Geelong Creative Business Day

Join Creative Plus Business and the City of Greater Geelong for a FREE day of learning, networking, and business building, designed for creative practitioners, artists, and small creative businesses.

The day consists of an interactive workshop, designed by creatives for creatives. This new creative business day will focus on getting a great plan in place for your creative future, and tackle one of the most important aspects of any business or freelancing, marketing!

Each workshop comes with all the tools, templates, and some handy tips to help you get the most of the content. Plus, every registration receives lifetime access to a dropbox with even more resources, and free webinars to help you with every aspect of your creative business.

This workshop is happening on Friday, 27th March at Wurriki Nyal from 10am-3pm, with a networking lunch in between. Register to secure your spot - it’s a great chance to mingle with other creatives and the team from the City of Greater Geelong.

MORNING SESSION: FUTURE PLANNING FOR CREATIVES | 10AM-12PM

A business or strategic plan is more than a way to make a bank or funder happy. It can be a truly invaluable tool to help you figure out where you’re going – and why. ‘Future Planning for Creatives’ is a fun and practical workshop that reframes the business and strategic planning process, made specifically for creative practitioners and arts businesses.

AFTERNOON SESSION: CREATIVE’S GUIDE TO MARKETING | 1PM-3PM

Marketing is one of the most challenging aspects of running a creative business or working in the arts. However, there is a simple solution to making marketing more palatable – take out the sales and focus on the strategy. The Creative’s Guide to Marketing workshop shares a simple six-step strategic approach designed to take the pain out of promotion, and put people back at the heart of marketing.

Workshop Facilitator:

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.

Accessibility:

The Multipurpose Room at Wurriki Nyal is accessible via stairs or lifts. Accessible toilets are available.