January 12th, 2012 | by zoba | published in blog
From all of us at Creative Futures we are wishing you the very best for you and your business in 2012. We be posting more articles and resources to help your business grow. In addition, we will highlight some of the business we have helped through the Creative Futures programme [...]
November 28th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog
Crowdfunding is one of the most exciting new forms of funding a business that have emerged since the credit crunch. It is basically a way to get 100’s of individuals and companies to invest or lend or even give small amounts of money to fund your new venture or project. We have talked about Crowdfunding [...]
November 28th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog
Just came across this really great collection of tools and resources provided by Creative Choices, an initiative created by Creative & Cultural Skills to help creative business thrive and develop careers. Check out this listing of useful tools: http://www.creative-choices.co.uk/tools-resources
November 7th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, CF Partnership, events, showcase
November 7th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, showcase
The Business Benefits of Going Green Climate change is a reality that is already shaping our lives and our cultural experiences. This year’s festival season was a visible, and tragic, example when several events around the world were cancelled and Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium turned into nothing short of a nightmare due to extreme weather [...]
November 7th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, showcase
I recently came across a great video archive of last year’s The Media Festival – Arts that took place in September at the Roundhouse. Over the course of 3 days there was 70 speakers. Many of the videos are available on the Roundhouse site and on The Media Festival site. There videos are of particular [...]
October 18th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, CF Partnership, events, showcase
Due to high demand MusicTank will no longer be taking on any more Creative Futures participants – but don’t miss the wealth of free information and resources at your fingertips by visiting www.musictank.co.uk and signing up for our newsletter.
August 15th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, opportunities
Brett Taylor of was kind enough to share the following news: As you may have seen, the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London have set out a number of support measures for businesses affected by last week’s riots. These include: Businesses damaged will be able to seek compensation under Riot Damages Act. A new [...]
July 22nd, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog
In a recent post by Diana Yeboah on the digital media community website, Chinwag.com, it outlines 4 steps that could aid business struggling to promote their events effectively. Step #2 is an important piece of advice. Knowing where to strategically place information is vital to spreading the word. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The benefits of hosting and running [...]
July 15th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog
The Benefits of being green, Premises Studios takes home the honour of the first Julie’s Bicycle Business Award. The solar-powered, Hackney-based Premises Studios was the recipient of the inaugural Julie’s Bicycle Green Business Award, presented at the Music Week Awards at the Roundhouse, London in May 2011. Tony Wadsworth, Chair of Julie’s Bicycle, presented the award [...]
