Get valuable tips and advice from local artists and creators on topics like pricing strategies, writing for social media, product photography, and more.
If you don’t have a business plan, you are not alone. (And you may not actually need one.) What you do need are answers to some key business questions so you can think about the future of your creative career. We’ll review those questions (and answers to them) in this conversation and provide tools for you to build out your idea in a sustainable way. After all, if you never have to say yes to something just for the money, your business plan works (creatively AND financially).
As part of this workshop, we will:
About this series:
Making the transition from artist to entrepreneur can be as challenging as it is exciting: if you're thinking of turning your passion into a business, you probably have questions about how to establish an online business and earn income from your passion.
This series is designed specifically for artists and crafters: get valuable tips and advice from local artists and creators on topics like pricing strategies, writing for social media, product photography and what it takes to exhibit in the annual Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival.
Presented in partnership between Upper Arlington Public Library and UA Parks & Rec
About the presenter:
Elaine Grogan Luttrull is the luckiest CPA ever. Through Minerva Financial Arts, a company she founded in 2009, she works to build financial literacy in creative individuals and organizations through education and coaching. Her work focuses on empowerment above all else, connecting financial decisions with creative goals. She serves just over 1,000 people per year through workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions, and her goal is to make all creative individuals both financially empowered and creatively free.
Elaine’s direct client service is characterized by education. She leads workshops, boot camps, online learning, and college courses in business, finance, accounting, governance, and strategic planning topics. She also works one-on-one with both individual artists and arts organizations. Her methods draw upon Solution-focused Financial Therapy techniques as well as Narrative Financial Therapy techniques.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Internet and Technology | Career Development | Arts and Culture |
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