Free Online Workshop: Future Planning for Creatives

‘Future Planning for Creatives’ is an online workshop that reframes and explains the business and strategic planning process, made specifically for creative practitioners and arts businesses.

A business or strategic plan is more than a way to make a bank or funder happy. It can be a truly invaluable tool to help you figure out where you’re going – and why.  

Summarising your creative business or arts organisation into a written plan is a great idea, but without guidance it can become a stale and unused document that never gets implemented. This online workshop focuses on creating practical action plans that work. With plenty or templates and tools to discuss, this friendly and real-world workshop will help arts practitioners from beginners to more experience professionals.

Participants will discuss the following, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:

• The planning process in general, and how to understand the different types.

• A look at the ‘traditional’ business and strategic plan, and the sections to focus on.

• The importance of understanding the benefits of a vision, mission and values statement.

• Choosing the right template for your purposes.

• The reality of planning a professional approach with a busy personal life and artistic practice.

What do I get?

All participants of this workshop also receive:

• Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.

• A practical workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops.

• Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.

• The possibility of further one-to-one business advice, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help!

Who is presenting?

Cat Dibley – Cat Dibley is a national and international creative producer with over 10 years’ experience producing dance, theatre, tours, and festivals. She has worked at major theatre companies across Australia, Europe, and the US and founded a theatre company in 2011, producing many shows under this banner for mainstage companies, festivals, and large-scale national tours. Cat has worked as a creative consultant, story producer, screen development producer, educator and mentor.

This is a NSW Small Business Month Event/ Creative Plus Business is an official Collaboration Partner for NSW Small Business Month in 2024.

What is CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?

We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.

This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop.

What is Service NSW Business Connect? 

Service NSW Business Connect provides free, independent, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business.