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Starting a theatre company


Date: 12 May 2008
Time: 9.30am - 12.45pm

Location: Drama Centre, 10 Back Hill, EC1

How do you go about setting up a theatre company from scratch? And why do it? Hear how acclaimed company The Factory got off the ground and receive funding and finance tips from a top producer.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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Shine UnConference for Social Entrepreneurs


Date: 11 May 2008
Time: all day

Location: Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf

Long presentations, boring speeches and being trapped in closed rooms are out. Peer-to-peer exchanges, info-snacking and flexible sessions are in.

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1st Draft: TV Drama


Date: 10 May 2008
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: 56 Shoreditch High St
E1 6JJ

Writers arrive with an idea and leave with an industry ready first draft of a pilot.

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How to Write an Artist Statement and CV


Date: 07 May 2008
Time: 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Location: 7 May, Deptford and 14 May, Holborn

For: All designer-makers and artists

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IN2FASHION


Date: 07 May 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Home Bar, Shoreditch

A social networking evening to connect and share ideas with like-minded people, plus tap into the thoughts of experts in PR

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Cultural Industries & the Law


Date: 03 May 2008
Time: 10.00am -5.00pm

Location: City University, Northampton Square

Cultural Industries & the Law: A practical guide to music, film and television

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NPA Genre Day: SCIENCE FICTION


Date: 02 May 2008
Time: 10.00AM - 18.00PM

Location: Apollo West End Cinema, 19 Lower Regent St

For film makers who have a feature film project in development, and are seeking finance.

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Creative Camberwell Launch Event


Date: 02 May 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 1.30am

Location: The Synergy Centre, 220 Farmers Rd, SE5 0TW

A networking and showcasing event for the creative industries in SE5

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Preparing for your degree show: fine art


Date: 01 May 2008
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: Banqueting Hall, Chelsea

Prevent last minute degree-show panic with ECCA's guide to presentation and pricing in fine art.

Booking: 31 place(s) of 80 available

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MASTERMIND COACHING CIRCLE


Date: 30 April 2008
Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Location: tbc

Mastermind Coaching Circle is an opportunity to work with a group of entrepreneurial individuals to help you achieve your goals.

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Pitching Skills for Filmakers


Date: 30 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Location: TBC

NPA (New Producers Alliance) present a seminar to help you pitch your film projects.

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Pensions Seminar


Date: 28 April 2008
Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts London

FREE ADVICE on pensions for anyone working in the Arts

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Fundraising for the Creative and Cultural Industries


Date: 26 April 2008
Time: 10.00an - 5.00pm

Location: City University, Northampton Square

This course is directed towards fundraisers.

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Moving Pictures (Industry led workshop)


Date: 25 April 2008
Time: 2.30pm -4.00pm

Location: Creative Careers, (Davies Street)

Industry led workshop with designer Richard Morrison

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How to Run a Magazine


Date: 25 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Fashion & Textile Museum

What is like to run a magazine?
How do you organise photo shoots with models, clothes, hair and make-up? what influences the photographers vision?

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The Business Plan


Date: 24 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Location: City University, Northampton Square

The Business Plan: Developing a proposal for a product, service or contract in the cultural industries

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Preparing for your degree show: fine art


Date: 24 April 2008
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: 107-109 Charing Cross Road, WC2

With your degree show just around the corner,  we provide answers to all your fine art questions. We've tips on how to present, document and archive your work, a pre-show checklist and information on what to expect on the day.

Booking: 20 place(s) of 80 available

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Reaching the Buyer for Designer-makers


Date: 23 April 2008
Time: 10.00am-1.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

Have you ever wondered how a product makes it from your studio into the department stores?  This session with "Buying Vision" aims to answer the question by focussin on the core principles of range planning, range building and approaching buyers successfully.

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Workshop on Writing an Artist Statement and CV


Date: 22 April 2008
Time: 1.00-2.30pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

This workshop is directed at artists and designer-makers.

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Women Entrepreneurs Talking


Date: 22 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm

Location: The Basement, 29-33 Berners Street, W1

Women Entrepreneurs Talking is a networking event designed to address issues that impact on the careers of women who work in the cultural and creative sectors who are commercial, creative, artistic or cultural entrepreneurs

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Make Marketing Work for You for Designer-Makers


Date: 21 April 2008
Time: 2.00pm-5.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

Whether you are selling a service or particular product, marketing is key to the success of business.

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Digital Marketing workshop at City University


Date: 17 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm -8.30pm

Location: City University London, Northampton Suite

City University London's Business and Enterprise Development Network, Islington Chamber of Commerce and Islington Business Partnership present this stimulatinf workshop and networking event aimed at SMEs

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Making it Work


Date: 16 April 2008
Time: 5.00pm-8.00pm

Location: Business & IP Centre, British Library

Join us for a practice-based approach to creative entrepreneurship.  Via a holistic, hands-on approach, with a real life example, this interactive workshop will illustrate an innovative method of assessing what makes a good business offer.

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Creative Juice


Date: 15 April 2008
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm

Location: Westminster Uni, Cavendish Campus

Get your juices flowing with a day of detoxing and energy-boosting for your business.  This is an exclusive training opportunity to put your creative skills to the best use of your business, and to maximise the revenue derived from your talents.

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Build your own website


Date: 09 April 2008
Time: 10.30am-4.30pm

Location: Space, 129-131 Mare Street E8 3RH

Have you been trying to build your own website but find it confusing?  Heard about blogs and on-line social networking but don't know where to start?  Do you want to make a website with tools that make it easy to create and host your website for free?

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When it's OK to Volunteer


Date: 09 April 2008
Time: 6.00pm

Location: Burford Wharf Training Suite, Stratford

When is it OK to offer your services and experience for free?

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Curating Contemporary Art Lecture Series


Date: 08 April 2008
Time: 6.00pm - TBC

Location: Leeds Art Gallery

Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Art Gallery invite you to the launch of a new series of public lectures.

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Genre Days: HORROR


Date: 04 April 2008
Time: 10.00am - 6.00pm

Location: 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road
E1 6LA

Genre Days are geared towards film makers who have a feature film project in development, and are seeking finance. Each session will be centred around a specific film genre.

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Network the Right Way


Date: 02 April 2008
Time: 6.00pm

Location: Burford Wharf Training Suite, Stratford

Training programme designed to show you how to get yourself out there, meet the right people and make the right connections.

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Successful Marketing


Date: 02 April 2008
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm

Location: Hidden Art, 138 Kingsland Road, E2 8DY

This session aims to help you employ successful marketing practices, develop a marketing strategy and learn techniques direct from an experienced designer-maker.  Try out this Hidden Art Networking Session for FREE as a taster for Hidden Art services, before becoming a member.

