Growing a Business

Podcasts to help you kick-start your year and crush your goals

Podcasts to help you kick-start your year and crush your goals

In case you missed it, 2020 has left the building! Whether you’ve jumped into the new year head first ready to take action, or if you’re still coming out from summer hibernation mode (guilty!) we have a collection of must-listen podcasts to help kick-start your year and crush your goals.

Tanya Garma, co-host of the #GrowGetters podcast, on crafting a personal brand

#GrowGetters Podcast is the brainchild of creative women, Tanya Garma and Tiffany Hart. Each week in their signature digestible and fun podcast, they discuss future skills to help women uncover the secrets to grow your brand and bring you the very latest in digital growth hacks.

Based in Munich, there’s nothing these two aren’t willing to share to help women grow their business. It’s just one of the reasons we’re so thrilled to have partnered with them.

You’ll be hearing lots more from them over the coming months but if you can’t wait, Tanya is speaking on the panel of our next
Wine and Design event. She’s also written this post for us on the importance of personal brand.

Many creatives haven’t necessarily been trained formally in business. What are some common mistakes people make with managing their money?

Many creatives haven’t necessarily been trained formally in business. What are some common mistakes people make with managing their money?

One mistake that is commonly made is not seeking financial help or advice from a professional. The language of business is accounting and unless you are well versed in it—you are dabbling! Some owners will have copious numbers of reports and yet they have no idea how to read, interpret, or understand them. CWC Treasurer Gordana Milosevska shares some some advice.

Do your tax: advice from creatives to set you on your way

The month of June means crips winter mornings and cold nights. The idea of bunkering down with a glass of wine or hot chocolate and doing something homely in my spare time is oh so enticing and alluring. However June also means…. tax time is looming.

5 blog posts to get you started in 2020

Now that it’s January, many of us may be reflecting on the year that’s just gone, or planning for 2020. There are all sorts of things you might be thinking about in your creative practice. Do you take the leap and start a brand new endeavour? What can you improve with what you are doing now? And how do you start the year in the most organised efficient way?

So, this month we are revisiting the blog archives with some valuable tips, tricks, and reflections to help you along in the new year.

Business plans for creatives: what mistakes to avoid

When you decide to change careers and use your hidden creative talents to launch a new business it’s certainly an exciting time. The problem is that there’s more to it than working out of your studio day and night — you also need to face up to the realities of business. Angela Baker shares some of the common mistakes people make.

To blog, or what to blog? 50 ideas for creative businesses

To blog, or what to blog? That is the question. If you are wondering about the relevance of maintaining a blog for your creative business, or you are feeling uninspired about creating content, fear not. Blogs are still seen as reliable sources of information as buyers look online to answer their questions. Done well, blogs further express your brand personality, help identify your niche, and enable you to connect with your clients or customers.