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Upcoming London Workshops

January 19, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Dear Creative Entrepreneur  For those of you who live in or near London, if you aren’t already aware, I wanted to let you know I will be teaching two further workshops at Red Door Studios (Newham, East Ham) this coming Saturday, January 25th as part of the Words With Edge Festival.  This looks to be a great […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Voice Tagged With: Creative entrepreneur, London, marketing, Newham, Performance, Red Door Studios, Storytelling, voice, Workshops

Why the Kaiser Chiefs got Fat and Lazy – and What You Can Learn from Them

January 9, 2014 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

So last night I was out for a company meal with the cast of Scrooge. I was chatting with one my colleagues, who has been a reader of this blog (and who has also done his own PhD) and I was saying how my biggest fear is having nothing to say – nothing to say […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Planning Tagged With: art, Career, Change, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, music, planning

5 Creativity Lessons from the Bronte Sisters

December 12, 2013 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

I am currently on tour with a musical version of Dicken’s Christmas Carol. We’ve just completed three weeks in Leeds. One day we had the afternoon free so we jumped in the car to take a road trip to Howarth where the Bronte sisters lived and wrote in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside. Having […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Workspace Tagged With: artistic practice, Bronte, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Howarth

My Bento Box Love Affair (Why it May be the Ideal Creative Helper)

December 4, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

It’s not often that I fall head over heels in love with an object, but recently I have a new love in my life… my bento box. Why? Well, as we have been discussing this autumn, how you manage your finances is a huge contributor to your ability to be creative. Manage your money well, […]

Filed Under: Financial Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, Financial, Money, Musician, Writer

Guest Post: The Post University Blogger (P.U.B.)…. Is a Grocery Shopping Guru

November 27, 2013 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

This week we welcome back Annie Harris for another guest blog – a continuation in exploring how a 20-something emerging artist juggles her creative projects and her limited finances and finds creative freedom through sound money management. Over to Annie….. ——————————————— In my view, I’m getting old. I’m at the ripe old age of 23 […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, blogger, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, finances, Financial, Money, Writer

Guest Blog: The Power of Knowing Who You Are and What You Do: And What that Means for your Money.

November 20, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Hello! This week we have another guest blog from A. L. Michaels. Always glad to welcome her voice here at The Thriving Creative. Without any further ado… ————————————- After having a conversation with a friend who’s recently become a self-employed artist- and as yet, has not freaked out about the insecurity and living day to […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, Artist, arts, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Financial, Musician, Writer

“Creatives Are Adept At Burying Their Dead”

November 13, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

“Creatives Are Adept at Burying Their Dead” This was a quote from Patrick McKenna, Ingenious Media, at a recent talk at Goldsmiths University Institute of Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship on Risk. He was discussing risk, the need to take risk and the outcome of risk. Sometimes (or often) the outcome of risk is failure. What […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Financial Tagged With: Artist, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, finance, Money, planning, Risk, Risk Management

Guest Blog: Post University Blogger (P.U.B.) is …a Smart and Savvy Saver

October 30, 2013 by Steven Sparling 4 Comments

Welcome back to Annie to tell us more about how she manages her money as a creative 20-something. Once again it’s fantastic to hear from her. Now over to Annie…. —————————————————- Hope you’ve all been well since my last blog post. Did you implement any of the techniques I told you about? Let me know […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, budgeting, business, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Financial, graduate, saving, Writer

10 Ways to Remain a ‘Starving Artist’

October 9, 2013 by Steven Sparling 4 Comments

1. Give it away for free You’re probably sick of it, right? I mean you’ve spent hours/days/weeks/months slaving over it. Perhaps it’s been a struggle to bring this piece of art to life – looking at it might remind you of the sleepless nights or the painful doubts it caused you. So just get rid […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Financial, List Tagged With: Artist, business, Creative Business Planning, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, finance, marketing, sustainable creativity

Guest Post: Post University Blogger – Money Managing Maestro

October 2, 2013 by Steven Sparling 5 Comments

This week we have another guest blog from Annie Harris who has written two posts already for us on Networking and  another on one Juggling Jobs. As we are talking about money and finance, Annie has drawn back the curtains on how she – a young university graduate trying to make her way as an […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: Actor, actress, Annie Harris, Artist, budgeting, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Financial, money management, Writer

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