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CIDA development

FREE programme worth £2000 will be offered to 20 eligible businesses.

cidaAre you a creative graduate from any Yorkshire University? Do you run a creative business that has been in existence for less than 3 years? Ever considered working with an experienced mentor?  Need support with key issues such as Marketing, Finance, Legal and Governance? If so, then we have the course for you!

 

Creative Business Development and Mentoring for Yorkshire's Creative Graduates

York St John University, in partnership with Cida Co, offers an extraordinary opportunity for creative graduates, both past and present, from any Yorkshire University. We will be offering a free skills development programme for artists and creative entrepreneurs, including one-to-one mentoring for participants. The programme aims to help you understand fundamental principles that will enable you to confidently run a successful creative business.

This uniquely designed programme by Cida Co takes place over 5 months and covers six modules on the key issues facing a creative business/sole trader.  Each of the six workshops is followed by a one-to-one mentoring session of approximately an hour and a half each, pairing every participant with a specially trained Cida Co mentor who brings relevant, sector specific knowledge skills and networks to the role of mentor.


The programme comprises six modules:

  • The Creative Entrepreneur
  • Knowing Your Customers and Your Competition
  • All Money is Not the Same – Access to Finance
  • Legal, Governance and IP
  • Innovation - Sustaining and Managing Success
  • Presenting Your Work, and Looking Ahead

 

Cida Co tutors include Anamaria Wills, Keith Evans, Keith Arrowsmith, solicitor and IP specialist, Chantelle Brandon Reeves and Val Monti Holland.

 

Dates for 2012

Tuesday 24 April

Tuesday 15 May

Tuesday 12 June

Tuesday 3 July

 

How to apply

To receive a course outline and/or apply for a place on the programme,

please email our Programmes Director – Sarah Shead

E: Sarah@cida.org quoting ‘The work of Art’ in the subject line of your email.

 

Download the flyer here »

 

This project is supported financially by the European Union. The project has attracted £1 million investment from the European Regional Development Fund as part of Europe’s support for the region’s economic development through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme.

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