Creative Business Spring Training Programme

Upstart @ University of Greenwich present the new spring training programme where participants can pick and choose learning from a range of evening modules and one day intensives.

The programme supports new and existing businesses in the Media Arts – this includes: Publishing, Interactive and Graphic Design, Audio-visual (sound, music, games, film and video), Performing Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts.

 

“The Upstart course gave me the skills, relationships & business perspective to take my creative business on to a new platform … I would recommend the course to those with ambition and a desire to succeed and be professional in their artistic field.”

Director of Art Gallery

Workshops will feature guest speakers from across the creative industries.  Speakers on previous courses have included: James Parr, a branding expert with innovative design company IDEO, Joanne Sawicki, a media business consultant with over 20 years of experience in organisations such as the BBC and Sky and Michael Smith, founder and director of leading design agency Cog Design.

 

Portfolio Evening Modules:

Tuesday, 29th January: Finding your Business Model
Wednesday, 6th February: Perfect Planning
Tuesday, 12th February: Strategies for Growth
Wednesday, 20th February: Management and Leadership
Tuesday, 26th February: Creative Communication
Tuesday, 5th March: Managing Money
Wednesday, 5th March: Working Smarter not Harder
Tuesday, 11th March: Sustainable Investment and Funding

Times: 6.30pm – 9pm.
Costs:
£35 per module.
£90 for 3 modules.
£125 for 4 modules.
£160 for 5 modules.

One Day Intensives:

Saturday, 16th February: The Art of Producing
Friday, 22nd February: Creative Project Management
Saturday, 1st March: Fundraising and Income Generation

Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Costs: £60 per one day intensive.

All seminars take place at University of Greenwich’s Maritime site.

For further information and bookings:

Phone: Sinead Mac Manus on 020 8331 8979
Email: upstart@gre.ac.uk
www.gre.ac.uk/upstart

Further Details

Booking Form

The Business of the Performing Arts

This intensive five week evening course will provide a comprehensive overview of setting up and running a successful and sustainable performing arts company putting in place systems and strategies to thrive not just survive. Covering planning and management, fundraising and income generation, and venues, touring and marketing, as well as creating an achievable vision for your company, this programme will ensure you’re on the road to success.

The course is suitable to individuals or groups who are considering setting up their own performing arts company (theatre, dance and street arts/circus) or those in the early stages of trading.

The programme will be run by creative business consultant Sinead Mac Manus who has worked for a wide range of arts organisations, including Mimbre, Frantic Assembly, Tall Stories and movingeast. Sinead is currently CPD Leader at University of Greenwich and a freelance arts consultant, producer and trainer working in the theatre, dance and street arts/circus sectors. She specialises in organisational development, training and 1-2-1 support for performing arts companies and has devised and run training events for CIDA, PANDA and CIBAS. In partnership with Forbidden Theatre Company, she has been running the New Company’s Survival Guide course since 2006 and it the author of ‘eVolve Handbook: a practical guide to producing performance’, co-authored with Kerry Irvine and commissioned by P.I Network, Brunel University. Prior to her arts management career, Sinead had a successful career as an Urban Planner in the corporate and local government sectors. She currently sits on the Board of Theatre Venture and the Steering Committee of Londondance.com and was a dance assessor of the Arts Council for many years.

 

Times: 6.30pm – 9pm
Dates: Thursdays, 31^st January to 28^th February 2008
Location: University of Greenwich, Park Row, London, SE8 9LS
Fee: £120

For further information and bookings:

Further Details

Phone: Sinead Mac Manus on 020 8331 8979

Email: upstart@gre.ac.uk

Or download a booking form from www.gre.ac.uk/upstart

Booking Form

 

Introduction to Creative Event Management

Event management is a rapidly growing and exciting profession in Britain, with London at its epicentre. This intensive five week evening course will provide students with an introduction to event management and production and will cover event planning, design, funding and sponsorship, marketing, risk management, production and evaluation.

From festivals and exhibitions through to commercial and charity events, this intensive programme looks at all the aspects of management needed for a successful event.

