A Creative Business Book publication and launch took place in Belarus. ‘T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity’ was published in Belarusian in Minsk on Friday 10 February 2017. The creative business book publication took place at a launch event at the Y Gallery of Contemporary Art in Minsk. The paperback book …
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Think up Culture!
Palma, Mallorca was the host city of the Think up Culture! event in January 2017. Organised by PowerHouse Hub and Balears.t. the event took place on 24-26 January. The programme included speakers and debates about the connection between creativity, culture and tourism. David gave a speech at Think up Culture! and shared his experience of …
Free Online Courses for Cultural Entrepreneurs
The EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme has published two free online courses for cultural and creative entrepreneurs: a strategic planning course online and a marketing course online for cultural and creative entrepreneurs. These courses are free for creative and cultural entrepreneurs world-wide. See David’s Marketing Videos and Strategic Planning Videos used in these online …
Leading Creative Cultures – workshop in Madinah
David designed and delivered a workshop on Leading Creative Cultures for leaders, managers and business owners at the Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) in Saudi Arabia. The workshop focused on developing leadership skills to encourage a culture of creativity and innovation in businesses and organisations. This includes using creative tools for generating ideas …
Marketing Book Review: “Life-Changing”, “True Genius”
A marketing book review has declared that ‘Chase One Rabbit, Strategic Marketing for Business Success’ is “life-changing” and “true genius”. The creative marketing book was listed as one of “Five Books that Changed My Life”, alongside Dale Carnegie’s classic ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ and ‘The Lean Startup’ by Eric Reis in this …
Creative Industries University Lecture in Tallinn
David Parrish gave a creative industries university lecture to students at the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School at Tallinn University in Estonia on the topic of ‘How to be a Creative Entrepreneur’. David’s creative industries university lecture was based on his Creative Business Growth Framework. It focused on (1) Defining Success precisely, (2) …
Creative Business Workshop in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
David delivered a creative business workshop at Biz Labs in Plovdiv, Bulgaria for startups and businesses in the creative and digital industries. Vicky Petkova, Ivan Dzheferov, David Parrish and Ivelina Chervenakova at the creative business workshop at Biz Labs. The “Combining Creativity and Business” workshop focused on Success, Competitive Advantage and Strategic Marketing. These are …
Serbia Creative Startup Bootcamp in Novi Sad
The Serbia Creative Startup Bootcamp 2016 in Novi Sad provided expert mentoring for creative and digital businesses from all parts of Serbia. Serbia Startup was combined with the Serbian national finals of the Creative Business Cup. The winner will represent Serbia at the international finals of the Creative Business Cup in Copenhagen in November. David …
Thai translation of Business Formula article
The Business Formula article ‘Create Your Own Business Formula’ has been translated into Thai and published online free of charge. Written by David Parrish, the article has been translated into Thai by Oravee Smithiphol. The article can be downloaded here. The article shows how to build a successful business in the creative industries using a …
Creative Business Audiobooks available online
Creative Business Audiobooks for Entrepreneurs in the Creative Industries Two creative business audiobooks are now available online to help entrepreneurs become even more successful. The books are available in paperback, eBook and now also in audiobook formats. The books were written especially for creative entrepreneurs with businesses in the creative, cultural and digital sectors. David …