business support
Here is a list of all available resources throughout the greenhouse website as submitted by it's members.
Feel free to browse and download anything you see relevant to you.
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Feel free to browse and download anything you see relevant to you.
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| A little black book for women in business… The fourth Directory of Business Support for Women - which is crammed full of useful hints, tips, telephone numbers and case studies - has just been published by East Midlands Development Agency |
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| Access to Finance (A2F) A new scheme has been launched in the East Midlands aimed at helping entrepreneurs raise finance to help their businesses grow. Access to Finance (A2F), an initiative funded by East Midlands Development Agency (emda), will open up the investment markets of London and the South East to companies seeking finance in the region. It will particularly help early stage, high growth and technology-based firms requiring up to £2 million of funding. The Fund is interested to hear from entrepreneurs and businesses with compelling business propositions, some element of innovation or first-mover advantage and clear growth potential, across all sectors. Please visit the website to find out more about emda’s access to finance programmes, including the initiatives above . |
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| Artists Information Company The Artists Information Company offers a wealth of information regarding the arts |
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| Arts and Business East Midlands Arts and Business East Midlands is the world's most successful creative network. It helps business people support the arts and the arts inspire business people. |
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| arts around mansfield arts around mansfield works with and inspires artists, arts organisations and audiences in the Mansfield District to help raise awareness of and increase and diversify the market for the arts in the area. |
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| Arts Council England Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery |
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| Arts Council England Funding Flash Want to find out about funding for artists and arts organisations? Funding Flash is a monthly e-mail service provided by Arts Council England, East Midlands, to alert artists and arts organisations to potential sources of funding. If you would like to receive the service, please email nic.gray@artscouncil.org.uk |
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| Arts Marketing Association The AMA is the professional development body open to all arts professionals involved in bringing arts and audiences together in the UK and internationally. |
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| Arts Marketing Association (AMA) The AMA is the professional development body open to all arts professionals involved in bringing arts and audiences together in the UK and internationally. |
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| Arts Training Central ATC has been the Regional Training and Support Service for the Arts and Creative Industries in the East Midlands since 1983. It provides a range of facilities, advisory services, and training programmes in support of the professional development of artists, performers, and other creative practitioners in the region in ways which will help them to increase their prospects for income and employment. |
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| Arts Training Central (ATC) Arts Training Central (ATC) is the regional training centre for the arts and creative industries in the East Midlands. It provides a range of facilities, advisory services and training programmes in support of professional development of artists, performers and creative practitioners in the region in ways that will help them to increase their prospects for income and employment. |
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| artsadvice.com artsadvice.com has been created to help you to pursue a successful career within the Creative Industries. You can use the site to obtain tailored career or course information by email. If you prefer, you can get the same help by calling 0800 093 0444 |
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| Association for Contemporary Jewellery The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is an organisation based in Britain, devoted to the promotion of contemporary jewellery. |
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| Business Angels East Midlands Business Angels Ltd (EMBA) raises investment capital for growing companies. Investments completed range from £20,000 to over £1 million. • An injection of share capital, which will strengthen your balance sheet and so unlock additional sources of finance • Additional management expertise at a strategic or operational level, entrepreneurial experience and business contacts, adding credibility and value to your business and contributing to well-managed growth. Please contact Tom Yardley 01636 708 717 or 07767 443 843 |
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| Business Link Business Link is a 'must see' if you run your own business or are thinking about running your own business. Business Link is a completely free service offering a wide range of support and advice, so it's well worth taking the time to explore their website properly. |
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| Business Link East Midlands Business Link acts as the gateway to targeted and high quality support, improving business creation, increasing business survival and helping to harness a culture of enterprise. To find out more about how Business Link can help your business, contact the Information Team on 0845 058 6644. |
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| Business Link Grants to help small companies become environmentally friendly Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the East Midlands could now be eligible for a £10,000 grant to help reduce their energy costs and environmental impact through East Midlands Development Agency’s (emda’s) resource efficiency campaign. Launched last November, the campaign has already resulted in 250 companies contacting Business Link to find out how they can save money and improve their environmental credentials. Some of these have now been awarded resource efficiency grants to help reduce energy and raw material costs and look at ways of improving recycling activities. The grant funding will provide up to 50% of the cost of changes, the balance being met by the business. All grants are subject to businesses meeting certain criteria. If you are a small business and are interested in finding out more, contact Business Link on 0845 058 6644* or email: efficiency@businesslinkem.co.uk. * Calls charged at local rates. |