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Furniture Works Networking Evening


Date: 27 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 10.00pm

Location: Metropolitan Works, 41 Commercial Road, E1

A pre-Milan furniture fair bought to you by Furniture Works

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How to Market Yourself Online


Date: 27 March 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: space studios, Hackney

a seminar on tools to make the most of the internet and 'to harness the power of networks and conversations'

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Creative CV Writing


Date: 26 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm

Location: Burford Wharf Training Suite, Stratford

Find out what your CV should include to get that all important job

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How do i make my business real?


Date: 25 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm

Location: 1-2 Hatfield Gardens, SE1 9PG

Workshops to help dyslexic people start a successful business.

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Get Your Proposal Noticed


Date: 20 March 2008
Time: TBC

Location: CIDA, 7-15 Greatorex Street

Learn how you can express your organisation's needs in terms a funder can understand?

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Get It Sorted: Training for Artists


Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm

Location: Burford Wharf Training Suite, Stratford

Do you find that you never have enough time to get around to do the creative things you want to do?

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Fundraising and Sponsorship for Film Exhibitors


Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 9.30am-5.00pm

Location: Birkbeck Cinema, 41 Gordon Square, London WC1

Aimed at independent cinemas and film festivals, this course will show you how to approach different types of funders, develop partnerships with corporate sponsors and write a business plan

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Can I start a Successful Business from my idea?


Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm

Location: 1-2 Hatfield Gardens. SE1 9PG

Workshops to help dyslexic people start a successful business

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'How designers do it'


Date: 12 March 2008
Time: 5.00pm

Location: Innovation Centre Conference Room, WC1B 4AP

8 cutting edge craft based design businesses talk about their work, their journey so far and their top tips for other budding designer-makers.

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Intellectual Property for Jewellers


Date: 12 March 2008
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: Langdales, 5 St Cross Street

A FREE seminar offering vital information on design protection.

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Making money from your creativity


Date: 11 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Location: Student Hub & Lecture Theatre, Davies Street

Making money from your creativity:
ideas for bringing in the cash at university

Booking: 11 place(s) of 120 available

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The Ethical Pitch! - Speaker Event


Date: 11 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Location: The British Library

Ethical PR, Marketing and Branding experts will share their tips on how you can effectively promote your ethical business in today's competitive environment!

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The Ethical Pitch! - Speaker Event


Date: 11 March 2008
Time: 6.00PM - 8.30PM

Location: The British Libray, 96 Euston Road

a panel of Ethical PR, Marketing and Branding experts will share their tips on how you can effectively promote your ethical business in today's competitive environment!

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From Start up to Star


Date: 11 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm

Location: 1-2 Hatfields, SE1 9PG

Workshops to help dyslexic people start a successful business

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Artists Anonymous Speed Networking


Date: 11 March 2008
Time: 7.00pm-11.00pm

Location: Strong Room Bar, 120-124 Curtain Road, London

London is undoubtedly the place where all that's theatrical can happen.  Yet, how many times have you felt that if you only knew just a few more people then you could do so much more - that's precisely where Artists Anonymous PubClub comes in.

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1st Draft: Feature Film


Date: 08 March 2008
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: TBC

Writers arrive with an idea and leave with an industry ready first draft.

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Producing A Short Film


Date: 08 March 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: TBC

What does a producer do during the development process?

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants


Date: 08 March 2008
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm

Location: Waltham Forest Business Centre

Five of the UK’s pioneers in the fields of music, online marketing, publishing, and finance will be holding a series of specialist seminars and workshops, for four days only.
Interact with leaders who are at the cutting edge of the creative industry and find out how you can make your next move…

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Textile Design Talks


Date: 06 March 2008
Time: 10.00am - 12.30pm

Location: Farnham Maltings, GU9 7QR

Have you tried or are you thinking about approaching an agent to sell samples of your work to industry buyers but don't know where to start?

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Start me up


Date: 06 March 2008
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: London College of Fashion, RHS Central Space

Start me up: a step-by-step guide to setting up in self-employment

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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How not to get ripped off


Date: 05 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: The Innovation Centre, Central Saint Martins,

How not to get ripped off:
making intellectual property a bit clearer

Booking: 1 place(s) of 120 available

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Pitch Camp


Date: 05 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Young Foundation, 18 Victoria Square Park

Do you want to start the next Last.fm, Skype or Facebook?
This event is designed to provide you with hands on information on how to raise investment in your start up.

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Mothers of Invention 3


Date: 04 March 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: British Library Conference Centre

If you have a great business idea, or long to pursue your dreams and be your own boss, now is the time to learn from the experiences of five 'mothers of invention'

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Get Ready for Business


Date: 04 March 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: CIDA Business Development Centre, E1 5NF

If you want to create a plan, organise your finances or are confused about how to become self employed, book your place now on CIDA's Get Ready for Business programme

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Need a helping hand? Employing People


Date: 04 March 2008
Time: 1.30pm-5.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts Holborn

If you're considering employing someone this workshop will guide you through the key issues.

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Fundraising and Income Generation Workshop


Date: 01 March 2008
Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Location: University of Greenwich

This intensive one day session will survey the funding landscape in the UK from Government funding through to trusts and foundations, small bursary schemes, and sponsorship.

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Life after college: an introduction to self-employment


Date: 28 February 2008
Time: 7.00 - 9.00pm

Location: Chelsea Student Union Bar

Life after college: an introduction to self-employment in textiles and interior design

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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Creative Enterprise Professional Development event


Date: 28 February 2008
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm

Location: London College of Communication

On 28 February London College of Communication will celebrate a new FREE course, Graduate Certificate Enterprise, seeking April 2008 entrants.

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Women into Jewellery


Date: 25 February 2008
Time: TBC

Location: Newham College Of Further Education

Women into Jewellery: Start to Sparkle Pre-Apprenticeship Programme, for women interested in developing a career in the jewellery sector.

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How to Set Up and Run a Production Company


Date: 23 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: TBC

Find out what you need to know to run your LTD company efficiently, and importantly, legally

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Creative Project Management Workshop


Date: 22 February 2008
Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Location: University of Greenwich

Would you like to learn the fundamentals of project management in an accessible and interesting way?

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Producer Training


Date: 21 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: Sheridans Media Lawyers
Whittington House
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NPA Five Week Intensive Producer Training NPA Five Week Intensive Producer Training

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Budget & Schedule for Feature Film


Date: 16 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: TBC

This weekend course is designed for production managers/producers/filmmakers wanting to know how to effectively schedule then budget a project.

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Trend and Fashion Forecasting


Date: 16 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm

Location: Fashion & Textile Museum

This course introduces the basic theories of forecasting and will enable you to produce your own forecast.

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The Art of Producing


Date: 16 February 2008
Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Location: University of Greenwich

Do you know how to plan a theatre production effectively?

