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ORANGE: How to Structure Your Creative Business
October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
This is a CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS event in partnership with Orange Regional Gallery and Arts Out West.
Creative businesses and arts organisations need to choose a structure when starting out. Sole trader, partnership, not-for-profit – where to begin?
Are freelancers, contractors and sole traders all the same thing? What’s the difference between a not-for-profit and a social enterprise? Is a theatre company really a company? And how on earth can anyone tell the difference? ‘How to Structure Your Creative Business’ is a practical workshop for beginners that details all the types of legal structures available for businesses and not-for-profit organisations, the rights and responsibilities that come with each choice, and how to choose the right one that’s fit for purpose for you and your strategic goals.
This workshop is essential for anyone wanting to understand how their professional practice, business idea or charitable purpose fits into the legal and structural world.
With a specific focus on the arts and creative industries, this workshop will cover:
+ Going it alone – being a sole trader, freelancer and contractor.
+ Working together – different types of partnerships and working with loved ones.
+ Forming a company – understanding the Propriety Limited (PTY LTD) structure, and the power of an Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
+ Structures for purpose – The different types of not-for-profit entities, and deductible gift receipts (DGR) status.
+ Purpose and profit – understanding how the structure of social enterprise fits.
‘How to Structure Your Creative Business’ is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.
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 fiona@creativeplusbusiness.com
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery, 149 Byng St, Orange.
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.