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What the heck IS a creative entrepreneur, after all?

February 8, 2014 by Steven Sparling 6 Comments

I was writing a funding application the other day for my PHD and in my opening sentence I referred to creative entrepreneurs. Andrew challenged me: What exactly do you mean by that? How would you define that? I struggled. Which is funny because I have an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship, I write a blog about […]

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Why Talking About Your Art Is Necessary

October 15, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Sooner or later it becomes obvious that we can’t hide out in our studios, offices, garages, or attics making art and never share the fruits of our labours with the world. Not if you want to make any money at it. I’m assuming if you are a reader of this blog, you’re here because you […]

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Keep the Faith – Believing in Your Abilities

July 4, 2012 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

Hello my lovelies, well my show has opened. In fact we’re almost halfway through the short run already. It was a total whirlwind learning this large role in a week and was a good test for me to see if I could actually do it. I’m glad to say that I succeeded in learning everything […]

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6. Follow the leaders in your field

February 6, 2012 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

In your quest to keep your ear to the ground, you should be following all of the leaders in your field on social media. Set up bookmarks for their blogs, follow them on Twitter, or follow their fan pages on Facebook. You may decide you want to try and connect with them directly on LinkedIn, […]

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4. Establish metrics

December 11, 2011 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Once you’ve set your goals for social media, you want to figure out how you are going to measure your progress. Think of ways that you can tally up your reach on social media. This will allow you to track from year to year your progress; afterall, you will need to invest time in social […]

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