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Creative Workspace


Date: 15 February 2008
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Location: SE17

Are you looking for a new creative workspace but aren't sure where and how to start?  This essential half-day workshop will take you through all the necessary considerations and give you a clear idea of how to find and move into yourdream space.

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Workshop for Creatives


Date: 14 February 2008
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Location: The Artzone,  Edmonton

A price and costing workshop

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Business Start-up Information Session


Date: 12 February 2008
Time: 11.00am -1.00pm

Location: CIDA, Graetorex St, London, E1 5NF

Have you got a great idea youo want to develop into a creative business but need help getting started?

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Building Relationshops with Galleries


Date: 12 February 2008
Time: 1.00pm -2.30pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Cockpit Yard, WC1N 2NP

Building Relationshops with Galleries for Designer-makers.

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Cultivate - Essential Growth for Photography Graduates


Date: 09 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: London College of Communication

Rhubarb-Rhubarb have teamed up with the London College of Communication presenting  a series of seminars and portfolio sessions with some of the worlds leading photographers, photography curators, agents, editors and printers

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Fundraising for Artists


Date: 07 February 2008
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: Shoreditch

This one-day workshop for artists will demystify the process of fundraising and bid-writing, as well as suggesting new ways of approaching funding sources through collaborative projects.

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Creating a cool brand


Date: 05 February 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Innovation Centre, CSM, Southampton Row WC1B

Style, innovation and desirability are all essential elements of a cool brand. We bring you three cutting-edge, and very cool, speakers from the world of design, PR and trend-spotting to discuss how to turn your ideas into cool brands for 2008.

Booking: 3 place(s) of 100 available

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NPA Pitching Skills for Film-makers


Date: 05 February 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Location: TBC

This interactive seminar will take you though all the information that you need to effectively pitch your projects to financiers, talent and collaborators alike.

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NPA International Co-Production Training


Date: 02 February 2008
Time: 10.00am – 18.00pm

Location: Bethnal Green

This course is designed to guide you through the process of co producing

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Your first break and making the most of it


Date: 31 January 2008
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Camberwell Student Union Bar, Peckham Road SE

Vice editor Andy Capper and illustrator Jiro Bevis discuss how to get your work seen by the right people and making the most of your first break.

Relax to tunes from our live DJ, visuals from Jiro, enjoy a free drink and meet potential collaborators.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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Creative Business Spring Training Programme


Date: 28 January 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm

Location: University of Greenwich

The programme supports new and existing businesses in the media arts - this includes; publishing, interactive and graphic design, audio-visual (sound, music, games, film and video), perfoming arts, theatre and visual arts.

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Getting ideas off the ground


Date: 22 January 2008
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: Wilson Road, Camberwell College, SE5 8LU

This practical guide to arts project management looks at: generating ideas, financing them, making them happen and publicising them.

Booking: 3 place(s) of 100 available

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Establish Yourself in Visual Arts


Date: 16 January 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Location: City University, London

Aimed at individuals and fleging organisations working in the visual arts who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of how they can operate in the visual arts world

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Business Start-Up for Creatives


Date: 14 January 2008
Time: 18.00pm - 20.30pm

Location: CSM, Southampton Row, London

A short intense fast-packed business start-up course for artists, designers, makers, photographers, image makers and animators.  This course is for creatives who wish to know about how to set up in business, and learn about the benefits of becoming self-employed.

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Green Growth London


Date: 10 January 2008
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm

Location: The British Library

Green Growth London is a package of six FREE workshops tailored to help businesses in London minimise their environmental impact, become more efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.  Courses run every Thursday from 10 January to 14 February.

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gateway2investment


Date: 10 January 2008
Time: 9.30am

Location: Grant Thornton UK LLP, EC2P 2YU

g2i is a highly successful investment readiness programme delivering early stage private investment to exciting young businesses.

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How to develop your products


Date: 10 January 2008
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Location: Central Saint Martins, Southampton Row, WC1B

An all-round 10-week course to build and implement your product development plan. January to March is  “Product Development Season”.  So get ready to pitch your ideas to manufacturers so that they produce the best of your designs. This course will also help you find your own route to  market, stay there and strengthen your presence. You’ll have started to take action before it ends.

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Arts Project Management


Date: 09 January 2008
Time: tbc

Location: E1

An information packed ten-evening modular programme consisting of a series of five workshops that can be studied together or individually for the professional development for art, performance and media practitioners.

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Growing Your Creative Business


Date: 08 January 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm

Location: Greenwich University

Do you need support in growing or developing your creative business? Do you want to gain a postgraduate professional development qualification?

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test


Date: 14 December 2007
Time: 6:00pm

Location: test

test

Booking: 5 place(s) of 6 available

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Artists Space Launch


Date: 14 December 2007
Time: 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Location: The Artzone, Edmonton

Open Studios in Busy Shopping Centre

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Get Your Proposal Noticed


Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Location: Business Development Centre - Aldgate East

Crippled by criteria? Jostling with jargon?Ever wondered exactly how you can express your organisation's needs in terms a funder can ubderstand? This workshop will provide a refresher on shaping proposals that are individually tailored for different funders.  Practical approaches, and the motivation to get out there and try again are key to the day.

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How not to get ripped off in the creative industries


Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 6.00-9.00pm

Location: Hub Cafe/Bar, 65 Davies Street, W1K 5DA

Being copied and someone else ripping off your creative ideas is a major
concern once you start to sell, publicise and promote your creative
work. You need to protect your ideas and make sure you know what to do
if someone does actually copy what is rightfully yours.

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Making the most of Trade Shows


Date: 05 December 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor Rear, 138 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY

This networking session will present an overview of the tradeshows and methods for determining which show your work is best suited to. Life on the show will also be discussed, including creating a successful stand, dealing with buyers and making the sales.

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Introduction to Individual Giving


Date: 04 December 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course provides a practical introduction to raising money from individuals.

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Managing Change


Date: 30 November 2007
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Location: London Bridge

This course will provide an overview of how change works and consequently how we can best manage the process, equipping you with tips and tools to meet the challeges that the process of change presents.

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Research visit to East London Design Show


Date: 29 November 2007
Time: 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Business Development Centre, Whitechapel

Do you want to exhibit and sell your work at a Christmas show, trade fair, craft market or summer festival?

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Time to find out about: Visual Arts & Crafts


Date: 28 November 2007
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Hothouse, London Fields

A networking / speaking event focusing on professional development advice for visual artists, designer-makers and crafts people.

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Effective ways to Make Your Fashion Brand Global


Date: 27 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Location: WC2N 6AA

Half day seminar which will cover top tips on exhibiting at trade shows overseas, good marketing practices and advice on how to deal with international buyers.