The programme will be run by international event manager Sandi Goodwin. Sandi has a strong background in event management and artistic production and has worked as an Event Manager, theatre, dance and festival producer in Britain and New Zealand for the past eight years. She has lectured in event management around the world and also works as a trainer. Sandi holds a Diploma in Event Management from AUT (Auckland, New Zealand) and a Diploma in Arts Management from Birkbeck in London.

Times: 6.30pm – 9pm

Dates: Thursdays, 31^st January to 28^th February 2008

Location: University of Greenwich, Park Row, London, SE8 9LS

Fee: £120

For further information and bookings:

Phone: Sinead Mac Manus on 020 8331 8979

Email: upstart@gre.ac.uk

Or download a booking form from www.gre.ac.uk/upstart

Booking Form

Growing your Creative Business

Do you need support in growing or developing your creative business?
Do you want to gain a Postgraduate Professional Development qualification?Then, the Growing your Creative Business training and business support programme could be for you.

The programme supports existing businesses in the Media Arts – this includes: Publishing, Interactive and Graphic Design, Audio-visual (sound, music, games, film and video), Performing Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts.

If you are self-employed or running a business in one of these sectors we want to help you gain the right skills and experiences to take your creative business to the next level. Our accredited postgraduate programme aims to help you:

• develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills via practical training and inspiration from entrepreneurs in the creative industries
• generate and implement innovative approaches and new and alternative practices in skills and ideas development
• build and manage networks and relationships with other entrepreneurs and businesses in your creative sector

The programme consists of 10 weekly evening sessions (6.30pm – 9pm) from 8th January 2008 to 11th March 2008 at University of Greenwich’s Maritime site. The programme includes seminars and practical workshops from inspirational guest speakers from the industry, individual tutorials and student presentations. You will also benefit from 1-2-1 mentoring/coaching with an experienced creative practitioner.

Topics covered include:
• The Creative Ecology and your Creative Business
• Strategies for Growth
• Destination Innovation
• Managing Money
• Working Smart
• Creative Communication
• Management and Leadership

Workshops will feature guest speakers from across the creative industries. Speakers on previous courses have included: James Parr, a branding expert with innovative design company IDEO, Joanne Sawicki, a media business consultant with over 20 years of experience in organisations such as the BBC and Sky and Michael Smith, founder and director of leading design agency Cog Design.

Growing your Creative Business is accredited by the University of Greenwich. On successful completion of the course you will receive an award of University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development (30 credits at postgraduate level).

For free brochure, further information and bookings:
Email: upstart@gre.ac.uk
www.gre.ac.uk/upstart

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Sinead Mac Manus
Continuing Professional Development Leader
School of Humanities
University of Greenwich
Royal Naval College
Park Row
London SE10 9LS

Creative Commerce – new postgraduate course for creative businesses

Do you need support in starting your creative business?
Do you want to gain a Postgraduate Professional Development qualification?
Then, the Creative Commerce training and business support programme could be for you.

The programme supports new businesses in the Media Arts – this includes: Publishing, Interactive and Graphic Design, Audio-visual (sound, music, games, film and video), Performing Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts.

The programme consists of 10 weekly evening sessions from October 2007 to December 2007 at University of Greenwich’s Maritime site. The programme includes seminars and practical workshops from inspirational guest speakers from the industry, individual tutorials and student presentations. You will also benefit from 121 mentoring/coaching with an experienced creative practitioner.

Topics covered include:

• The Creative Economy and Cultural Entrepreneurship
• Creative Thinking
• Finding your Business Model
• Running your Creative Business
• Creative Capital
• Marketing Magic

Workshops will feature guest speakers from across the creative industries.
Speakers on previous courses have included: James Parr, a branding expert with innovative design company IDEO, Joanne Sawicki, a media business consultant with over 20 years of experience in organisations such as the BBC and Sky and Michael Smith, founder and director of leading design agency Cog Design.

Creative Commerce is accredited by the University of Greenwich. 

On successful completion of the course you will receive an award of University Certificate

in Postgraduate Professional Development (30 credits at postgraduate level). 

