David delivered creative business training workshops for Namibian Creative Entrepreneurs in Windhoek, Karibib and Swakopmund. The Creative Business Workshop in Windhoek on Monday 11 November included: – Creative Marketing – How to Make Money While you Sleep – Leading and Managing Creative Teams The Creative Business Workshop in Karibib on Tuesday 12 November included: – […]
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Young Africa Botswana ‘Futuremakers’ presentation
Arts and Culture, Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Cultural Economy, Current News, Development Strategies, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Speeches and Presentations, Strategy, T-Shirts and Suits
David gave a business development presentation at Young Africa Botswana to the ‘Futuremakers’ group of young creative entrepreneurs. His presentation about creative business development was followed by a discussion about business techniques and models. David also answered questions from the young creative entrepreneurs. The discussion included marketing, the Freemium business model, market research, business strategy, […]
Entrepreneurship Masterclass in Gaborone, Botswana
Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Current News, Development Strategies, Finance and Accounts, Marketing, Strategy, Training
David presented a four-day Entrepreneurship Masterclass in Gaborone, Botwana, in partnership with Spark Ideas. The four modules of the Entrepreneurship Masterclass were: – Designing Your Creative Business – Creative Marketing – How to Make Money While You Sleep (Intellectual Property) – Creative Pricing Further information about the Entrepreneurship Masterclass is online here. Additional business development […]
Creative Hubs Development Project
Arts and Culture, Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Cultural Economy, Current News, Development Strategies, Digital Economy, International Business, Speeches and Presentations, Training
David advised on creative hubs development at E3 Youth Development Hub in Nelspruit/Mbombela in South Africa. He worked with founders Catherine Churchill and Iris Felix at E3 and also facilitated a workshop on the creative industries worldwide, to inform and inspire stakeholders and the wider community. This added to the local discussion about creative hubs […]
South African Entrepreneurship Workshop
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Cultural Economy, Current News, Development Strategies, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Training
David’s South African Entrepreneurship workshop for young creative entrepreneurs in Mbombela/Nelspruit was entitled “The Business of Creativity”. Commissioned by the E3 Youth Development Hub, this creative industries project focused on entrepreneurship in the creative industries in South Africa. David’s workshop covered a range of creative business development issues and techniques, including: – Strategic Marketing – […]
Creative Business Article published in Italian
The creative business article ‘Create Your Own Business Formula’ has been translated and published in Italian. The article was translated by Ubaldo Spina who is a member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of “Il Giornale dell’Architettura”. The article can be downloaded from the Create Your Own Business Formula page of this website. It is published using […]
A Conversation with David Parrish…
Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Current News, Development Strategies, Speeches and Presentations, Strategy, Training
‘A Conversation with David Parrish’ was the style of the workshop session “Make Your Business Strategy Work for You” for independent creative entrepreneurs in Portugal. David facilitated this “In-Deep Session” at the at the at the INDIE WORKERS’ Bootcamp in Porto. The conversation focused on developing a business strategy to make the most of your […]
Creative Pricing Workshop in Portugal
Creative Entrepreneurship, Current News, Finance and Accounts, General, Speeches and Presentations, Training
David delivered a Creative Pricing workshop for creative entrepreneurs at the INDIE WORKERS’ Bootcamp in Porto, Portugal. The workshop provided an opportunity to consider pricing policies from three different perspectives: calculating all costs to ensure breakeven or profit; the effect of pricing on customer perceptions; and options for selling or licensing intellectual property. The Creative […]
International Advisory Council appointment
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Cultural Economy, Current News, International Business, Organisations
David has been appointed to the International Advisory Council of Creative Hub Switzerland. Since 2013 Creative Hub Switzerland has been helping Swiss creative talent to commercialise innovative products and services – economically, ecologically or socially. In addition to advanced training modules and networking events we also offer access to a wide network. With these three […]
Toolbox Narajna speech at Colombia 4.0
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Current News, Digital Economy, Economia Naranja, Orange Economy, Speeches and Presentations
David was the international keynote speaker at the Toolbox Naranja event, which was part of Colombia 4.0 2019. The event was held in Bogotá in September 2019. His speech was entitled: “A Million Successful Small Creative Enterprises – Connected in Communities”. In his presentation to Colombian creative entrepreneurs, David spoke about: – The Orange Economy […]