Monica Davidson from Creative Plus Business is visiting Shellharbour and Kiama to facilitate a series of workshops aimed at creative practitioners, from students to established artists, freelancers and those of you with your own business – filmmakers, writers, designers, visual artists, musicians, composers, dancers and performers!
All NSW participants in any of the workshops are also are entitled to 4 x 1 hour chat sessions, with a creative industries business advisor, 100% subsidised and therefore at no cost to you (no, there’s no catch!)
Friday 11 October
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Old Fire Station, Kiama
Bookings through Eventbrite
I HATE NETWORKING
is a surprisingly fun event designed to encourage creative people to
get to know each other, while also acknowledging the horror that is
networking, and sharing a few tips at the same time.
This is an
event that combines the educational elements of learning how to network
with an opportunity to practice the skills in a safe and friendly
environment, all the while embracing the discomfort of the whole process
and having a laugh.
Saturday 12 October
10am – 1pm
Shellharbour Civic Centre
Bookings via Eventbrite
TOP TEN TIPS FOR CREATIVE BUSINESS is a workshop for anyone working for themselves in the arts or creative industries.
Ever
wanted to turn your creative dream into a business reality? Are you
already freelancing and want to know if you’re doing things properly?
Are you an arts business and ready to move past “making it up as you go
along”?
This fast, fun and information-packed workshop uncovers
the ten worst ‘pain points’ on the road to a successful creative
business, and gives practical guidance on how to manoeuvre past the pain
and continue towards success.
Saturday 12 October
2pm – 5pm
Shellharbour Civic Centre
Bookings through Eventbrite
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
How do you say no? How do you negotiate your fees, and manage your
professional relationships? Communication and mediation are vital parts
of running any business, but many creatives have never learned the
basics. Managing conflict in particular can be very scary indeed!
This
fun and practical workshop goes through the basic elements of
communicating with others, including the management of difficult
negotiations and how to work towards a “win-win” scenario with tricky
clients and challenging situations. We’ll also teach you how to manage
the ‘deal’ – or the ‘no deal’.
