Setting up business and studio
All links have been sourced or recommended to us, but we cannot personally guarantee quality of product or of service
Name |
Details |
| A-N The Artist’s Fees Toolkit www.itool.co.uk/fees/ |
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| Artquest www.artquest.org.uk/ |
Advice, information and opportunities for visual artists. |
| Artists Newsletter www.a-n.co.uk/knowledge_bank |
Magazine and website with lots of useful information on running a creative business. Also provide insurance for designers. |
| Arts Council www.artscouncil.org.uk |
Funding, information etc |
| Business Link www.businesslink.gov.uk |
Government website with business assistance for small businesses. Detailed Information about self employment, registering as a company, tax and employing people, sales and marketing (ref: guardian money 02.07.11) |
| Cockpit | Applied Arts Studios. Also offer wide range of business support for non-studio members. They also have a ‘Making it’ section which gives excellent advice on press, marketing, copyright, finances, business plans etc. |
| Craft Central www.craftcentral.org.uk |
Applied Arts Studios and membership network. Also offer wide range of business support for non-studio members. |
| Crafts Council www.craftscouncil.org.uk/craft-directory |
Government body offering range of services for applied arts including: Business training opportunities, exhibition opportunities, database of makers etc etc Also publishes bi-monthly Crafts magazine |
| Craft & Design (online) | “Creative resources for creative peopleâ€
Excellent resource with advice and information about exhibitions, craft fairs, galleries and open studios throughout the UK. |
| Design Gap www.designgap.co.uk |
Membership organisation. Offers members directory and group stands at various trade shows. |
| The Design Trust | An outstanding online resource for creative businesses with excellent advice, support, information and online training. |
| Design Nation www.designnation.co.uk |
Membership organisation. Offers members directory and group stands at various trade shows. |
| Digital.com www.digital.com/ |
They review tools all small businesses need and publish a library of content to help small business owners make the most of the Internet.
They have a lot of useful articles including a number of topics that Gov.uk just doesn’t cover |
| Department for Business Innovation and Skills www.bis.gov.uk |
Do grants for oversea trade fair stands |
| Federation of Small Businesses www.fsb.org.uk |
Membership organisation for small businesses. |
| Guardian newspaper www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jul/01/self-employment-business-structures?INTCMP=SRCH |
Website article offering information on self-employment |
| Hidden Art www.hiddenart.com |
Membership network for designers. Offer wide range of business support, e-shop, and group stands at various trade shows. |
| Grant Finder | Website with details of different grants and funding bodies. Replaced ‘Funderfinder’ |
| I send you this www.isendyouthis.com |
Website with details of opportunities and listings for the arts |
| JobHero http://www.jobhero.com/entrepreneurship-small-business-guide/ | “Entrepreneurship and Small Business Resource Guide” |
| Makerversity www.makerversity.co.uk/ |
Makerversity is a work space for start-up making and manufacturing businesses, and applied learning opportunities. They provide access to a range of fabrication and prototyping tools, spaces, event and learning facilities. They exist to support emerging practice, learning and employability opportunities for young people and kick-start the Third Industrial Revolution in the heart of London. (text makerversity website) |
| The Princes Trust www.princes-trust.org.uk |
Support business startups. Age limit |
| The Textile Institute www.texi.org |
Links to suppliers |
| Textile Artist www.textileartist.org/ |
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| The UK Fashion and Textile Association www.ukft.org |
UK organisation for textile & fashion designers. Also links to commission weaving mills, suppliers |
| 401 ½ Workshops/Studios www.401studios.org |
Studios and workshops |
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