Please note: This event took place in Sept 2022
Join Gill Wildman for a workshop looking at practical actions you can take when money gets tight and the news sounds bad.
In this workshop you’ll explore a set of methods that businesses use when times are harder, including examples from other creative business owners, and from freelancers like you. Make yourself a plan to keep business, body and soul together.
Gill has been engaged as creative business mentor and workshop designer and facilitator for projects at Watershed over the past 10 years, including REACT Alumni scheme (from R&D to business) and later Network for Creative Enterprise before becoming Business Development Advisor for Watershed and their programmes including SWCTN and Bristol + Bath Creative R+D.She has worked with Black South West Network, WECA’s Creative Sector Growth Programme and Clwstwr. She is currently running two businesses and exploring new investment vehicles for creative business. Prior to this, Gill’s 20 years at Plot, her strategic design innovation consultancy worked with clients including BBC, Microsoft, Facebook and Oculus. Her expertise lies in designing and delivering innovation programmes (BBC Innovation Labs, Prototyping the Experience for Nokia) and many bespoke standalone workshops.
How to sign up
This workshop is FREE. To sign up please RSVP by email to talentdevelopment@watershed.co.uk. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.
Bursaries
We recognise that taking time away from other work for professional development affects a freelancers ability to create income so we are offering a limited number of £50 bursaries for people experiencing financial barriers to participating. Please let us know in your RSVP if you'd like to request a bursary which will be paid to you after attendance at the workshop.