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Branding... The Creative Way to Grow Your Business


Date: 27 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 12.30pm

Location: Lyric Hammersmith

A seminar on branding for creative businesses which is aimed at people working or running small businesses in the creative industries.

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Site Specific Performance


Date: 27 November 2007
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Location: London Bridge

Are you thinking about producing a site specific performance?  If yes, then this course is an ideal opportunity to learn thepleasures and the pitfalls.  This one day course is aimed at performers, directors, writers, producers, administrators and anyone who is doing, or wants to do, site specific work.

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How to Write a Business Plan


Date: 26 November 2007
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Location: London Bridge

This course aims to inspire those who are preparing a business plan,  The course will cover the benefits of planning, introduce the main elenents of a plan. and suggest ways of getting started.

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Business Planning


Date: 23 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Location: The ArtsZone, Edmonton N9 0TZ

A step by step by guide to developing a business plan.

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Recycled Design Workshops at The Eco-Design Xmas Fair


Date: 23 November 2007
Time: 11am - 5pm

Location: Camden

Calling all young people: fancy designing a recycled Christmas gift or card this christmas with the help of some of London's top sustainable designers? Then the Eco-Design Christmas Fair could be the one for you.

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Effective Fundraising


Date: 22 November 2007
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Location: London Bridge

This one day course is aimed at those with limited to no fundraising experience and for those who wish to review their funding techniques in a workshop with participants new to fundraising.

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Making the most of your stand/stall - Getting it right


Date: 21 November 2007
Time: 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Business Development Centre - Whitechapel

Do you want to exhibit and sell your work at a Christmas show, trade fair, craft market or summer festival?

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Arts Marketing Part 2: Communicating with your Audience


Date: 20 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: London Bridge

Your audience is made of various segments, diverse needs.  How do you communicate your message to such a diverse group?

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Electric Business Club: Closing a Deal


Date: 19 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Guildford

A discussion on good contracts and deals.

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A Designer's Tale


Date: 18 November 2007
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm

Location: The ArtsZone, Edmonton, N9 0TZ

Come and be inspired and learn what it really means to be a supplier to some of the UK's best known stores.

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[EntWeek] ECCA one-to-one advice drop-in sessions


Date: 16 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: ECCA Central and ECCA North

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?
From 10am to 4pm on Friday 16 November, in the ECCA Central office on the 1st  floor of Davies Street and ECCA North at the CSM Innovation Centre, ECCA are offering drop-in to one-to-one advice sessions for students thinking of setting up or who have already set up a creative business.

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Workshop for Inventors and Innovators


Date: 16 November 2007
Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm

Location: Business and IP Centre, The British Library

Are you:

>> Struggling to develop and commercialize a new business idea, invention or product innovation?

>> Wondering what you're supposed to do, when?

>> Wondering if putting in your time and money is going to be worth it?

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Head for Business - Business Planning Sessions


Date: 15 November 2007
Time: 12.00pm or 6.00pm

Location: The Albany
Douglas Way
Deptford

Business planning sessions are offered on Thursdays 12pm to 6pm or evenings 6pm to 4pm

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[EntWeek] FifZine: the new creative digital community


Date: 15 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar, Davies Street

Come and be amongst the first to learn about the new creative digital community, FifZine. Fifzine levels the playing field so that what you know and do finally outweighs “who you know” within the creative industries. Members will be able to promote and perfect their work while businesses will have an environment where they can find leading edge creative talent.

Booking: 53 place(s) of 120 available

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[EntWeek] Get your ethical/social project running


Date: 15 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Banqueting Hall, Chelsea College

Do you have a project that aims to create public or social benefit, rather than money? Perhaps you are planning a green exhibition or art workshops in your local community... No matter what the precise nature of your social or ethical project, there are some generic issues that you need to consider.

Booking: 92 place(s) of 150 available

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Introduction to Sponsorship


Date: 15 November 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

The aim of this course is to increase your understanding of arts sponsorship and to provide practical guidance on how to secure it.

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Social Enterprise: building companies with a conscience


Date: 15 November 2007
Time: 6.15pm - 9.00pm

Location: British Library Conference Centre

From ethical products to companies championing social change, social enterprise is one of the UK’s most dynamic business sectors. This inspirational evening will be an opportunity to learn from a group of pioneering social entrepreneurs about how they have put a social conscience at the heart of their businesses.

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[EntWeek] How to make your creative project happen


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar, Davies Street

The ins and outs of project management can be pretty dull – this interactive workshop will look at quick and dirty ways of getting started. The workshop will be hosted by Alex Bec and Will Hudson from If you could . 'If you could' is an annual publication, aiming to showcase the best in design and illustration, contributions are welcomed from both established and up and coming artists on the theme, If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?

Booking: 35 place(s) of 120 available

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[EntWeek] Turn your creative idea into a business


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Lethaby G12 Lecture Theatre, CSM

The University recently launched a new funding scheme to support creative ideas that have the potential to become financially successful. The Proof of Concept Fund offers up to £5k to students, alumni (up to 3 years from graduation), researchers and staff from the University. But how do you turn your creative ideas into a financially viable business proposal? How can you access this money?

Booking: 27 place(s) of 120 available

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Time to find out about...


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Four Corners, Bethnal Green

New Media, Artists' Moving Image and Film.
A networking / speaker event focusing on professional development advice for new media and film practitioners, and artists who work with the moving image

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Women's Enterprise Day


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 5.00pm-8.00pm

Location: Rootstein Hopkins West Space, LCF

An opportunity to celebrate some of our industry’s leading lights

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Pricing and Costing


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Location: The ArtsZone, Edmonton, N9 0TZ

Pricing & Costing in Your Business

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Time to find out about: New Media...


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Four Corners, Bethnal Green

A networking / speaker event focusing on professional development advice for new media and film practitioners, and artists who work with the moving image.

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Creative Business Club - Making Workspace Work


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Barbican Centre

Has your business outgrown your home, or are you renting a space tha just isn't working for you?  The Creative Business Club - Making Workspace Work - explores how to find a space that will help your business grow.

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Teenpreneurs: The Youthful Guide to starting a Business


Date: 14 November 2007
Time: 6.15pm - 9.00pm

Location: British Library Conference Centre

You’re never too young to start a business, they say. The British Library is bringing together a remarkable group of young entrepreneurs, each of whom has started a highly successful venture in their teens.

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[EntWeek] Creative Collaboration


Date: 13 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Innovation Centre, Central St Martins

As a creative professional you will not be working in a bubble. Increasingly people come together from different disciplines to work alongside each other to make the most innovative projects happen. But how does this operate in reality? What issues arise and what are the best ways of dealing with them? This talk will be led by Wendy Daws and Michael Warren from Fuse UK. Fuse UK a collective of young and emerging design talent. Their pieces range from very beautiful lampshades made of re-cycled c

Booking: 9 place(s) of 90 available

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[EntWeek] I want a website ...


