Are you ready to launch your creative business?
Focal Point: Start can help.
Please email phil.northall@cids.co.uk to register for a place
Who wants to be out there selling, worrying about finances or developing a business plan when there’s important creating to be done?
You do.
Because if you get the business side right, this can allow your creativity (and eventually) your bank account to flourish.
Focal Point: Start is a brand-new programme of workshops, seminars and events that will help your business to get started, and then keep going!
Interested?
Good
Now all you need to do is send your summary business plan to phil@cids.co.uk
Alternatively, you can post your plan to Andrew Birley, CIDS, The Department Store, 5 Oak Street, Manchester M4 5JD.
Your business plan should be no more than 2 pages, preferably in a Word Document format, and focus on:
• Your background
• Where your business is up to
• Your plans for the immediate, and not so immediate future
• Details of successes, failures and any sales made
• Brief details of how much it will cost to run your business for the first 12 months.
So what are you waiting for…there’s only 40 free places left!
Focal Point:Start will offer pre-start creative businesses that are expecting to launch in the next six months:
A one-to-one follow-up advice session.
The opportunity to attend follow-up workshops that will focus on a range of business activities, including marketing and planning.
Access to CIDS communications services.
The Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS) helps new and established creative businesses in Greater Manchester.
We offer business support to the following industries: Advertising and PR, Architecture, Art, Craft, Design, Fashion, Film, Television & Broadcast Media, Gaming, Literature and Publishing, Music, New Media (Digital and Web Design), Performing Arts and Photography.