Turning creative ideas into money

Wah NailsDid you know that it’s Enterprise Week? On Tuesday 18 November Martin Bright, NDotM’s founder, chaired a seminar at the University of the Arts titled ‘Turning Creative Ideas into Money’ stressing the need for an entrepreneurial spirit in the creative industries. This was part of a series of events organised by Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts (ECCA) for Global Enterprise Week.

It was truly inspiring to hear the three young panellists relate their experiences and talk about their paths to (more…)

Marcus Mason | Wednesday, 18th November, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Blog | No comment


Empty Shops: space for growth?

 

3168105151_05887b0e61Empty shop space: space for creative economic growth?

 

It was encouraging to see the government last week address the issue of empty shop space.  Across Britain great swathes of valuable high street acreage currently lie fallow as more and more shops, large and small alike, close their doors for the final time. How is this space to be used constructively? (more…)

Peter Barrett | Thursday, 23rd April, 2009 at 10:09 pm | Blog | No comment


Guardian: Creatives vs Crunch

Can the creativesguardian_logo beat the crunch?

The Guardian.

The Guardian today asks whether or not the UK creative industries will survive not only the strictures of economic recession but also the threat of increasing global competition. (more…)

Peter Barrett | Saturday, 28th March, 2009 at 1:56 pm | Blog | No comment