Making a living and building a business in the arts means understanding how money works, but the financial situation for creatives can be challenging. This whole day workshop delves into all the tricky topics including how to manage the irregularity of work, what to charge, how to diversify a creative income, and where to go for more help with insurance, tax and superannuation.

What you'll learn:

Introduction to the ‘Famine and the Feast’, and understanding how to weather the natural ups and downs of creative income.
Ways to make better financial decisions by using the cost-benefits analysis tool.
Learning the basics of budgets and cash flow projection to help navigate financial irregularity.
The essential paperwork, including managing invoices and receipts.
Practical steps to getting financially organised, including the best cloud accounting tools.
More resources and places to go for help

By attending an IGNITION SA workshop or event, you’ll also gain access to a dedicated private LinkedIn group, and receive lifetime access to a dropbox of resources and materials to support your ongoing professional development and the growth of your business or creative practice.

Venue: Nexus Arts, Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

WHAT’S IGNITION SA?
IGNITION SA is a new program of learning opportunities, mentoring, resources, and online experiences designed to enhance the professional development and wellbeing of South Australia’s creative professionals. It is a two-year program running from August 2025 with the support of the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 – 2030 and produced by Creative Plus Business.

IGNITION SA brings to South Australia four initiatives to help creative businesses and arts professionals come together to learn, access professional development opportunities, gain mentorship and guidance, and build new creative and professional networks.

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WHO’S FACILITATING?
Monica Davidson – Monica is an award-winning expert on the creative industries, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist, performer, and filmmaker. Monica has a Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS, and was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor in 2013. In 2016 Monica founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business, an organisation dedicated to educating creatives about business skills, financial literacy, wellbeing, and marketing.

WHAT’S CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?
Creative Plus Business is a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.

ACCESSIBILITY
If you have any queries or access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note that a photographer may be there to snap images of the event for future marketing purposes and to share on social media. If you do not wish to be photographed during the event please let our team know.

Contact the host of IGNITION SA | Financial Basics for Creatives at Nexus Arts