Tamworth: Financial Literacy for Creatives

In partnership with ARTS NORTH WEST.

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 free and surprisingly fun and practical 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 all 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.

Who is Presenting?
Monica Davidson – Monica Davidson s 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.

Join us for the day!
We encourage you to book for both free workshops and join us for light refreshments in between.

+ 9:00am ‘Financial Literacy for Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business
+ 11:00am Enjoy light refreshments and network with fellow creatives
+ 12:00pm ‘Pricing For Creatives’ workshop with Creative Plus Business
+ 2:00pm Workshops conclude

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

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Venue: UNE SMART Region Incubator Tamworth
Peel House, 24 Fitzroy St, Tamworth NSW.

Who are Arts North West?
Arts North West are a Regional Arts Development Organisation for the New England North West region of NSW, who facilitate the development of arts and cultural projects and initiatives across the whole region, building a rich cultural landscape in the New England North West and increasing participation in arts and cultural activities.