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| Coalfields Enterprise Fund The Coalfields Enterprise Fund has been established to finance growth-orientated companies and encourage entrepreneurship in England’s former coalfield areas. The fund provides risk finance in the range of £40,000 to £500,000 in the form of equity, with preference share capital and loans, and follow on finance is available. Investment by the fund maybe up to 50% of the total funding package. They can consider new start up companies, established businesses seeking to expand, acquisitions and mergers and buy-outs/buy-ins. Please contact Tel: 0870 766 8238 |
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| COMEDIA Over the years COMEDIA has produced a series of ground-breaking texts regarding the development of Cities and Creativity. They have a growing number of of these available free in their download section. |
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| Connexions Nottinghamshire Connexions is an information, advice and guidance service for young people aged 13-19. Connexions also offer a free recruitment service to employers who want to include 16 to 19 year olds in their recruitment, |
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| Contract Opportunitites - Source Derbyshire Source Derbyshire is about bringing buyers and suppliers together to make it easier for businesses to find out about new sources of potential revenue, and therefore, grow and develop to the benefit of the local economy. As well as new contract opportunities available in Derbyshire, you will also find a list of recurring contracts which you may be able to bid for in the future. If you want to cast your net further a field to find contracts that are being offered elsewhere, go to one of the other Source sites. Links to all these sites are included in the links section of Source Derbyshire. There is also a link to Source East Midlands. This has a news section to help you keep up to date with the latest business news in the region. |
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| Crafts Council The Crafts Council promotes the contemporary crafts in the UK. It is an independent organisation funded by Arts Council England and provides services to craftspeople and the public. |
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| Creative Clusters Creative Clusters Ltd. was set up in 2001 to enable people engaged in the development of the creative industries to showcase their work, learn from each other, identify and articulate policy issues and connect to development resources. Creative Clusters organise a fabulous creative industries conference every year. |
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| Creative Industries Network (CIN) Creative Industries Network (CIN) is run by, and for creative businesses in Derby and Derbyshire. It enables us collectively to have a stronger voice within Derbyshire's economy. CIN also offers the opportunity for creatives to mix informally, learn from each other, share skills and generate business. |
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| Creative Industries New Technology Initiative The New Technology Initiative offers grants up to £10,000 (50% matched) and training support for Creative Businesses across the East Midlands. This enables creative enterprises to purchase technological equipment that will add further value to their business. The current round runs up until March 07 however application deadlines are for December. For more details please contact: Andy Luffman at the Business Development Unit, University of Derby on 01332 591334. |
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| Cultivate Cultivate is the East Midlands new audience development agency. |
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| Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) aim to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, to support the pursuit of excellence and to champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries. |
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| Derbyshire Artists' Marketing Grants The Derbyshire Arts Partnership offers Marketing Grants to new and emerging artists to help boost the county’s creative economy and both support and promote Derbyshire’s local artistic talent. Individual professional artists and their small arts based businesses in Derbyshire are eligible to apply for this grant that provides £500 towards a wide range of marketing including new publicity material, photography, advertising and website development. For more details please visit the Derbyshire Arts Partnership Website. |
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| Derbyshire Chamber and Business Link Derbyshire Chamber and Business Link (DCBL) is part of a national network providing an impartial advice and information service to help companies grow and succeed. |
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| Design Council The Design Council is the national strategic body for design. It aims to strengthen and support the economy and society by demonstrating and promoting the vital role of design in making businesses more competitive and public services more effective. Full of useful information for designers! |
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| Design Factory The Design Factory champions the regional craft and design sector creating a collective voice for the industry. They markets and promote a selected network of design-led makers and manufacturers encouraging the commercial and successful growth of creative businesses. |
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| Design Trust The Design Trust offer an eductional resource for designers |
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| Designer Directory The Designer Factory is a listing all UK designers and design areas. |
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| Designer Forum The Designer Forum provides a variety of business and design support to designers, freelancers, companies, undergraduate and graduates operating within the East Midlands fashion and textiles industries. |
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| Designers Network The Designers Network is a national online network that aims to provide a friendly meeting place for designers and creative people. |
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| e-courses on intellectual property The British Library offer a series of free practical online courses where entrepreneurs, inventors and SMEs can learn about intellectual property - including patents, trade marks and registered designs. 'Intellectual Property - How to Protect and Develop Your Idea' incorporates key information from courses available onsite at the Centre and brings it to the desktop of entrepreneurs and innovators based anywhere |
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| East Midlands Community Loan Fund The Community Loan fund for the East Midlands provides loan finance of between £15k-£100k to “not for profit” organisations that are economically viable but are unable to access mainstream loan finance. Applications are welcome from • Those starting a social economy or “not for profit” enterprise • Those who are seeking to expand a social economy or “not for profit” enterprise • Those wishing to take over an existing business as an employee or community buy-out More Information Contact: Tony Glover Tel: 01332 553209 E-mail: tony.glover@lif.org.uk |
