Presented by: Monika Sapielak E: monika@cfcp.ie M: +353-86-6084020

My Entrepreneurial journey CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY ARTCONNECTED CENTRE FOR CREATIVE PRACTICES

CREATIVE BUSINESS C'EST PAS VRAI! = NOT-FOR-PROFIT? Centre for Creative Practices Set up Sep 2009 in Dublin The first cultural organisation in Ireland dedicated to integrating, promoting and mentoring migrant, experimental and emerging artists Home to the Creative Entrepreneurs Academy +1,000 events Engaged over 1,500 creatives Welcomed over 16,000 audiences CREATIVE BUSINESS AWARDS Arthur Guinness Fund Main Award in 2012, Named in the Purpose Economy 100 for Europe in 2014 Multicultural Company of the Year in 2011 Shortlisted as Dublin’s Gallery of the Year in 2011 Received financial support from the Arts Council of Ireland & Dublin City Council = NOT-FOR-PROFIT? C'EST PAS VRAI!

available only for social enterprises or businesses MENTORSHIP A MENTORSHIP RECEIVED available only for social enterprises or businesses • Social Entrepreneurs Ireland • Arthur Guinness Fund • Microsoft Executive Mentoring Scheme • HiStart Programme – “Get your business investors ready” • New Frontiers Phase 1 – Enterprise Ireland & Local Enterprise Offices There is no support for Creative Entrepreneurs! I don’t know how to add in powerpoint extra space in front of 2nd lines in bullet-pointed list 

Entrepreneurial Thinking CHANGE YOUR VOCABULARY FOR IMPACT instead of Not For Profit MESSAGE – Mission Statement INVOLVE – Inform ON BOARD – On the Board PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY –Ask for money YOU ARE IN SALES! THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS Why - Purpose What – Mission How - Unique Value Proposition Who - Target Market Every organisation is perfectly designed to get the results they are getting! (Tim Kight) GET OVER IT!

GAINS FROM THE MENTORSHIP EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING first hand from people who are experts in their field RESULTS ORIENTED – their methods and theories had to bring very clear results EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS – set up businesses or organisations; raised millions in donations or investment RELEVANT TOPICS - real and not just exercise topics from any business book INSPIRING - creative, daring, engaging, innovative and inspiring people FROM THE MENTORSHIP To do in the future: Icons beside every point

CAN HE ADDRESS the massive inefficiencies in HE & ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION practical knowledge gained in an applied environment developed further through real-world successes and failures needs to be taught by people who actively run creative businesses   CAN HE ADDRESS NECESSARY CHANGES Open up the teaching to experts who gained their knowledge through practical work. Change our attitude towards making money – nothing wrong with making money (not only making a living!) Change our attitude towards failure as they are at least as educational as successes! Encourage students to set up and run businesses during their studies. Reward it, support them & invest in them! Develop a network of entrepreneurial academies, incubators and accelerators. Develop resources & culture of investing in the Creative Start-Ups/Businesses. the massive inefficiencies in how creative talent aquires entrepreneurial skills? To do in the future: Icons beside every point, horizontal layout

3% 30mln EU: 7mln of the global GDP or $2,250 billion WHY IT MATTERS? 30mln 3% people work in the global Cultural & Creative Sector of the global GDP or $2,250 billion EU: 7mln 3.3% of the EU’s active population CCI – entrepreneurial by nature 85% of people working in CCI are Freelancers and SMEs Only 12% of creative businesses have more than 10 employees

THANK YOU & PLEASE GET IN TOUCH! Monika Sapielak monika@cfcp.ie +353-86-608-4020

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