Premises Ready crowd at the one day symposium

Following the Symposium in November and the Workshops in December, we are now welcoming applications for the free 1:1 advice.

We can provide five individuals or businesses with 4 hours of expert business advice from a sector specialist. This is an opportunity for you to work in depth on your business plan, cashflow forecasts, finance options or long-term strategy which will set you up to progress towards getting the keys to your own venue.

As places are limited, they’ll be decided indication of business support need and potential impact to your business from support – e.g. will 1:1 support enable significant progress towards your leasing or purchasing a cultural venue?

Who will benefit from the advice?

  • You’re planning to operate a public-facing cultural venue such as a music venue, theatre, comedy club or other forms of performance and art presentation
  • You may already have a building in mind, or know where you want to be based
  • You haven’t leased or bought a venue before

Who can’t be supported?

  • People who are looking to open a creative workspace, restaurant or rehearsal studio – i.e. a building that won’t offer public-facing cultural performances

Who will be providing the 1:1 advice?
Creative United will match you with one of our team of industry specialists based on your needs and ambitions:

James West

James West

James West

James West

James is an expert at untangling business issues and explaining the way forward in a style that makes sense. He has advised several creative and cultural businesses across the UK – from volunteer-run charities, to private companies and leading brand names. A successful business owner himself working with arts clients including Pleasance Theatre Trust, Bernie Grant Arts Centre and Royal Opera House, James also works outside of the arts sector with Higher Education organisations, leading charities and Local Authorities.

James understands first-hand the challenges facing today’s entrepreneurs. His sector specialisms include theatre, live events and service-based products, offering advice and insight around marketing, sales, sponsorship, product development and growth planning. James is well-versed in coaching a variety of early stage and growth businesses through 1:1, group sessions, facilitation and training.

 

Ellen O'Hara

Ellen O’Hara

Prosper North

Ellen O'Hara

Ellen O’Hara

Prosper North

Ellen O’Hara is an independent coach and consultant in creative and cultural enterprise with 18 years experience spanning the private, public and third sectors. She has designed and delivered enterprise and business development programmes for Nesta and Arts Council England (Digital Arts & Culture Accelerator), Innovate UK (Enterprise Skills for grantees), British Council, Creative United, and the Clore Leadership Programme. Ellen delivers coaching, consultancy and facilitation in strategy and planning, business model innovation, income diversification, enterprise capabiity, and access to alternative finance.

Recent clients include National Theatre Wales, Warwick Ventures, Turner Contemporary, Coney, Metal, Theatre Centre, Stopgap Dance Company, Clore Leadership, New Art Exchange, Big Issue Invest, Creativity Works, Crafts Council, Nesta and British Council.

Ellen previously held roles at award-winning craft incubator Cockpit Arts, the Prince's Trust and Arts Council England. She began her career in management consultancy at Arthur Andersen. She is a published researcher, Clore Leadership Fellow 2014/15, SFEDI accredited coach, Fellow of the RSA, holds a degree in Economics & Econometrics from the University of Birmingham and a postgraduate diploma in Administrative Management.

She sits on the board of regional theatre company Little Earthquake and is also co-founder and editor at City Writers Room, a place for writing about people, places and ideas on the theme of city. She works internationally and is based in the Derbyshire Dales, UK.

Applications have now closed.

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