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Networking and Support for your Business l- Hidden Art Tailored Support 2010

The Hidden Art Tailored Support Programme aims to help designers and designer-makers acquire the skills needed to grow as a business and produce and sell their work successfully. As last year, this year’s programme creates an overall business model which allows all members to access specific business support, tailored to their needs.


MODULE 1 - Making Sense of Business

Including:

Professional Advice Sessions:

- Keith Benson – Obtaining Funding
- Alison Branagan - Ways of Understanding Business
- Alison Coward - Networking and Collaboration to Further your Business

Creative Hubs:

-Keith Benson - Raising finance for creative businesses
-A 'How to...' session from Hidden Art Service Providers

MODULE 2 - Marketing and PR

Including:

Professional Advice Sessions:

Nicole Bachmann - Developing your Business Brand and Marketing

Creative Hubs:

- Snappy title re press
- Needs a snappy title – DF to work on

MODULE 3 - Product Development

Including:
One-day course
Introduction to Product Development

Half-Day seminar
Product Safety by Marion Ingle, Polymer Centre

One-day Seminar
Design and Manufacture with Polymers

Product Development 1-2-1’s
Peter Cracknell

Professional Advice Session
Grant Baker - Sourcing Manufacturers

Product Development Surgeries
Jodie Eastwood, Metropolitan Works

MODULE 4 - Selling

Including:
Annual Forum

Professional Advice Session
Nicole Bachmann - Developing your Business
Brand and Selling

Professional Advice Session
Femke Teunen - Selling

 

Personal Business Support - As part of the above modules.

This is open to all but additional fees apply. Previous Level Two members whose membership hasn’t expired, can use their ‘voucher’ towards payment of the personal business support.

Additional fee applies for London Level One members and UK members.

1-2-1 sessions are incorporated into specific business modules, covering the four topics and run over key months of the year. They are split into three types of personal business support:

Professional Advice Sessions - held with Pool of Specialist members and industry professionals
Product Development 1-2-1’s - held with Peter Cracknell, PSC & Associates
Product Development Surgeries - held with Jodie Eastwood, from Metropolitan Works