Foundations In: Business X Creativity – Factory International Academy

Deadline to apply – Thursday 13th February, link here

Factory Academy and One Giant Leap present a new part-time course that will introduce you to the fundamental entrepreneurial skills needed to make your practice work for you! 

Over 12 weeks you will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and learn the essentials of:

• Defining and connecting with your audience
• Diversifying income streams
• Brand activation
• Pitching
• Intellectual Property
• Managing your finances and tax

This brand-new course is designed to empower creatives and artists from a range of disciplines by providing learning content that will stimulate entrepreneurialism. Your learning will combine expert advice with real-world examples and practical exercises. You will be provided with multiple perspectives on a range of topics through the inclusion of industry speakers, guest artists and mentoring sessions.

Over the 12 weeks you will work to apply and test your newly acquired skills in order to develop a blueprint for a business plan to activate your next steps towards a successful career as a practicing creative.

This course is in person at Aviva Studios on Mondays and Fridays 10am–5.30pm. You will also need around 3.5 hours per week to work on tasks outside of the course.