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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

Being strategic with free, finding happiness, and getting up off the couch – Internet Truffles Week 8

April 15, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Internet Truffles Week 8

Welcome to this week’s edition of Internet Truffles – my picks of the best for artists and creatives. Help me celebrate this week as it’s been 4 years that I’ve been blogging at The Thriving Creative. The time has flown by. I’m glad you’ve shared in this time with me. I look forward to what […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: Artist, best of, creative, Entrepreneur, List

Internet Truffles – Week Three

March 10, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Here’s the latest roundup of my favourite goodies from the world wide web. Hand-picked to enlighten, educate or amuse creative entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes. Like what you see? Let me know! Want to see something else? I’d welcome your feedback.   1. Getting your music out into the world Musicians, what does it […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: Artist, arts, best of, creative, Curating, Entrepreneur, List

Internet Truffles – Week One

February 25, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

    We’re trying something new this week. Not sure about you, but I’m getting overwhelmed with things to read online. But I’m not prepared to ignore it all because I know there is really good stuff out there. HOWEVER, it takes a lot of weeding to get through the dross and find the good […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: Artist, creative, Curating, Entrepreneur, List

My Top 5 Apps for Artists and Creatives

February 4, 2015 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

My Top 5 Apps for Artists and Creatives

I’ve just got a new iPhone 6 plus and I am wondering how I ever accomplished anything before I got it. It is literally becoming my portable brain. With 64 gb of memory, I’m sure it has more retention ability than I do, so I find myself leaning more and more on it to help […]

Filed Under: List, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: Actor, Apps, Artist, creative, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, List, planning

Are your small business marketing messages landing?

January 28, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Are your small business marketing messages landing?

Getting your marketing messages heard is critical for any creative small business owner. Most creative entrepreneurs are on board with social media and are using many of the modern marketing tools to get their messages out there. But are you repeating your messages often enough? Here’s where I see a lot of small business owners […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: creative, creative business, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, small business

Interview with Theatre Artist Michelle Nicole Matlock

January 21, 2015 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

Theatre Artist Michelle Nicole Matlock

It’s a real pleasure for me to introduce you to Michelle Nicole Matlock. Michelle is an actor and theatre artist that I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with through the internet. Michelle is currently touring with Cirque du Soleil in a role that she created in one of their ground breaking shows; but she also […]

Filed Under: Interview, Sustainable Creativity Tagged With: Actor, actress, Artist, Cirque du Soleil, creative, Creator, Entrepreneur, Michelle Nicole Matlock, Producer

Set a goal for 2015 to cross-pollinate your creative practice

January 7, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Cross-pollinate your creative practice

First off, Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. As we enter a New Year, I want you to be keenly following your industry and the key players in it, but I caution you to not operate with blinders on. Tunnel vision prevents us from opportunities to cross-pollinate our creative practice by gaining […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Artist, creative, entrepreneurship, Inspiration, social media

Idols, Mentors, Colleagues and Fans – Build a Team in 2015

December 31, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Build your team, Find a Mentor

I have two professional colleagues who are always talking about ‘their team.’ How ‘their team’ advises they do this, or ‘their team’ has plans to do this, etc. Every time I hear it I experience a pang of jealousy. I don’t have a team. It’s me. My computer. My ‘cup of joe.’ And that’s it. […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Sustainable Creativity, Uncategorized Tagged With: Artist, Colleagues, creative, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Fans, Idols, Mentors, Team, Teamwork

Creative Entrepreneur -vs- Creative Intrapreneur

December 17, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

Creative Entrepreneur -vs- Creative Intrapreneur

This post has two inspirations: 1) a discussion I had with Sian Prime – one of the lecturers in the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths College, University of London where I am doing my PhD. I was saying to Sian how I sometimes felt I wasn’t really a creative entrepreneur, especially as an […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship Tagged With: Artist, creative, Creativity, Entrepreneur, intrapreneur

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