Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute 11.14–11.16

Founded by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) and presented by COSE, the Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) is an award-winning business training program for visual, performing, literary, media and design artists. This results-oriented program is led by a faculty of business leaders, entrepreneurs and working artists who will teach you the fundamentals of how to start, grow and maintain a healthy business.

The 3-Day Workshop runs November 14 to 16, 2013 and will cover topics that impact an artist’s daily operations including:
Establishing SMART Goals
Forming an individual action plan
Defining your product or service
Protecting your rights
Building a marketing plan
Understanding consumers and researching markets
Building a communications strategy
Raising capital
Taxes and insurance
Accounting and Finance

Participants are provided with a comprehensive course book that includes resources and support materials on all topics covered.