What’s the quickest way to find out what a creative person needs to know when starting or running their own business?The Top Ten Tips for Creative...

Top Ten Tips for Creative Business

Location:

Level 1
2010 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Creative Plus Business
Top Ten Tips for Creative Business

Featuring

Monica Davidson

Monica Davidson

CEO of The Creative Plus Business Group Pty Ltd

Monica Davidson has never had a ‘proper’ job - she has been self-employed in the arts since she was a teenager, first as a journalist and later as a writer and filmmaker.

After freelancing for years Monica set up her own production company in the early 1990s, and learnt how to run a creative business the hard way. As her company grew, she started offering informal tutorials to help other creatives and is now a recognised expert in the field.

Monica regularly runs workshops and events about creativity and business, as well as mentoring individual practitioners and consulting to larger arts organisations. She is a regular guest lecturer on creative entrepreneurialism at institutions including AFTRS, NIDA, NAVA and Ausdance.

She is the author of the Australian version of Freelancing for Dummies, and is currently developing a series of books about creative business.

In 2013 Monica was appointed as the first Creative Industries Business Advisor by the NSW Small Business Commissioner, and the following year completed her Masters in Screen Arts and Business at AFTRS. Monica was recently named as one of the Westpac 100 Women of Influence for her work in the creative industries. Her company The Creative Plus Business Group was also awarded a Cool Company Award by Anthill Magazine in 2015.

In her down time Monica enjoys movies, spending time with her family, drinking pink champagne, and participating in the gentle art of pub karaoke.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.
  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.

Event Details

What’s the quickest way to find out what a creative person needs to know when starting or running their own business?

The Top Ten Tips for Creative Business!

In just two hours, find out the ten most vital things needed to run a freelance and/or creative business. This fun, practical and action-packed presentation explores

  • The importance of goal setting and business planning for a creative business.

  • How to better manage the limited resources of time and money.

  • Where to get free legal, financial and taxation advice.

  • What to think about when starting the marketing process.

  • And more.

You'll also be guided through the various organisations and websites that provide valuable information and assistance at no cost.

These Top Ten Tips are tailored specifically to creative people who are (or want to be) self-employed, and the tips are relevant no matter what your profession. Filmmakers, writers, designers, visual artists, performers can all benefit from a quick introduction or refresher to the basics of creative business.

Top Ten Tips is presented by Monica Davidson, the founder of Creative Plus Business and an award-winning creative industries consultant and presenter with decades of personal experience in both creative practice and arts business. Watch Monica in action here. 

As a participant at the Top Ten Tips presentation, you’ll receive a workbook stuffed full of extra resources and exercises in both printed and PDF form, a link to a bespoke website with links and notes, and have the chance to network with other creative people just like you.

If you reside in NSW, you'll also have an opportunity to benefit from two free business advisory sessions with the team at Creative Plus Business. These sessions will be subsidised in full by the NSW Industry Business Connect program — no strings attached!

For more information visit Creative Plus Business.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.
  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.