Mastering Finance for Creative Businesses

Unlock Your Creative Potential: Revisiting Business & Financial Essentials

Join us for an empowering workshop designed specifically for creative businesses who want to strengthen their foundation in business and financial essentials.

Why Attend?

As a creative professional, your talent and passion drive your work. However, enhancing your knowledge of business and finance is crucial to sustain and grow your creative practice. This workshop will demystify the financial concepts that can sometimes feel overwhelming, providing you with the tools and confidence to manage and grow your business more effectively.

Join us for the first in a series of four workshops by ModFin, where you will uncover how their proven business modelling methodology can help you grow your creative enterprise.

Topics covered include:

• Business Fundamentals: Revisit the purpose and motivations for your business and how these influence your business model.
• Financial Literacy: Develop your money mindset by mastering the essentials of business finance terms and principles.
• Sustainability: Start your journey to develop a long-term business plan that supports both your creative vision and financial health.
• Tips and Tricks: On how to manage the cash on a day to day basis and make the most of working with your accountant

Why This Workshop?

This is not just another financial seminar. It’s a unique opportunity to connect with fellow creatives, share experiences, and gain insights from industry experts who understand the specific challenges and opportunities within the creative field. You'll leave with practical knowledge and actionable steps to take your creative business to the next level.

About Modfin and Speakers:

Gill Thewlis and Ellen O'Hara co-created ModFin to fill a gap in the market for business modelling and financial tools tailored to the complexity of creative businesses. Over the last five years, ModFin has tested and iterated its methodology with over 100 individual creative businesses, more than 160 cultural and heritage organisations, and 30 commercial creative businesses. ModFin helps you understand your current business and financial model, create viable future strategies and pragmatic business plans to help you realise your creative ambitions, social aims and growth goals.

Gill Thewlis has coached, mentored, and advised over 200 high-growth startups, SMEs, and arts organisations on long-term business strategy, enterprise development, business planning, and financial awareness. She has executive coached more than 150 directors and senior managers, achieving significant performance improvements and promotions. She has a banking background and also a design degree.

Sign Up Today and Don’t Miss This Chance to Invest in Your Future.

Businesses can attend this workshop as a standalone event, but we strongly recommend you sign up and attend all four sessions to get the maximum benefit.

There are only 12 places available, so secure your spot now and start building a more robust, financially savvy creative practice. Networking lunch included.

This event is organised by the Barbican Creative Hub in conjunction with the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub and funded by East Midlands Create Growth programme.
For further details visit www.barbicancreativehub.com or www.eastmidlandscreategrowth.co.uk

Host or Publisher Barbican Creative Hub