This final program in our series is for professionals or those ready to become professional.
The program is aimed at:

• Freelancers and micro-businesses working in the creative industries and based in Kirklees

• Creative industry graduates who are taking their first steps in establishing a business or a freelance career in Kirklees

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​Drawing on the extensive resource of the Culture Collective with over 75 practitioners and organisations, you will meet several experienced creative entrepreneurs who have made their careers in the arts. You will hear from guest lecturers in areas such as intellectual property and event management alongside field trips to organisations specialising in everything from digital to theatre.

 

The course will include:

• Event management skills

• Marketing and self-promotion

• Project planning and implementation

• Budgeting and cashflow

• Fund raising skills and bid writing

• Pitching yourself and your creativity

• An interview for a freelance role in the creative sector

• Connections with a range of experts