Transcript Monika Sapielak E

Presented by: Monika Sapielak
E: [email protected]
M: +353-86-6084020
My Entrepreneurial journey
CREATIVE
ENTREPRENEURS
ACADEMY
ARTCONNECTED
CENTRE FOR
CREATIVE
PRACTICES
Centre for Creative Practices
Set up Sep 2009 in Dublin
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CREATIVE
BUSINESS
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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
AWARDS
= NOT-FOR-PROFIT?
C'EST PAS VRAI!
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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
MENTORSHIP
MENTORSHIP RECEIVED
available only for social
enterprises or businesses
• Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
• Arthur Guinness Fund
• Microsoft Executive Mentoring Scheme
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• HiStart Programme – “Get your
business investors ready”
• New Frontiers Phase 1 – Enterprise
Ireland & Local Enterprise Offices
There is no support for
Creative Entrepreneurs!
Entrepreneurial Thinking
YOU ARE
IN SALES!
CHANGE YOUR VOCABULARY
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FOR IMPACT instead of Not For Profit
MESSAGE – Mission Statement
INVOLVE – Inform
ON BOARD – On the Board
PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY –Ask for money
THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
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GET OVER IT!
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)
MENTORSHIP
GAINS
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING first hand from people
who are experts in their field
FROM THE
MENTORSHIP
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
HE & ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION
ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION
• practical knowledge
• gained in an applied environment
CAN HE
ADDRESS
• developed further through real-world successes and failures
• needs to be taught by people who actively run creative
businesses
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!
the massive inefficiencies in
how creative talent aquires
entrepreneurial skills?
• 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.
WHY IT MATTERS?
30mln
people work
in the global
Cultural & Creative
Sector
EU: 7mln
3.3% of the EU’s
active population
3%
of the global
GDP or $2,250
billion
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
[email protected]
+353-86-608-4020
30mln
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ARTCONNECTED