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Using Canva for Social Media – Part 2 of Canva for Creative Entrepreneurs

June 11, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Last week we brought you the first part of our three-part blog series, Canva for Creative Entrepreneurs [if you missed it, you can catch up here]. This week we give you Part 2: ‘Using Canva for Social Media’ which focuses on how Canva can help you promote yourself as a Creative Entrepreneur on a variety […]

Filed Under: Guides, Social Media Tagged With: Artist, business, Canva, creative, Creative Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, social media, Writer

Are you allowing enough space for your art to breathe?

May 20, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

What is best in music is not to be found in the notes - Gustav Mahler

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, Musician, quotes, Writer

Honest insight about auditions, why you need focus, and the merits of Snapchat – Internet Truffles Week 9

April 29, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Hello! I’m off to Canada this week to celebrate my mom’s 75th birthday. On the way, I’m stopping off for 3 days in Iceland so by the time you read this I might be soaking here:   SO, without further ado, here’s my pick of the best of the internet for this week:   1. […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: business, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, List

Is your ‘to-do’ list threatening to do you in?

October 7, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Is your to do list threatening to do you in?

  I grew up in the Canadian Prairies, in the 1970’s, so this might be ‘of an era’ but I distinctly remember a regular event at Beavers, Cub Scouts, Church picnics and School sports days was a race where we had to push peanuts across the gym floor with our nose. Does anyone else have […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Work Tagged With: Artist, business, Career, Creative Business Planning, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Persistence, Time management

Not sure what your business strategy should be? Ask Albert Einstein!

May 16, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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Networking for Artists. It’s not enough to just collect Facebook Friends.

May 12, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

  If you’ve got contacts, it’s a shame not to use them. Who can help you get your project off the ground or your work to see the light? Ask them.

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, arts, business, contacts, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Musician, Networking, Painter, Writer

How big is your network? What are you doing to increase it? Sometimes size does matter.

May 9, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Networking, Painter, Writer

Sustainable Marketing (The Secret for Artists & Creatives)

April 28, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, marketing, Musician, Painter, Singer, sustainable creativity, Writer

Why Artists Need to Be Adaptable (Madonna as a Creative Entrepreneurship Role Model)

April 23, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, Madonna, marketing, sustainable creativity, Writer

How to Fight Overwhelm in Your Creative Business

April 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, marketing, Musician, sustainable creativity

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