Start-up and Grow: Two day Creatives Workshop
Schedule
Fri Sep 27 2024 at 10:00 am to Sat Sep 28 2024 at 04:30 pm
Location
The Business Hub 2nd floor,Calverley Street,Leeds,LS1 3AB,GB | Leeds, EN
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Join this workshop to get the skills you'll need to take your craft business to the next stepPlease read the important notice at the end of the workshop outline.
Recently had a go at crafting your own products and thinking you'd be able to turn them into a side hustle or business venture?
Join this workshop to get the skills you'll need to take your craft business to the next step.
In this two-day workshop we'll be joined by expert speakers who'll be going through some of the 'need to knows' as a maker, creator or crafter. From pricing your products to taking photographs and boosting your digital presence.
Over the two-days we'll have core talks and breakout rooms covering:
Day one – Friday 27th September
-Inspiring entrepreneur story from a local business
-Pricing your work: how to price your makes in a competitive market
-Creating a digital presence: content marketing and creating your SEO strategy
-Choosing the right platform for selling your makes (there's more than just Etsy!)
-Identifying your brand values: how to build a well crafted brand as you transition from hobbyist to creativepreneur
Day two - Saturday 28th September
-Using Instagram: get to grips with Instagram and other visual social media platforms to connect and engage your audience
-Protecting your Intellectual Property
-Photographing your products for maximum impact: elevate your product photography using the equipment you already have
-Diversifying your income
Light lunch provided on both days
About the speakers:
We'll be joined by a host of expert speakers who'll be on hand to guide you through the right steps for your creative business.
Speakers include Steph Cronin-Milne (ReVamp Marketing), Jo Tomlinson (Business Works UK), Tim Simpson (Tim Simpson Photography), Abigail and Chloe Baldwin(Buttercrumble), Rebecca Hopwood (YouBee Media), Dawn Wood (Fabrication)
Notice:
Please note: to be eligible for this programme, you need to be a resident of Leeds
This workshop is part of a programme of support. You will be required to register onto the free Start-Up and Grow programme in order to access the support that is available. A member of the team will follow up on your booking with a registration form. This will be sent from the BIPCLeeds email. If you have not received this after a period of three days, please check your spam and junk mail folders.
Priority will be given to Leeds residents.
“This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority."
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Where is it happening?
The Business Hub 2nd floor,Calverley Street,Leeds,LS1 3AB,GB, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