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| EM Media EM Media is the regional agency supporting the development of the film and media industry in the East Midlands. EM Media offer a number of business support initives to ensure the media industries thrive across the region. |
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| EMIN EMIN offers online information, organises a number of workshops and business seminars which allow you to develop vital business skills and provides you with a venue for networking with other companies. |
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| Equity Equity is the only Trade Union to represent artists from across the entire spectrum of arts and entertainment. |
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| EUCLID EUCLID provides European & international information, research and consultancy services to the cultural sector. |
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| Ever thought about employing a graduate? Graduate Fusion The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce provide their own graduate recruitment service, graduatefusion. We are tailored to meet both your needs and that of the graduates alike, with our overriding objective being to keep the skill base as high as possible in the East Midlands Region. graduatefusion offer a package that allows you to concentrate solely on the pressing matters within your company whilst cutting the costs usually incurred during the recruitment process. Offering a very competitive rate in comparison to our rivals we at graduatefusion pride ourselves on the personalised service we provide our clients. Undertaking all aspects of the recruitment process, we will select only the outstanding candidates for your consideration. Candidates are selected from our generous database of recently graduated applicants. We also market the position through a number of mediums in an attempt to attain the highest standard of candidate possible. An effort further strengthened by prominent links with the local universities including Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University and the University of Derby. If you require further details on our service please call on 01332 851299 or email david.mawson@dncc.co.uk |
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| Federation of Small Businesses The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has over 200,000+ members across 33 regions and 230 branches. |
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| First Enterprise Creative Industries Loan Fund The First Enterprise Creative Industries Loan Fund is designed to help creative people and businesses and is aimed at providing a support service to small businesses predominantly within BME communities throughout the East Midlands. It is not exclusive but the project guarantees that at least fifty percent of business support will go to BME small businesses working in the creative sector. Please contact First Enterprise Business Agency 90, Radford Road Nottingham NG7 5FU Tel: 0115 9423772 |
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| Focusing Creativity. FREE creative business support programme Feb 07 Focusing Creativity is a FREE support programme for creative businesses in Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire. From web design to visual art, advertising to music, if you are creative we want to hear from you. For more information please scroll down the page on the attached link. |
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| Funders Index The East Midlands Funders Forum has recently published a simple funding guide for community-based projects. The guide divides funders by theme and gives step-by-step advice on finding the right funder to approach. A brief outline of each funder is provided, including minimum and maximum grants, who can apply, funding priorities and contact details in the region. The information will be updated on a regular basis, not less than annually. |
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| ICT Support Programme networking launch events East Midlands Chambers of Commerce have recently secured funding through the East Midlands Development Agency to manage a regional Business Link ICT and eBusiness Advice and Support programme which will include the delivery of FREE events, workshops and provide capital grant funding. For more information and to book a place please email enquiries@ebusinessclub.biz |
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| Ideas Factory Produced by C4 the Ideas Factory offer you practical infromation on how to get on, get in and get creative. The site aims to help you to get where you want to be in the Creative Industries |
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| J4B J4B is the UK's leading grants website. With comprehensive information on government grants for both business and voluntary groups which is updated daily and a new additional database of publicly funded organisations that provide help & advice you will never have to look anywhere again to find a grant! |
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| Mentoring Escalator Programme delivered by Business Link The Mentoring Escalator Programme allows businesses to access the knowledge and expertise of a fellow business owner as your mentor. The scheme offers 10 half-day mentoring sessions over a 12 month period at a cost of £250 + VAT |
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| Online Support for Starting A business The Small to Medium Business online toolkit offers software, business forms, training, and more to help small businesses in emerging markets grow and succeed. It’s free and easy to use. Just search or browse the categories for the information you need. |
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| Own Industry: developing the east midlands music industry Own Industry is a programme of support for small and medium-sized music industry businesses (SMEs) in the east midlands (that's Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire). Its aim is to help music promoters, producers, labels and other industry entrepreneurs based in the region to develop and grow their businesses. |
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| Own It - Intellectual Property advice for creative businesses Within your business or your practice, you've probably created a wealth of in-house ideas, designs, music, writing, images – in short, 'intellectual property' - which can make you extra money, as long as you give it the proper legal protection. Creative businesses in London have been enjoying access to Own-it's entire range of advice services. These are now being extended to anyone in the country. Their services include: - online IP advice answered by our advisors via our website - 1-to-1 (and free) legal clinics with top lawyers on IP issues All you have to do is log-on to our website and place your enquiry and we'll try to answer it online. If your problem needs legal intervention we'll recommend an IP clinic here at Own-it HQ with a top law firm. Own-it provides: - free legal contract templates, articles, podcasts and factsheets available for download - free legal advice and a detailed FAQ section - events to enable creative people to make the most of their ideas - a directory of useful resources and contacts across creative sectors. Place your enquiry now: www.own-it.org/advice Own-it is a partnership between London Developement Agency and London College of Communication, University of The Arts London. |
