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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

Wise Words From Ernest Holmes

April 21, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Musician, Painter, Writer

Guest Post: Is Your Creative Work Making You Feel Good?

March 29, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

We’re happy to welcome back A. L. Michael for another guest post today. Andi is currently writing her next novel (due to be published soon) and is also teaching workshops on Writing for Wellbeing. If you’re in London she has a workshop coming up on Saturday 26 April. Check out all the details here —————————— […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, Guest Post Tagged With: Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Writer

The Artistic Paradox – Finding Space to Hold Both Faith and Pragmatism

February 15, 2014 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

Since my last post where we talked about Karl Marx and getting closer to the means of production, I have been looking for examples of this around me. This morning, while catching up on recorded TV, the above credits flashed up on my screen. I was watching a recent episode of Season Four of Suits and […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, Artist, Artist's Way, creative business, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, faith, Painter, Poet, Scanner, Writer

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 […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, art, Artist, Artists, business, Career, creative, creative business, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Musician, Painter, Singer, Writer

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

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

Guest Blog: Let the Numbers Tell the Story

October 23, 2013 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

We welcome back A. L. Michaels who catches us up on how her money diet is going… ———————————————————– Numbers tell a story, and as a writer, that’s the only thing that’s getting me through this necessary reigning in of my spending. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an extravagant spender by any means (though I’m […]

Filed Under: Financial, Guest Post Tagged With: 20-something, Artist, creative, finances, Financial, Money, money management, planning, Writer

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