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Are you thinking about running a business, on the brink of starting out, in need of help managing an existing business or want to take your creative business in a new direction? The Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts offers one-to-one advice sessions for anyone in the London area who is thinking of setting up or who has already set up a creative business.
We offer a confidential sounding board for you to bounce ideas off and help you to step back and look at the bigger picture. If we can't help you, we will try and point you in the direction of other people or organisations that can.
Your first three advice sessions are free. Here's what you do:
- Read the profiles of our business advisors to see who is best suited to your situation.
- Once you have had three advice sessions you will need to pay £25 (including VAT) for any future sessions. After contacting ECCA to reserve a slot, download the booking confirmation form and send it together with your payment. If payment is not received within 7 days, the slot will be released.
- Click here to book a session. (Please note that Martin McKee deals only with tax advice)
- If you find that all sessions are booked up, we announce when new appointments are added to the website in the monthly ECCA newsletter. Make sure you're signed up to receive it!
Remember to cancel your appointment in advance if you are unable to make it. If you do not cancel in advance you will receive one 'black mark'. Three black marks will suspend your access to the ECCA website (this also applies to events). You can read more about this in the Customer Charter.
More information about
appointments
For students:
ECCA West, Chelsea College of Art and Design: with Ellie Rees or Abigail Branagan on Thursday afternoons
ECCA North, Innovation Centre, Central Saint Martins: with Hilary Kelsh on Monday mornings.
For students and graduates:
ECCA Central, Student Hub, Davies Street: with Alison Coward on Tuesday afternoons
For graduates and other creative businesses:
ECCA Central, Student Hub, Davies Street: with Alex Barclay, Diana Hudson or Rachel Smart on Fridays
ECCA South, London College of Communication: with Brigid Howarth on Mondays
All details are subject to change.
These are the full addresses:
- ECCA North: Central Saint Martins, Innovation Centre, Southamptom Row, WC1B 4AP
- ECCA Central: University of the Arts London, 65 Davies Street, London W1K 5DA
- ECCA South: London College of Communication, Elephant & Castle, SE1 6SB
- ECCA West: Chelsea College of Art and Design, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU
When booking, please check the details to see where the appointment takes place.
Wehave recorded previous events, creating a knowledge toolkit covering all aspects of starting and running a creative business.