Date: 13 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Main Lecture Theatre, LCC

... but I don’t know where to start.

There are many different reasons for needing a website – to promote yourself, your practice, your business, services, exhibition or project. But how do you get one? This talk will cover reasons to get a website; what makes a good website; how to get started; making sure it all goes according to plan; and keeping ownership the final site.

Booking: 82 place(s) of 200 available

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Enterprise Week Keynote Speech & Launch Party


Date: 12 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar, Davies Street

Enterprise Week kicks off with our keynote speaker, Will Parkinson from Jack Liberties offering a unique take on how to promote yourself and / or your creative project in new and interesting ways. You can also hear about how to apply for the all-new Arts London Proof of Concept and Investment fund for your start-up creative business. Come and have a drink on us, and network with other like-minded students from across the university. Take home an ECCA goodie bag with your free USB stick along wit

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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[EntWeek] Self-promotion


Date: 12 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre, Camberwell College of Art

Getting your work and your name out there is a constant struggle for creatives of all disciplines. This interactive workshop will be hosted by Joe Wade, Creative Director at Don’t Panic and will help you come up with ways of getting yourself out there. Don’t Panic work with organisations to help them promote themselves to a young, design conscious audience, placing emphasis on design and the future of our planet.

Booking: 30 place(s) of 150 available

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Make your mark as a freelancer


Date: 12 November 2007
Time: 11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Rootstein Hopkins West Space, LCF

Considering a career in photography, styling or make-up? Fancy yourself as an entrepreneur? Hear from the experts about the highs and lows of being your own boss in the fashion industry.

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Sell Yourself - Sell Your Work


Date: 12 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

This session looks at presenting yourself to others

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Embrace the spirit of the Avant Garde


Date: 09 November 2007
Time: tbc

Location: British Library

Inspired by major figures in the European Avant Garde, could you design work for an area of public display in the British Library? Can you demonstrate how the spirit of the European Avant Garde has influenced your own work in a creative design field?

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Climate of Change


Date: 09 November 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 10.00pm

Location: London

This is a platform for all Artists in all disciplines to submit work/s based on the problems of Climate Change.

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Legal Issues in Craft and Design


Date: 07 November 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor Rear, 138 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY

This networking session focuses on the important issues involved in protecting your designs. It goes into detail regarding contracts and legal relationships with manufacturers and retailers.

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Head for Business - Is Enterprise for me?


Date: 07 November 2007
Time: 10.00am or 5.30pm

Location: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford

Head for business is an innovative business start up, training and peer micro lending scheme.

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Selling Yourself and Your Work


Date: 07 November 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm

Location: The ArtsZone, Edmonton, N9 0TZ

Designer entrepreneur and founder of Extraordinary Design, Dan Maier will help you identify how to sell your product and to become a PR machine.

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Making Time for the Media


Date: 07 November 2007
Time: 10.30am - 1.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

This workshop aims to encourage you to make publicity a priority and to show you how you can do your publicity quickly and effectively.

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FashionExpo


Date: 05 November 2007
Time: 14.00pm - 19.00pm

Location: Business Design Centre

On 5th and 6th November 2007 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, FashionExpo will bring together London-based manufacturers and designers to showcase the talent and quality of products available to retail buyers.

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Starting your fashion business


Date: 02 November 2007
Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm

Location: Careers Information Centre, 65 Davies Street

This workshop will be run by Victoria Holt, Founder and Creative Director of Fred&Ginger London Ltd

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Improve Your Digital Health


Date: 01 November 2007
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: The Hub, 5 Torrens St

Poor digital health is typically the stresses of relentless emails, the always-on accessibility of mobile phones, the 'way-over-my-head' frustrations of learning to use software. This workshop focuses on the tangible impact of technology on both our work and personal lives.

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Time to Find Out About: Writing


Date: 01 November 2007
Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm

Location: Masbro Centre, Hammersmith

an opportunity for all writers – poets, playwrights, novelists, short story writers, screenwriters and all other artists interested in incorporating the practice of writing in their work – to hear from four experts in the field of professional development.

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Introduction to Individual Giving


Date: 26 October 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course provides a practical introduction to raising money from individuals.

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Dazed & Confused Magazine / DazedDigital.com


Date: 24 October 2007
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Student Hub, 65 Davies Street, W1K 6DA

Come and find out about Dazed & Confused’s new online showcase for up and coming creative talent.

Drinks and refreshments will be served in the Student Hub bar after the talk.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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Publishing & Marketing Games


Date: 22 October 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm

Location: Central St. Martins Innovation Centre
Southa

From QA to PR, Monday at Skills Week will grant you access to everything you need to know about getting a developed game to market, with a series of talks and an opportunity to quiz our expert panel at the end of the day.

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Network Your Way To Success!


Date: 22 October 2007
Time: 2.00pm-5.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts, Holborn

A high energy session that looks at the importance of networking for designer-makers and how to do it well!

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The Accelerator programme Awareness Events


Date: 19 October 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: City Marketing Suite, Guildhall

The Accelerator programme begins with a series of evening awareness events which are open to any London based innovative company.

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Art & Animation Day


Date: 19 October 2007
Time: 3.15pm onwards

Location: Central St. Martins Innovation Centre

A Freelance Career in Games - Max Mitzer (Principal Talent Agent, International Talent Management)

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What it takes to be a Games Industry Freelancer


Date: 19 October 2007
Time: 1.00pm onwards

Location: The Old Truman Brewery

What it takes to be a Games Industry Freelancer (Panel) Supported by ITM Management

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Creative Links Expo: 2007


Date: 18 October 2007
Time: N/A

Location: Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London E1

CIDA'a annual networking and showcasing event offers access to a range of creative industries support providers, high-profile panel discussions, an East London Design Show installation and more!

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Sculpting a Living


Date: 17 October 2007
Time: 11.00am - 5.30pm

Location: RBS, London, SW7

Professional development seminars for sculptors.

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Exchange Networking Evening


Date: 17 October 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Location: Metropolitan Works

The Exhange monthly networking evenings provide a fantastic opportunity for creative business and professionals to network, share concerns and get advice with leading creative institutions

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Building Your Business in China


Date: 16 October 2007
Time: 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Location: The Millenium Fair Hotel

Hong Kong can also help you realise your China business ambitions. Find out how in "Hong Kong: Building Your Business in China," the practical seminar.

