisingly fun and practical workshops, panels, discussions and networking opportunities designed specifically by creatives, for creatives, with a range of tips and insights into navigating the realities of creative business and financial management in a professional arts practice.

Participants will learn all the following, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:
+ 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. 

Who’s the Host?
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.

Accessibility: if you have queries or any access requirements, please email the Arts and Cultural Development Team at Mornington Peninsula Shire Council on artsandculture@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Venue: The Studio & Co., 545 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Moorooduc, VIC

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