David Parrish gave an online presentation for creative enterprises in Lithuania with a presentation entitled: ‘How to be a Successful Creative Entrepreneur’. The online information session was organised by WORTH, alongside the Chamber of Commerce, Crafts and Industry of Vilnius and the WORTH Ambassador from Lithuania Design Forum. The online presentation for creative entrepreneurs took place …
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Creative Business Summit Africa 2018
David Parrish was an international speaker at the Creative Business Summit Africa 2018, held in Nairobi, Kenya, in September 2018. At Creative Business Summit Africa, David spoke about creativity and business, creative entrepreneurship and innovative business models in the creative industries internationally in a speech entitled ‘The Business of Creativity’. “David was an inspiring speaker at …
Speech on Creative and Social Entrepreneurship
David Parrish gave a speech in Jeonju, South Korea, about job creation for youth through the creative industries and social entrepreneurship. He spoke about worldwide economic changes that mean there are fewer ‘jobs for life’. At the same time there are new opportunities for young people, and others. It has never been easier to set …
Estonian Creative Industries Study Tour
A group from the Estonian Artists’ Association took part in a creative industries study tour of north west England, organised by David Parrish. Seven people took part in the creative industries study tour of Salford, Manchester and Liverpool. The group visited: Islington Mill, Salford Manchester Craft and Design Centre Dot Art, Liverpool Baltic Creative CIC, …
PODIM Startup Conference Speaker in Maribor
David participated as a startup conference speaker at PODIM 2018 in Maribor, Slovenia. He was invited to this international business conference as a creative industries specialist. At PODIM 2018, David delivered an interactive workshop “Doing Business in the Creative Industries”, which drew on his international experience of helping creative enterprises to become even more successful. …
Entrepreneurship for Creatives workshop in Slovenia
David delivered an interactive training workshop in Maribor, Slovenia about Entrepreneurship for Creatives. The training event was entitled “Entrepreneurship for Creatives, Artists and Cultural Managers” and was hosted at the Maribor premises of the Center for Creativity in Slovenia. In his interactive workshop, David provided an opportunity for participants to explore how they can combine …
Orange Economy Keynote Speech in Curaçao
David delivered the Orange Economy keynote speech at an event in Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. The event about the Curaçao creative economy was a seminar for entrepreneurs on the Caribbean island. It was organised by by Connecting the Dots & Kas di Kultura Curaçao Foundation. In his Orange Economy keynote speech, David spoke about …
MSc in Creative Entrepreneurship in Lithuania
David Parrish was a guest lecturer on the MSc in Creative Entrepreneurship at Vilnius University Business School in Lithuania. During the module on Product Innovation Development, students worked on their plans for new products and services in the creative industries. The interactive sessions combined students’ creativity and new product ideas with David’s experience in business …
Creative Business Book Published in Moldova
The creative business book ‘T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity’ has been translated into Romanian and published in Moldova. The book was published in Moldova by Editura ARC, with the support of the EU-Eastern Partnership Culture & Creativity Programme whose partner organisation in Moldova is the Soros Foundation. The author David …
Generate: New Creative Jobs in Ireland
David Parrish has been appointed to deliver a new business growth project to generate new creative jobs in the creative and digital industries in Donegal, Ireland. The Generate programme will inspire growth, explore opportunities and create jobs in the creative and digital industries. David will work in partnership with the Local Enterprise Office in Donegal …