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| Print Media Graphics Network The Print Media Graphics Network is an association to support and promote the East Midlands Print Media and Graphics sector in a number of ways. This includes profile raising, providing grants, training, seminars and conferences. They can also signpost print-related enterprises to other areas of support. |
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| Progress: Cultivate's development programme for small or emerging arts organisations PROGRESS is a programme of FREE organisational development support for small or emerging cultural organisations. The whole idea of this programme is to help any not-for-profit cultural organisation, especially those who don't normally think they can take part in these sorts of things. Progress, delivered thjrough Cultivate in Pratnership with Creative Launchpad offers you the opportunity to access in-depth advice on how you can develop, alongside a bespoke programme of capacity building activity which could include training, mentoring or consultancy or even a mix of them all. Contact info@cultivate-em.com or 0115 935 2015. |
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| Shoutout Shoutout is designed to be the voice of East Midlands Creativity, providing resources, networking opportunities and powerful promotion for the creative industries across the East Midlands region. |
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| Skillset Skillset is the sector skill council for the audio visual industries of the creative sector. Alongside other support Skillset helps to improve the competitiveness of the industry, undertake research to find out about training and skills needs, support and develop new and existing talent for our industry through an investment programme and provide careers advice through its website and careers advisory service. |
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| Skilset Skillset is the sector skill council for the audio visual industries of the creative sector. Alongside other support Skillset helps to improve the competitiveness of the industry, undertake research to find out about training and skills needs, support and develop new and existing talent for our industry through an investment programme and provide careers advice through its website and careers advisory service. |
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| T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity Ths comprhensive and practical business guide for creative businesses is now available as a free downloadable eBook |
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| The Crafts Council The Crafts Council promotes the contemporary crafts in UK. It is an independent organisation funded by Arts Council England and provides services to craftspeople and the public. |
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| The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts NESTA is an ambitious organisation with a very clear purpose. They passionately believe that the UK can lead the world in the application of knowledge, enterprise and creativity. They will achieve this by developing strategies that transform the UK's capacity for innovation. |
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| The Princes Trust The Princes Trust run a creative industries initiative where creative enterprises, run by someone between the age of 18 and 30, may receive start-up support including a low interest loan, ongoing and specialist advice, networking opportunities and more. |
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| UK Film Council The UK Film Council is the Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK. It aims to stimulate a successful, vibrant film industry and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the UK. |
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| UK Film Council Funding UK Film Council operates three different funds which give Lottery money to support film production |
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| UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) UK Trade & Investment East Midlands provides advice, information and support to UK companies looking to trade internationally. Thier website offers a variety of support to companies, whether they are new to exporting or not, that will help them generate new business overseas. The region also benefits from having a Creative Indsutries specilist advisor; for more details please contact Christine Johnson: T: 0116 258 7357 or e-mail cjohnson.ukti@blleics.co.uk |
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| Voluntary Arts England Part of the Voluntary Arts Network, VA England can help you to get involved in the voluntary arts in two ways 1) join a voluntary arts group and 2) set up a new group. Its briefings, publicatons and links and resources section is well woth checking out if you work in the voluntary arts. |
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| Voluntary Arts Network Voluntary Arts Network is the development agency for the voluntary arts. It aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the UK and ROI, and increasingly in Europe. They recognise that they are a key part of our culture and as such they are absolutely vital to our health, social and economic development. This website is essential to all those working in the voluntary arts as it's got stacks of useful information and downloads. |
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| Whose art is it anyway? By John Knell An essay that considers how the personalisation and choice agendas shaping other areas of publicly funded activity, such as health and education, have any resonance for the arts. |
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| www.arts-consultants.org.uk www.arts-consultants.org.uk is a free online facility. You can search the database yourself for a consultant or trainer or use the Advertise for a Consultant service where consultants will be advised of your needs by email. You can download a printed version of the register for use at your leisure. Consultants update their descriptions and recent work examples as often as they wish and the online database is updated daily and the printed version weekly. The site is used daily by arts organisations throughout the UK and has a growing worldwide audience. It is usually number one for arts consultants with all of the leading Internet search engines – Google – MSN – Yahoo – AOL etc. |
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| www.davidparrish.com David Parrish, workshop leader for our May event ‘Marketing: Friend or Foe’ has completely redesigned his website and incorporated the T-Shirts and Suits website into it as a blog. The result is a growing collection of new information, articles, examples of great business techniques and other ideas for creative enterprises and cultural organisaitons. Articles can be downloaded, copied and /or redistributed by email and by offering them as downloads from websites. To take a look log on to www.davidparrish.com |
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