Creative Enterprise Growth Programme: Business Reset Workshop

We are kicking off the very first workshop of the Creative Enterprise Growth Programme and we are so excited to welcome Laura Forsyth, an amazing Business Growth Mentor known for her calm, grounded, straight talking approach.

Laura specialises in helping small and micro business owners understand what is working, what is not, and what needs to change. She cuts through the noise, simplifies the workload, and helps people move forward with confidence without burning out. Her sessions offer real breathing space: practical, honest, and genuinely clarifying.

And that is exactly what this full day workshop is designed to give you: a rare, uninterrupted chance to step back from the day to day and finally get clear on what you actually want your creative business to look like in 2026.

This is not a workshop you will want to skip. It is a moment to reset, recalibrate and put yourself and your goals firmly back in the centre. Everything is broken down into small, simple steps so you never feel overwhelmed.

Running a creative business often means living in constant firefighting mode, juggling production, sales, admin, markets, social media, commissions, and customer demands.

If you want 2026 to feel different, you need the space to think differently.

This session on 16 January 2026 gives you that space. For many creative business owners, it becomes the turning point that shapes how the whole year unfolds.

The day is designed to feel calm, clear and easy to follow, with each activity guiding you gently from one step to the next.

A gentle, judgement free review of your year as a creative entrepreneur:

• What lifted you
• What drained you
• What worked and what did not
• What surprised you

Laura will guide you through short, simple reflection exercises that make it easy to see the bigger picture without getting stuck or stressed.

This is where things start to feel lighter.

We will explore:

• What needs to go
• What needs to change
• What deserves more of your time energy or focus
• What to stop carrying into the new year

Most creative business owners never take this step which is exactly why it is so powerful. Clearing space now sets the tone for everything you build in 2026.

Each reset task is broken into small prompts, making it easy to decide what stays and what goes.

We will create a simple realistic human sized plan for the year ahead:

• Clear purposeful goals
• Sensible actions that will not burn you out
• A direction that fits your life capacity and creative practice

No overwhelm. No jargon. Just a clear path forward that helps you actually hit your goals rather than hope for them.
Your plan will be created step by step, so you leave with something achievable and easy to follow.

By the end of the workshop, you will:

• Understand the true story of your 2025
• Identify where your time energy and creativity are best spent
• Spot the patterns holding your creative business back
• Create a grounded achievable vision for 2026
• Build a plan that supports both your ambitions and your wellbeing
• Leave with clarity direction and renewed motivation

Everything is delivered in bite sized tasks that make the whole process feel clear, manageable and surprisingly enjoyable.

If you want 2026 to feel more focused, more spacious, and more successful, this is where it starts.

This workshop is exclusively for people working within the creative industries, including:

• Makers
• Artists
• Designers
• Craft businesses
• Artisans
• Creators and creative freelancers
• Micro businesses selling handmade creative or original work

It is perfect for creative entrepreneurs who want more clarity structure and momentum without losing the heart of what they do.

If planning normally feels overwhelming, this will feel refreshingly simple.

You will be supported throughout by Laura Forsyth, an amazing Business Growth Mentor who has helped hundreds of creative business owners find direction, confidence and focus.

Expect friendly discussion, reflective prompts, simple frameworks, and real world advice you can start using immediately.

This is not corporate. It is human, spacious, and genuinely transformative. Most people leave wondering why they did not do this sooner.
Laura’s approach keeps everything easy to understand, easy to complete, and easy to put into action.

If you are unable to attend this session, please get in touch and we will help you explore alternative workshop dates and ways to engage with the programme.

The Creative Enterprise Growth Programme is a Creative Impact project, part of Creative Central NCL, funded by the North East Combined Authority and Newcastle City Council.

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