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 […]
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Let’s Collaborate !
I’m looking for opportunities to collaborate with creative people worldwide to help improve my written material and be able to offer it to a wider audience through visual mediums like video, illustration, animation, social media content, apps etc. I believe my work needs to be expressed in more visual formats and smaller “bite-size chunks” which […]
Creative Clusters Conference in Transilvania
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Hubs, Creativity, Cultural Economy, Current News, Digital Economy, International Business, Speeches and Presentations, T-Shirts and Suits
David was a guest speaker at a creative clusters conference in Cluj-Napoca in the Transilvanian region of Romania. The Transylvanian Clusters International Conference (TCIC) was organised by the Northern Transylvanian Clusters Consortium and held in the city of Cluj in September 2019. David pictured with Ania Pascalau and Laura Suteu, who led the conference organising […]
Doing Business Differently – workshop in Ireland
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Development Strategies, News Archive, Training
“Doing Business Differently” was the title of a workshop David designed and delivered in Ramelton, Ireland. The main theme of the workshop was: How to design your business idea around your lifestyle and community The objectives of the workshop were: – Take your idea forward with confidence – Be inspired to start your idea creatively […]
The Solopreneur Business Growth Model
Business Terminology and Techniques, Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Development Strategies, Digital Economy, General, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Organisations, Startups, Strategy
The Solopreneur Business Growth Model is an alternative way to grow a business that avoids the trap of following the crowd into the conventional process of scaling up. It’s a valid and profitable model that suits many solopreneurs in the creative and digital industries. J.K.Rowling is a highly successful and wealthy writer. Yet many business […]
Business Inspiration for Travel Agencies in Colombia (videos)
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Current News, Development Strategies, Digital Economy, Orange Economy, Speeches and Presentations, Strategy, Travel, Videos
These videos are excerpts from David’s speech for travel agencies in Colombia, when he spoke at the National Congress of ANATO in Medellin, with his speech entitled “Inspiration for Travel Agencies from Creativity, Innovation and the Orange Economy”. Opening section in which David invites delegates to join him on “a trip around the world” to […]
Travel Industry Speaker on the Orange Economy
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Cultural Economy, Current News, Digital Economy, International Business, Leadership, Marketing, Speeches and Presentations, Strategy, Travel
David was a travel industry speaker on the Orange Economy at the national Congress of ANATO in Medellin, Colombia. His speech title was: “Inspiration for Travel Agencies from Creativity, Innovation and the Orange Economy Worldwide”. “At the ANATO Congress, David inspired us with useful business techniques for travel agencies. His speech included interesting examples and stories about creativity […]
OKR Tips for Small Businesses
Business Terminology and Techniques, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Organisational Culture, Organisations, Startups, Strategy
Here are my OKR tips for small businesses, especially enterprises and startups in the creative industries and the creative and digital sector worldwide. ‘Objective and Key Results’ systems, used intelligently and creatively, can be a powerful boost to company performance at all levels, clarify strategic goals, and involve everyone in playing their part in achieving […]
Creative Business Speech in Spain (video)
Creative Economy, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Current News, Development Strategies, Digital Economy, Intellectual Property, International Business, Marketing, Popular, Speeches and Presentations, Strategy, T-Shirts and Suits, Videos
David gave a creative business speech in Spain at a creative industries conference for fashion designers, organised by the WORTH Partnership Project. His keynote speech “How to be a Successful Creative Entrepreneur” was billed as a Masterclass at the beginning of the WORTH Partnership Project Weekend which was held at Ciudad de las Artes y […]
Interview with David Parrish in Novi Sad, Serbia (video)
David spoke about Creativity and Business in an interview in Novi Sad, Serbia. David delivered a creative business training workshop in Novi Sad in partnership with the Creative Industries Cluster of Vojvodina, Serbia.