Saturday, 5 March 2011

Enterprise Lecture 6 - Don't just get a job

  • Do something your passionate about. 
  • It's a great time to start a business when at college - collaborate with other students.
  • 4 P's - place, product, price, promotion.
  • Marketing - Brand longevity, scarcity, copyright matters.
  • Risk - take a risk and learn. Overseas trade? 
  • People are spending more on experiences rather than goods.
  • Write a business plan.
  • Find small business financing - bytestart.co.uk    betterbusiness.co.uk
  • Status of business determined by what you so with profits:
    Sole Trader
    Partnership
    LTD Company
    Limited Liability partnership
    Public limited company
    Social enterprise.
  • Business plan - 4 parts
    Skills required, mission and values
    Resources
    Money needed - where from?
    Marketing - 4p's
  • Plan - focus efforts, track progress, clear objectives, raise finances, attract collaborators.
  • Where to find a business plan - high street bank. Arts council. businessballs.com   businesslink.gov.uk (shows how to write one).
  • Where to find funding
    high street bank
    Arts council
    European fund
    Media Trust
  • Matrix culture - people come together - no boss.
  • Person culture - most likely to work in (as designers) number of people who all do the same thing.

1 comment:

  1. this is all good stuff for your collaborative presentation.see you tomorrow.

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