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? This...

Business Basics for Creative People

Location:

2010 NSW
Australia

Business Basics for Creative People

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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Event Details

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? This fast, fun and information-packed workshop covers all the basics for creative people who want to work for themselves. It includes goal setting, planning, money matters, tax, contracts and marketing tips. It’s ideal for recent graduates, freelancers and anyone struggling with the business aspects of their creativity.

The workshop has been created to be relevant no matter what your profession – filmmakers, writers, designers, visual artists, musicians, composers, dancers, performers – everyone can benefit from a quick introduction or refresher to the basics of business.

Business Basics for Creative People is presented by creative industries expert Monica Davidson from the Creative Plus Business Group; this is her fourth year presenting an event at Vivid Ideas. Monica is a writer and filmmaker by trade, who learned how to run a successful creative business and now shares that knowledge with others.

All participants also receive a printed workbook and access to a dedicated webpage full of links and resources to help them get ahead in their creative business. The workshop is relaxed and informal, you can ask all the questions you’ve never been able to ask before, and participants will also be given ample opportunity to network and get to know each other.

This event is presented by Creative Plus Business.

 

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