The fee for the course is £600.  

 

To find out more information or to book a place for Creative Commerce please contact upstart@gre.ac.uk, call the Enquiry Unit on 0800 005 006 or click on the link below.

Creative Commerce and Growing your Creative Business – more details and booking information

www.gre.ac.uk/upstart

Creative Startup

We have just updated our list of brilliant speakers for Creative Startup, starting 23 June.

Bill Schaaf, innovation and design strategist and Head of the School of Design and Craft at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.

Joanne Sawicki, media, health and business consultant.

Sinead Mac Manus, director of Project Arts.

Anne Fairpo, Corporate Tax Director at Rawlinson & Hunter.

Martin McKee, business advisor, HM Revenue and Customs.

David Sandbach, product developer and Intellectual Property guru.

Paul Bay (Director, CitizenBay), branding and marketing consultant.

Pilar Orti (Director, Forbidden Training)

Upstart is Hiring

We are looking for an energetic and dynamic entrepreneur and communicator, preferably with some teaching experience, for our programmes, Creative Startup (summer) and Creative Commerce (winter).

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) LEADER

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School of Humanities

The Upstart project within the School of Humanities at the University
of Greenwich provides training and support for new entrepreneurs in
the creative industries. We are looking for an energetic leader for our
flagship course, Creative Commerce, a weekly three-month
programme of seminars for startups and new entrants in the media arts
sectors (audiovisual, performing arts, design and publishing).

The CPD leader will be responsible for both overall coordination and
delivery of some elements of the Creative Commerce course, and
sourcing professionals in the creative industries to serve as guest
presenters and mentors.

The CPD leader is expected to contribute significantly to the design,
development and delivery of Creative Commerce, and the Upstart
programme. You should have a track record of entrepreneurial
activity and/or business support in the creative industries, and some
teaching and curriculum management experience.

This post is part –time (17½ hours per week) to 30 September 2007.
There may be the opportunity to extend the post for a further term
from October 2007.

Salary scale: pro rata to £29677 – £34701 per annum inclusive

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome
applications from all sections of the community.

To obtain further particulars and an application form visit our website
www.gre.ac.uk/upstart, email: Jobs@gre.ac.uk or write to the Personnel Office, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Road, London, SE9 2UG quoting the job reference. Applications should be returned by 5 pm on 30 April 2007.

Creative Commerce update

The next Creative Commerce course will start in June 2007. We’ve moved it back in order to facilitate staffing and to better accommodate the course on the Greenwich campus – it’s tough to find space when teaching is in full swing.

More updates on that soon.

Intellectual property resources

Creative London has set up Own-it, an online resource centre for advice on intellectual property for artists and creative entrepreneurs. Check also the British Library’s new Business and IP Centre.

The British Library is now running an Enterprise Week with a packed schedule of talks and events.

Upstart Lions’ Den

We have been running the first Upstart Creative Commerce course since March. It’s aimed at entrepreneurs starting out in the media arts, and in true media luvvie fashion we finished with a wine reception. Last Thursday the course concluded with a double feature: First “The Lions’ Den”, where participants pitched their business ideas and plans to a select panel of investment and enterprise specialists: Henry Fyson (Creative Capital Fund), Michael Williams (Barclay’s Bank, Soho), Carol Jacobs (SkillSet). They deserve big thanks for the valuable ideas and criticism they offered the presenters.

Just to mention the pitches that involved existing websites: Harps Johal pitched on behalf of his company Blaise Productions; Mona Yousefi presented the Mayhem Makers comedy troupe; and Cimeon Ellerton riffed on the London Breakbeat Orchestra.

Jobeda Ali, Upstart Business Development Leader, got a big round of applause for her efforts. She organized the Creative Commerce course in an exemplary fashion, and brought in speakers from across the creative industries in London. Below is a photo of Ros Davies introducing the Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Greenwich, Dr. Jane Longmore, who handed out certificates to Creative Commerce participants. Before that, though, we told Jobeda that she rocks, and then we made them all pose for a group photo.