In his presentation “Culture and Business: How to Get the Best of Both Worlds”, David spoke about entrepreneurship in relation to cultural enterprises, including festivals. He participated in the Re-Conception Bootcamp 2020, organised by Creative Georgia. Further information and resources related to getting the best of both worlds by combining culture and business: Book: “T-Shirts …
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Dutch Design Week: The MVP for Innovative Diversification
David gave a presentation at Dutch Design Week 2020, in partnership with the WORTH Partnership Project. The topic was “The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Innovative Diversification”. In addition to the presentation at Dutch Design Week, the following links provide even more information about the subjects covered: – Use “i-Creativity” in business (more…) – Design …
Let’s talk about it with David Parrish at ZUMO+
Let’s talk about it with David Parrish at ZUMO+ is the name of an online event hosted in Colombia: “Conversémoslo con David Parrish en ZUMO+” David gave a presentation and engage in a conversation with participants, organised by The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. His presentation was entitled: “Creative entrepreneurship in times of crisis” Some …
Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) Workshop
David delivered a workshop for the Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and its BOOST UP project. His presentation “Understanding Your Market” covered aspects of market research, consumer expectations and strategic marketing. The content of the workshop took from, and built on, David’s online video toolkits, articles and book ’Chase One Rabbit: Strategic Marketing for …
Creative Entrepreneurship Academy
David was the opening keynote speaker at the Creative Entrepreneurship Academy online event (22-23 September 2020). Organised by Creative Estonia, the Creative Entrepreneurship Academy 2020: Business Opportunities in Digital Culture was delivered in partnership with Creative Georgia and other international partners. David’s keynote speech was on the subject of ‘Creative Business Models in the Online …
Exporting and International Marketing workshop
David delivered an online Exporting and International Marketing workshop for creative businesses on Thursday 05 November 2020. “I attended a workshop session led by David on Exporting and International Marketing – this was a really useful overview of the key areas to consider in developing and diversifying creative business for overseas audiences. It reassured me that …
The Future of Knowledge – Zoom webinar
David was an international speaker at a webinar about The Future of Knowledge on Saturday 19 September. The international event was organised by FutureSkills101, with participants from the Philippines, Singapore, the USA, Bhutan, Indonesia and the UK. David spoke about the Future of Knowledge from his perspective of creative entrepreneurship, in three ways: – Knowledge …
Synergy Online Forum: “Creativity in a Crisis”
David spoke in August 2020 at the international Synergy Online Forum on the subject of “Creativity in a Crisis”. Synergy Global organizes massive, top-notch business forums, workshops, and seminars worldwide, presenting our guests with world famous expertise in the fields of business, science, sport, and art. In his speech to Synergy Online Forum, David spoke …
Fundraising Webinar for GEN Namibia Startups
David presented a fundraising webinar for startups in Namibia, hosted by Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Namibia. In the webinar “Creative Fundraising for Startups”, David discussed several sources of funding for startups, giving examples from around the world: – Bootstrapping – Crowdfunding – Grants – Loans – Sponsorship – Advertising – Equity Investment There are free …
Africa’s Creative Responses to COVID-19 – article published online
David has written an article about Africa’s creative responses to COVID-19. It is published online in the journal of the Good Business Festival here. In researching the article, David drew on his extensive international contacts in the creative economy. These are associated with his worldwide work as a creative industries business coach, keynote conference speaker …