Business planning/starting up in business
Funding
Local authorities
Professional development and training
Self-employment and tax
Trade organisations and unions
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Advice and information
a-n : the artists information company [Advice and information]
Through advocacy and information and from the perspective of artists, a-n's mission is to stimulate and support contemporary visual arts practice and affirm the value of artists in society.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/Artquest [Advice and information]
Critical engagement and practical support to visual artists and craftspeople. The Artquest website contains over 800 free-to-access web pages of practical support, critical articles and opportunities covering every aspect of a visual artist or craftsperson's career.
http://www.artquest.org.uk/Arts Council England [Advice and information]
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/Ixia [Advice and information]
ixia is the public art think tank - it provides guidance on the role of art in the public realm.
Through its activities ixia identifies and challenges restrictive practices which result in limited and missed opportunities for artists working in the public realm.
Public Art Online [Advice and information]
A unique public art information site which provides guidance and examples of public art practice from around the UK and internationally.
http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/Script [Advice and information]
Script is dedicated to developing and promoting new dramatic writing in the West Midlands.
http://www.scriptonline.net/Business planning/starting up in business
Alison Branagan Creative Consultancy [Business planning/starting up in business]
Small business start up for artists and entrepreneurs.
http://www.alisonbranagan.com/Business plan writing for beginners [Business planning/starting up in business]
A Been There Done That article from Red Teapot.
http://www.redteapot.co.uk/been-there-done-that/articles/business_plan_writing_for_beginners/index.aspCompanies House [Business planning/starting up in business]
The main functions of Companies House are to: incorporate and dissolve limited companies; examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and make this information available to the public.
Coventry & Warwickshire Cooperative Development Agency [Business planning/starting up in business]
We provide free, high quality, professional business support for local people to create and sustain all types of social enterprises as well as deliver a range of other activity which promotes financial and economic inclusion. We aim to be leading advisers and consultants in employee ownership, people centered economic development and social enterprise.
http://www.cwcda.co.uk/Federation of Small Businesses [Business planning/starting up in business]
The UK's leading lobbying and benefits group for small businesses.
http://www.fsb.org.uk/default.aspx?loc=general&id=0Funding
Arts Council England [Funding]
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/British Council [Funding]
Our global arts team works with the best of British creative talent to develop innovative, high-quality events and collaborations that link thousands of artists and cultural institutions around the world, drawing them into a closer relationship with the UK.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/arts/Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) [Funding]
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport does not give out grants, but has a comprehensive selection of grant-making bodies listed on its website. These cover lottery funds, business sponsorship, european union funding, trusts and foundations, and useful funding guides and contacts.
www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/arts/default.aspxScreen West Midlands [Funding]
Film, broadcast, games. Development, production, exhibition. Education, archive and training. We fund all kinds of activity to support the screen media industries in the West Midlands.
http://www.screenwm.co.uk/Warwickshire County Council Funding Pages [Funding]
Useful links and updates for identfying Warwickshire and National funding also link to database GRANTnet for searching for funding....
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/grantsLocal authorities
Coventry City Council [Local authorities]
The Arts Development pages for Coventry. Covers funding, networking, info, help and advice and spaces to make & show work.
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/artsWarwick District Council [Local authorities]
Arts Development pages.
http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/WDC/Leisure+and+culture/Arts+and+entertainment/Arts+development/default.htmWarwickshire County Council [Local authorities]
County Arts Service.
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Pages%20by%20Department/63D21356838FA43F80257295003F054CProfessional development and training
a-n : the artists information company [Professional development and training]
Through advocacy and information and from the perspective of artists, a-n's mission is to stimulate and support contemporary visual arts practice and affirm the value of artists in society.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/Arts & Media [Professional development and training]
Arts+Media is a leading independent development and advisory resource for artists and arts organisations. With almost two decades of experience, we work across all art-forms to provide professional development and business advice to creative people.
http://www.arts-media.org/Arts Jobs [Professional development and training]
Arts Council England's subscription based email jobs and news. The Arts Jobs list details current vacancies and opportunities in the arts community, and Arts News details arts events, news and press releases. Both mailing lists are generated entirely by Arts Jobs and Arts News members.
