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 …
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David speaks at Culture and Creativity Programme event
David spoke about creative and cultural entrepreneurship at a conference of the EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme in Ukraine on 24 September 2015. The EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme will help the development of the creative and cultural industries in Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Moldova. David was commissioned by the British Council …
The Business of Culture
For many people, the words ‘business’ and ‘culture’ don’t sit comfortably side by side. Some people assume that culture has to be non-commercial to be valid, and therefore to apply commercial thinking to cultural endeavour is to pervert it. But even charities and ‘non-for-profit’ organisations in the arts and cultural sector need to be business-like, …
Creative Business Guide
A useful and readable ‘Creative, Cultural and Digital Industries Guide’ has been published by Business Link West Midlands It is available in hardcopy from Business Link West Midlands and downloadable as a free eBook in PDF format below. This creative business guide was written by David Parrish, author of the book ‘T-Shirts and Suits: A …