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Maker to Market


Date: 15 October 2007
Time: tbc

Location: Shoreditch Town Hall

For the third year running CIDA has joined forces with the East London Design Show to provide an exclusive support package to exhibitors based in Hackney, Newham or Tower Hamlets


If you have been trading for at least 18 months, this is fantastic opportunity to invest in your future – you could save up to £200 on the cost of your stand and sharpen up your business skills at a workshop and one to one advice sessions.
For the third year running CIDA has joined forces with the East London Desi

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Building Your Project Budget


Date: 11 October 2007
Time: 10.30am - 4.30 pm

Location: London SE1

This course aims to demystify the process around project management, and provide clear-cut guidance for turning good ideas into a reality.

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Environmental Self Audit Workshops


Date: 10 October 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: London Metropolitan University

Do you want to do your bit for the environment, reduce risk, increase savings and enhance corporate reputation by being seen as green?

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Introduction to Sponsorship


Date: 09 October 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

The aim of this course is to increase your understanding of arts sponsorship and to provide practical guidance on how to secure it.

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Creative Alchemy Networking


Date: 09 October 2007
Time: from 6.30pm

Location: Covent Garden

Networking for the creative industries

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Business Start-Up for Creatives


Date: 08 October 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Location: Central Saint Martins College

A short intense business start-up course, for creative people who wish to set up as self-emplyed or as a company.

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NCGE - Franchising Event


Date: 05 October 2007
Time: 5.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Kingston University

Want to have your own business but don't have an idea? Ever considered buying a franchise?

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NCGE - Franchising Event


Date: 05 October 2007
Time: 5.30pm - 8.00pm

Location: Kingston University

Want to have your own business but don't have an idea? Ever considered buying a franchise?

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New Producers Alliance Micro Strategies


Date: 05 October 2007
Time: 10.00am - 6pmpm

Location: Diorama Arts Centre

Developing the scope and structure of your micro budget project

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Focus on Growth - Sponsor Me!


Date: 04 October 2007
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Location: Business Development Centre

This high-energy workshop combines theory with real life experience and will help you to reach your sponsorship goals.

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Ways to Source Finance


Date: 03 October 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor Rear, 138 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY

Writing funding applications can often be a major undertaking for any business, but this networking session is designed to make the task easier.

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Creative Business Accelerator Programme Event


Date: 03 October 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: CSM, Holborn, WC1 4AP

Do you want the opportunity to pitch your business to potential investors and receive training to help grow your business?

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Personal Branding


Date: 02 October 2007
Time: 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: Business Development Centre

This practical workshop is for professionals who want to develop their presence as a credible expert within their field and stand out from the crowd for the right reason.

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ECCA: How to make money from your creativity


Date: 27 September 2007
Time: 11.00-12.00

Location: Room 308, 65 Davies Street, W1K 6DA

For new students to University of the Arts London

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My Cake - introduction evening


Date: 27 September 2007
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Cockpit Arts

OK, so we all hate doing it, but book-keeping and accounts are one of those things that we simply can’t escape. Happily, things are about to get a lot easier.

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Hidden Art Forum - Anticipating the Future


Date: 26 September 2007
Time: tbc

Location: Bloomberg building at City Gate House

Now in its 8th year, this annual event brings expert speakers together to present and discuss opportunities within the design industry and ways of accessing them.

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Basic Pensions for Artists Seminar


Date: 25 September 2007
Time: 10.00-12.30

Location: Arts Council England, London

Nine short but intensive seminars across England providing essential information to artists and creative practitioners about their pension options.

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Introduction to Individual Giving


Date: 25 September 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course provides a practical introduction to raising money from individuals.

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First Steps Business Planning Session


Date: 25 September 2007
Time: 11am -1pm

Location: Business Development Centre

CIDA's regular business planning sessions offers targeted advice and guidance to small groups of new businesses and pre start ups

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Get Noticed


Date: 25 September 2007
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Calling all designers, designer/makers, artists, musicians, film makers, architects and creative entrepreneurs
This is your chance to help build a thriving creative industry community in Haringey

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Practical tips for small businesses seminar


Date: 24 September 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Location: Northampton Suite, City University

A networking evening to share some practical tips on growing your business and to illustrate how City University's flexible business skills training can support you.  Information highlighting our many other resources for SMEs will be displayed.

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ECCA: How to make money from your creativity


Date: 24 September 2007
Time: 10.00-11.00

Location: Street Lecture Theatre, LCC

For new students to University of the Arts London

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Accessible Marketing and Publicity seminar


Date: 20 September 2007
Time: 10am - 4.30pm

Location: Central London

Shape's Accessible Marketing and Publicity seminar will help you ensure your communications are targeted appropriately and effectively.

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Managing Effective Partnerships


Date: 20 September 2007
Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Location: London SE1

This course will unravel the meaning of 'we are working in partnership with...' and explore what a real partnershp is, what makes it successful, who is responsible for what and who really benefits from the partnership.

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Business Planning Seminar


Date: 17 September 2007
Time: 10am-4pm

Location: Holloway Road

Link Up is a professional development opportunity for deaf and disabled Londoners involved in the arts.

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Advanced Sponsorship Seminar


Date: 13 September 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course is designed to provide new ideas, inspiration and fresh insights into the world of arts sponsorship.

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Advanced Pension Seminar


Date: 11 September 2007
Time: 10.00am - 12.30pm

Location: University College, London

Covers pensions basics and key information about the pension choices artists can make

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How to Start a Business in the Music Industry


Date: 11 September 2007
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Location: BEC, 11-13 Uxbridge Road, W12

This half day seminar by Mark Stevenson, Music Industry Consultant is vital for those starting a business in the music industry especially for musicians, singers, producers, engineers, writers (music and lyrics), label managers, publishers and management.

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Pitching and Pricing Your Music Services


Date: 10 September 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: Lafone House, The Leathermarket, SE1 3ER

Do you struggle to feel confident charging for your services? Do you want to better understand the value of your work and to maximise your earned income potential? Would you like to gain more skills in pitching to customers and clients?

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How to Set Up and Run a Production Company


Date: 08 September 2007
Time: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Location: Contact Organiser

Find out what you need to know to run your LTD company efficiently, and importantly, legally.

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FREE Distribution Seminar


Date: 08 September 2007
Time: 3.30pm - 5pm

Location: Stratford Circus

Distribution Seminar/Panel Discussion – ‘Platforms’ De-fragmented Broadcasting:
From PSP/I-Pod/Mobile Phone hand-held through to online free and pay-per-view, DVD, terrestrial and satellite TV.

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Creative Workspace


Date: 07 September 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: Kensington Central Library

Are you looking for a new creative workspace but aren't sure where and how to start? This essential half-day workshop will take you through all the necessary considerations and give you a clear idea of how to find and move into your dream space

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Introduction to Sponsorship


Date: 06 September 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

The aim of this course is to increase your understanding of arts sponsorship and to provide practical guidance on how to secure it.