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/Hybrid Arts [Professional development and training]
A key training provider in the creative industries, taking young people through education to employment and providing personal development and skills enhancement to professionals.
http://hybridarts.co.uk/It's All Art Related [Professional development and training]
Creative & Cultural Leadership Coaching & Mentoring
A customised programme of face-to-face and/or telephone sessions which will assist you to visualise and attain your professional goals! Sessions are Provided by a Cultural Leadership Programme trained, and Distinction accredited Coach, who specialises with releasing creative people’s potential! This programme is Specifically designed for creative leaders & inspiring leaders working in the arts, heritage or leisure industries. Face-to-face sessions in your office or at a convenient location)! With Telephone Coaching there is no wasting time getting to venues! Generous Email & Telephone support between sessions! Telephone Sessions are available to anyone in the UK or abroad! Be coached/mentored by someone who has been working in your field! Simply get your coach to telephone you at the agreed time (on a landline within the UK)! Telephone sessions are great for early mornings and lunchtime coaching! Cost Effective Professional Development! Sessions from 30 minutes to half a day! Choose from one concentrated session or a series of incremental sessions! 12 – 48 hour Turn around from booking to session (with payments by bank transfers)! A Skype option is coming very soon!
“Lynn is a warm and friendly lady who quickly assessed the direction of the session, always asking my permission to proceed with her train of thought. I came to life coaching as a bit of a sceptic, not knowing what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you for giving me the proverbial kick I needed.”
(Alison Trelfa, Coda music, May 2009)
Also available group and organisational Coaching programmes!
For further information and to have a chat about the available options, please contact: Lynn Cox, 020 8544 9681, 07818 437 651 (no texts please) or lynn.cox1@virgin.net
“I was surprised to find how useful the session was and I am planning to book a series of 6. I see this as a gift to myself and part of my CPD.” (Fish Krish, One Drum, May 2009)
Self-employment and tax
Inland Revenue [Self-employment and tax]
"The Inland Revenue is here to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs."
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htmPensions for Artists [Self-employment and tax]
Pensions for Artists exisits to raise awareness amongst cultural and creative workers about their general lack of pensions preparedness; To highlight current pensions arrangements, and recent changes to the pensions and benefits systems; To alert individual creative and cultural workers to the challenges, implications and consequences of future pension and benefits policies.
Seven Steps to Self-employment [Self-employment and tax]
Part of the Artquest website - although the website is London-specific, this is a useful and fairly universal piece written by Alison Branagan. "Current research shows that artists are three times more likely to be self-employed or start their own micro-enterprises than any other sector of the UK population. The fact is that very few artists make a living purely from sales of their work. In order to function as a professional artist, you need to be able to manage your finances. A good way of doing this is by acquiring self-employed status."
http://www.artquest.org.uk/money/seven-steps-self-employment.htmTrade organisations and unions
a-n : the artists information company [Trade organisations and unions]
Runs AIR [Artists Interaction & Representation] : a membership scheme for all practising visual and applied artists, AIR provides valuable professional benefits and represents artists’ aspirations and concerns to others.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/airBASCA [British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors] [Trade organisations and unions]
BASCA exists to support and protect the artistic, professional, commercial and copyright interests of songwriters, lyricists and composers of all genres of music and to celebrate and encourage excellence in British music writing.
http://www.basca.org.uk/Equity [Trade organisations and unions]
Equity is the UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers from across the spectrum of the entertainment, creative and cultural industries.
http://www.equity.org.uk/PRS for Music [Trade organisations and unions]
We exist to collect and pay royalties to our members when their music is exploited in one of a number of ways – when it is recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online. PRS for Music is one of the world’s most efficient combined rights collecting operations.
http://www.prsformusic.com/Pages/default.aspx