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

A practical guide to legislation which identifies how contracts and deals are made, covering the 1988 Copyright, Design and Patents Act; protecting and exploiting intellectual and creative capital; current issues surrounding copyright; property and performing rights; and aspects of contract law relevant to the culturlal industries.

Business for the Creative Arts (Business Start-Up Skills)

This 10 week unit of 2 hours of study per week will give training and information in connection to becoming self-employed, setting up a small business or working freelance and undertaking commission work.

There is a series of informal workshops as well as the additional opportunity for external visits and seminars covering:

• Funding
• Studio/ workspaces
• Business issues and planning
• PR & Presentation skills
• Marketing your products/ services
• Copyright and Intellectual property

New Business Start-Up Course

A specialist & intensive New Business Start-Up Course, especially designed for those thinking of setting up their own business or fashion label.

The course is delivered by a number of specialists with extensive experience working with new start-ups.

When

Monday, 10th March - Friday, 14th March 2008

Monday, 30th June - Friday, 4th July 2008

Monday, 17th November - Friday, 21st, November 2008

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

This course enables you to create a relevant business plan within the cultural industries sector. You will differentiate between a speculative business or project proposal and a business plan that transforms an idea into a viable and workable enterprise.

Technical Support Surgery @ Space Media Arts

Space's Technical Support Surgery is a practical advice session, troubleshooting your digital editing and post-production needs. The surgery's comprehensive training and support is designed to be tailormade for your specific hardware/software issues. Space offer a broad technical knowledge with a friendly and helpful attitude and we are dedicated to providing practical advice and assistance across all levels. The surgery is for anyone from novice filmmakers to video professionals who want to support and troubleshoot their editing and post-production systems in a professional setting.

All support sessions will be carried out in the Moving Image suite although users can bring in their own systems for a more personalised solution.

BBC Training

Freelancers in the broadcast industry can now have access to BBC Training and Development courses at a subsidy of 60 per cent. This is in addition to the courses already funded by Skillset. They cover subjects including camera skills, lighting, sound and post-production.

Find full details of the courses at the BBC Training and Development web site at BBC Training and a brochure is available from 0870 122 0216.

Fundraising for the Creative and Cultural Industries

Directed towards fundraisers, this course explores the various funding opportunities available in the local, national and international arena. Develop skills in identifying sources, writing bids, developing work plans and preparing budgets.

Developing Professional Practice for Small Businesses

This is a modular based training programme devised by the Education office at Cockpit Arts for designer/makers running their own business. 

The programme runs over a year and is tailored to fit the highs & lows of the designer/makers calendar. As well as incorporating business and marketing modules the course also covers IT training, photography, copyright, manufacturing & funding. 

Each delegate is assigned a mentor to help focus on particular needs. The key theme to the training is personalisation – giving candidates power and control over their business and their lives. The control enables the sole traders to develop marketing strategies, which can change in relationship to their business requirements.

Places are limited to 25 per year. 

Medialex Legal & Business Seminars

Courses and training programmes for media professionals. Courses range from: media law to copyright to film finance, contracts and insurance.

Free ICT training for small business

Practical hands on experience and training in information communication and technology (ICT) skills. Opportunity to develop your e-business awareness and knowledge. Network with like-minded organisations. Contact your nearest Business Link for London training organisation for details:

Women into Jewellery courses

Are you interested in developing a career in jewellery or the jewellery sector?

Are you female between the ages of 16-60?

Eligible participants can benefit from excellent free support and opportunities, and learn more about how to get into a career in jewellery

And when you complete the Sparkle into Business programme you will receive support from Holts about how to get into the jewellery business.

Contact Her Busiess to find out more.

The Film & Video Workshop: digital media courses

The Film & Video Workshop has been delivering educational projects for the past 12 years. We offer a range of free and low cost digital arts and video based courses and training at the Media Studio, ranging from
beginners classes to professional level courses.

Courses include:

• Video post production
• Final Cut Pro video editing
• Computer graphics (Photoshop)

All courses are run using Macs. Some courses require computer experience. Complete beginners can come along to our open access sessions for an introduction. Free editing facilities are available during open access sessions.

Camberwell College short courses

Camberwell College of Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design part-time weekday, weekend and evening courses in art, design and communications.

Whether you're trained in art and design or starting from scratch you'll enjoy Camberwell and Chelsea's short courses. Over 80 different courses to choose from including 17 brand new courses which range from Sourcing and Styling for Interiors, to Digital Stop-Frame Animation, via figure drawing, photography and special effects.

Setting up your own fashion business course

Thinking of starting up your own fashion business? Or are you a recently graduated fashion design student, and you're considering establishing your own label, why not consider booking a place on our specifically tailored Fashion Business Course.

Music Industry Business Support Workshops

These regular workshops focus on specialist areas such as:

• Artist Development
• Label Management
• Marketing
• Press & PR
• Music Management
• Contracts & Agreements
• Fundraising
• Music Publishing

ECAB (Eastside Creative Artist Business Support Programme) is delivered by a host of entertainment industry professionals, working in association with Eastside Records.

Cultural Enterprise Course

Cultural Enterprise: The Social Enterprise Approach to Arts and Culture. A part-time short course for people who want to develop their ability to strengthen arts and cultural organisations.

This new part-time short course at City University, London (supported by the European Social Fund) is specifically designed for people with experience of small or medium scale arts and cultural organisations who want to develop their ability to strengthen organisations and/or develop new income opportunities.

Taught by Di Robson and a range of guest speakers from the cultural sector, the course will explore areas such as capacity building, sustainability and organisational development.

Di is an experienced arts producer who has worked with organisations such as the East London Mela, Glasgay in Glasgow and the Jaipur Heritage International Festival in India.

One-to-one Business Coaching

Connections Communications Centre has a team of trained creative industry coaches, and joining this programme will entitle you to four sessions with your very own coach. Each coaching sessions will last approximately two hours and will be dedicated to helping you set and achieve your business and career goals at an agreed pace.

If you are a creative freelancer or sole-trader based in the London boroughs of Islington, Hackney, Westminster, Greenwich, Southwark, Lambeth, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Camden and Haringey - then you are eligible for subsidised coaching.

Designer Makers Professional Development Programme

Year-round Professional Development support to start up and established designer-makers through a rolling programme of business reviews, group workshops, seminars and specialist advice surgeries.

Cockpits Arts offers specialist, supported spaces in Holborn and Deptford, London, for forward thinking designer-makers with the added benefit of Cockpit Arts membership, one-to-one professional and business support, discounts on trade fairs, inclusion on website and Open Studios events.

Fashion Management Course

If you are planning to start a fashion business or already running one then this course could be a big help!

As the demands on your time are probably high during the working week, this programme of 20 sessions is run in the evenings and at weekends as a way of accommodating people with businesses to run.

The programme covers all aspects of managing a fashion business and is delivered by a highly experienced trainer with many years background in the fashion trade.

E-commerce for Fashion Course

If you're baffled by the internet and its business potential, why not attend our e-commerce for fashion course to find out more. It runs for four evenings (usually over a two week period) and aims to provide participants with an overview of e-commerce and internet trading strategies.