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Entrepreneurship for Creatives


Date: 06 September 2007
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Location: Barkston Garden Hotel, London, SW5

During this special evening with Kavit Haria, one of the world's top music success coaches, you'll learn about the current state of the music industry and the dozens of loopholes that exist and how you can expose and create your success from them.

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Eco-Design Network: Sourcing Sucess


Date: 05 September 2007
Time: 6.30pm - 9pm

Location: Derbyshire Street, Bethnall Green, London, E2

Would you like to find out more about reaping the rewards of a 'sustainable' supply chain? Or supporting London's communities by sourcing local goods and services?

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Run a Successful Business


Date: 05 September 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor

Offers advice on writing business plans, business models, and finance management. It will also deal with the important issues of developing a database and employing staff.

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cb Accelerator


Date: 05 September 2007
Time: N/A

Location: Chartered Accountants' Hall, EC2P 2BJ

Are you an innovative business with high growth potential?
Do you have a business plan that sets you apart from the rest?
Are you the next market leader?

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Creative Alchemy - Networking Events


Date: 04 September 2007
Time: 6.30pm onwards

Location: Detroit, WC2H 9LD

Creative Alchemy brings together creative businesses and freelancers from across the different creative sectors for networking, discussion and socialising in a chilled out smiley environment designed to encourage collaboration and inspiration

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Practical Press Relations: An Introduction to Film Fest


Date: 15 August 2007
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: The Script Factory, 66/67 Wells Street, W1

Do you struggle to secure press coverage for screenings and events at your venue?

Finding it tough to get national media interest in your festival with so many other festivals out there?

The Independent Cinema Office presents an essential one-day training course for anyone who is aiming to maximise media coverage for film-related events or festivals.

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Introduction to Sponsorship


Date: 14 August 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

The aim of this course is to increase your understanding of arts sponsorship and to provide practical guidance on how to secure it.

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Creative Alchemy Networking


Date: 07 August 2007
Time: 6.30pm

Location: Detroit, 35 Earlham Street, Covent Garden

Creative Alchemy brings together creative people, businesses and freelancers from across the different creative sectors for networking, discussion and socialising in a chilled out smiley environment designed to encourage collaboration and inspiration.

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NPA Networking


Date: 07 August 2007
Time: 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Location: Teatro, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY

We are happy to announce our next New Producers Alliance (NPA) networking event. We are joining forces with Stellar Network who are based in both The UK and New York (www.stellarnetwork.com)

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NPA Producing a Short Film


Date: 04 August 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: VET, Hoxton Square, N1

Tutor Rebecca Knapp - whose six short films have garnered over twenty-four international awards and three BAFTA nominations - gives advice on how to produce a short Film.

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Pricing Your Work


Date: 03 August 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm

Location: Careers Information Centre, Davies St, W1K

An essential session aimed at recent Arts London graduates of designer-fine craft programmes.

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Advanced Sponsorship Seminar


Date: 01 August 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course is designed to provide new ideas, inspiration and fresh insights into the world of arts sponsorship.

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Pitch Up


Date: 01 August 2007
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XT

Stellar Network are giving a rare, open opportunity for you to pitch TV show ideas to leading industry figures. You'll get exclusive one on one access to a panel of Britain’s leading TV executives and commissioners, and you'll be able to pitch your idea and gain constructive and critical feedback from individual members of the panel.

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Budget & Schedule for Feature Film


Date: 28 July 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: VET, Hoxton Sq., N1 6US

This weekend course is designed for production managers/producers/filmmakers wanting to know how to effectively schedule then budget a project.

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Graphics Portfolio Reviews


Date: 27 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm

Location: Careers Information Centre, Davies St, W1K

Two leading design companies will visit the Careers Information Centre to review folios of new graphic design graduates.

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Advanced Sponsorship Seminar


Date: 26 July 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

This course is designed to provide new ideas, inspiration and fresh insights into the world of arts sponsorship.

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Introduction to Sponsorship


Date: 26 July 2007
Time: Contact Organiser

Location: Contact Organiser

The aim of this course is to increase your understanding of arts sponsorship and to provide practical guidance on how to secure it.

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[ECCA] Start me up


Date: 11 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: London College of Communication, SE1 6SB

If you've made the decision to set up on your own when you graduate and want to know how then this is the event for you!

Booking: 40 place(s) of 110 available

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[GradWeek07] Applying for Funding for Creative Projects


Date: 05 July 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre,
Student Hub,
65 Davies Street

You’ve got a fantastic idea for a creative project. But you need money to make it happen. Who’s going to give it to you? What are funders really looking for? How do you write a proposal?

Find out from the creatives that have been through the process.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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[GradWeek07] Don't Suffer For Your Art: Make Money as a Fine Artist


Date: 05 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre,
Chelsea College of Art & Design,
Millbank

You’ve just spent 3 years making fine art. You’re pleased with your work. You’re about to graduate. You want to keep making work. You don’t have a clue about how you can make any money out of it. You start to panic. You give up and get a job in Sainsbury’s.

Find out if there's another way...

Booking: 98 place(s) of 170 available

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Product Development


Date: 04 July 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor Rear, 138 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY

Keeping abreast of new technologies is essential for designer-makers, and this session covers working with new technologies and the resources available (with a particular focus on polymers). It also demonstrates ways to get work into production.

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[GradWeek07] How Not to Get Ripped Off


Date: 04 July 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre,
Student Hub,
65 Davies Street

Being copied and someone else ripping off your creative ideas is a major concern once you start to sell, publicise and promote your creative work. You need to protect your ideas and make sure you know what to do if someone does actually copy what is rightfully yours.

Booking: 38 place(s) of 110 available

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[GradWeek07] Acting Up: Freelancing in the World of the Theatre


Date: 04 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Room 118,
Wimbledon College of Art,
Merton Hall Road

How can you build your network of collaborators when just you’re starting out? This talk will bring together leading practitioners from the theatre industry to discuss these issues and offer practical advice about getting funding for your production and making contacts with artists, theatres and spaces.

Booking: 21 place(s) of 50 available

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[GradWeek07] Making Plans: How to Write a Business Plan


Date: 03 July 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar,
Davies Street

Writing a business plan is not on most creative people’s list of top tasks.  If you’re starting a business and want to apply for funding to put your creative ideas into action, at some point you will probably have to grapple with writing one.

Come to this seminar to unpick some of the myths surrounding business plans find out how to make your business plan work for you.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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[GradWeek07] Make or Break: Starting Out in Product Design


Date: 03 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Lethaby G12,
Central St Martins,
Southampton Row

It doesn’t matter if you’re working with lighting, textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture or whatever, designing your product range is just the starting point. What does it take to get your product range from your studio or workshop to the commercial marketplace?

