Making money meaningful for creatives
Do you want to:
- put your creative business on a firmer footing financially?
- be a better freelancer?
- and do more of the creative work you love?
If you do, come and join us on this free business development programme for creative and purpose-led freelancers and businesses. It's to help you:
- get to grips with finance
- build on your strengths
- make the most of your multiple income streams
- tackle the feast and famine of the cashflow rollercoaster
- generate new income ideas and strike a better balance
- design a dynamic business plan so you can respond better to changes in the world around us.
What you will leave with
- Clarity and confidence
- An exciting plan of action for the future
- New skills and connections
- Bursting with inspiration!
Who this opportunity is for
This opportunity is for you if you are based in Kirklees and:
- a creative or cultural business, or freelancer. For instance:
- design business
- theatre company
- music venue or professional
- cultural worker
- creative entrepreneur
- trading for 3 years or more
- a freelancer, sole trader, business, charity or social enterprise with less than 10 employees
Testimonies
"Hands down the best business advice I have been given. Really helpful to deconstruct all the aspects of what makes up your business and how you can move forward with a much better understanding of what it is you do!" - 2023 participant
"I absolutely loved this course. Full of wisdom, Gill's insights and guidance were amazing and so helpful. The group was encouraged from day one to interact and a new network sprung up." - 2023 participant
How the course is delivered
Once signed up, you can select an online or face-to-face option:
- Fourteen 90-minute Zoom sessions on Wednesday mornings, starting on 31 January until 12 June
- Seven 3-hour face to face workshops on Tuesday mornings in Huddersfield, starting 30 January until 11 June
About the programme
The programme is practical, highly interactive, packed with visual tools, top tips, new perspectives and lots of opportunities to learn and share with peers.
You will get the most out of the programme if you can find time to reflect and apply the learning to your own business in between sessions. We reckon you'll need about 90 mins every couple of weeks to work on this offline.
Making Money Meaningful will be brought to you by Gill Thewlis and Ellen O'Hara, who have supported hundreds of creatives like you over the last 25 years. They have worked with people from every creative discipline, from sole traders to world famous institutions. This means they have a deep understanding of the issues and challenges that creatives face in business.
Gill and Ellen love helping creative people and companies become better businesses. They believe that nurturing creativity and culture are essential to people, places and society.
How to apply for Making Money Meaningful for Creatives
Fill in our simple online form. The application deadline is 12pm on 15 December.
Clock Completing this form takes around 15 minutes
Paperclip To complete this form you will need your National Insurance number, your approximate business income or turnover per annum over the last two or three years and the right to work in the UK.
Apply for creative industries supportAfter you've applied
ModFin will contact you after submission to let you know the outcome of your application.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