Come and find out!

Booking: 67 place(s) of 150 available

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Are You Starting Your Own Film Production Company?


Date: 02 July 2007
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Location: Business Enterprise Centre, W12.
Tek House
11-13 Uxbridge Road
London W12 8TB

The seminar is vital for those interested in starting a film production company and covers legal issues, VAT, employment law and more.

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[GradWeek07] Graduate Week Keynote Speech and Launch Party


Date: 02 July 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar,
Davies Street

Graduate Week kicks off at our gala evening at the new Student Hub Bar in Davies Street. Come and hear acclaimed author David Parrish give out hints and tips about working for yourself and receive an exclusive ECCA goodie bag including David's book - T-Shirts and Suits.

Afterwards you can have a drink on us and network with other graduate from around Arts London - who knows who you might meet?

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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[GradWeek07] Creative collaboration drawing workshop


Date: 02 July 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Location: Student Hub Bar at Davies Street

From pens and paint to computer tools, this interactive activity will get you experimenting and collaborating with your fellow graduates.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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[GradWeek07] Material Gains: Working in Textiles


Date: 02 July 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Innovation Centre,
Central St Martins,
Southampton Row,
Holborn

Choosing a career in the textiles industry is a difficult path to follow. This event brings together two top textiles designers, and a buyer to uncover practical hints and tips on how to make money and work with others in the world of textiles.

Booking: Fully booked, no spaces available.

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CIDA's Creative Business Club


Date: 27 June 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Shoreditch Town Hall,
Old Street
Tube: Old Street

The next Creative Business Club event in June – Profitable PR – explores how best to gain coverage in the media and the rationale for doing so.

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Profitable PR (Creative Business Club)


Date: 27 June 2007
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Shoreditch Town Hall
380 Old Street,
London EC1V 9LT
Nearest tube: Old Street

The next Creative Business Club event in June – Profitable PR – explores how best to gain coverage in the media and the rationale for doing so.

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Perfect Production


Date: 22 June 2007
Time: N/A

Location: 20 John Princes Street,
Oxford Circus,
W1

This two-day workshop will offer you the opportunity to examine the principles that ensure efficient production and build a successful relationship with your manufacturer. Led by an industry expert the workshop involves hands-on practical demonstrations and exercises, problem solving techniques and case studies.

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BTWSC One Day Courses


Date: 19 June 2007
Time: 10.30 am - 4.00 pm

Location: Tavistock Hall (Lower Ground Deck) (next to KFC)
25 High Street
Harlesden
London

Cost: £10

Music Industry - A useful overview of BTWSC's long term courses, this one-day course is a taster that will quickly allow you to get a good handle on how the music industry works.

Areas covered include key areas such as copyright, industry organisations, income streams, marketing, contracts, merchandising, media and press releases.

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kickSTART: for digital designers and developers about to graduate


Date: 19 June 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: Street Lecture Theatre,
London College of Communication,
Elephant and Castle,
London, SE1 6SB

This talk is aimed at new graduates, or student-designers about to graduate, in any of the ‘new media’ disciplines (graphics, video, animation, interactives, etc).  Come and hear from people in the field.

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Using New Technologies to Engage Audiences


Date: 19 June 2007
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Location: Happy Computers
Whitechapel

A rare opportunity to actually try out all that new media you may have heard about in a one day workshop – it's practical and hands-on. There will also be time to discuss the full range of technologies available as well as what’s around the corner.

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[ECCA] Reduce, Reuse, Recycle


Date: 13 June 2007
Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Location: Davies Street Lecture Theatre

You recycle all your paper, plastic and glass at home, but does your creative work also reflect your environmentally friendly ethics?

Booking: 20 place(s) of 70 available

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Branding ... The Creative Way to Grow Your Business


Date: 07 June 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Location: Business Enterprise Centre
Tek House
11-13 Uxbridge Road
London W12 8TB

This half day afternoon session is aimed at people working in the creative industries including designers, media, film and product makers and will give you information about brands and why they're so important.

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Promote yourself in the press


Date: 06 June 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00

Location: Hidden Art, Shoreditch Stables, Ground Floor Rear, 138 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY

This networking session focuses on getting your name and face in the media, offering advice on how to write your press release, tailoring information to suit what the press want and how to target journalists. Dealing with photography and images is also covered.

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Creative Workspace


Date: 25 May 2007
Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: Space Studios (Meeting Room),
129–131 Mare Street, London E8 3RH

Nearest station: London Fields

Are you looking for a new creative workspace but aren’t sure where and how to start? This essential half-day workshop will take you through all the necessary considerations and give you a clear idea of how to find and move into your dream space.

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Sculpting a Living


Date: 23 May 2007
Time: N/A

Location: Royal British Society of Sculptors
108 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3RA

Now in its successful third year, the Royal British Society of Sculptors will again be offering six seminars providing practical information, training and networking opportunities for those who make their living from their work.

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[ECCA] Preparing for your degree show


Date: 23 May 2007
Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre, 65 Davies Street, W1K 5DA

How do you price your work?  What should you expect?  What do you do if someone wants to buy or commission your work?  How can you make sure you get paid?  

Come and get equipped with the basic knowledge to make the most of your degree show.

Booking: 17 place(s) of 70 available

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Perfect Production


Date: 10 May 2007
Time: N/A

Location: Mare Street,
Hackney,
E8

This two-day workshop will offer you the opportunity to examine the principles that ensure efficient production and build a successful relationship with your manufacturer. Led by an industry expert the workshop involves hands-on practical demonstrations and exercises, problem solving techniques and case studies.

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ECCA: Self Assessment for Self-Employed People


Date: 10 May 2007
Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: COVE Learning Suite,
London College of Communication,  
Elephant & Castle, SE1 5SB

If you've received a self-assessment tax return in the post and want to know how to fill it in then this is the event for you. This exclusive workshop will feature advice from Martin McKee - an advisor at HMRC Business Support Team.

Booking: 5 place(s) of 14 available

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Time Management for Creative People


Date: 05 May 2007
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Location: Central London

Most time management techniques are geared to left-brain people and don't work well for more creative types. In this session, you will learn a variety of practical and immediate ways to get control of your life and time.

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Outsourcing Manufacturing


Date: 03 May 2007
Time: 2.30-6pm (registration 2pm)

Location: London Metropolitan University, 35 Kingsland Road, London E2 8AA

Choosing the right manufacturer - both in the UK and overseas - is very important to the growth of your business. Through a combination of talks and interactive workshops you will find out the key questions to ask when sourcing a manufacturer and how to maintain a good working relationship once you find one.

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Hidden Art Pool of Specialists


Date: 02 May 2007
Time: 18.00-20.00