Community Enterprise

  • Are you an ideas person?
  • Do you want advice on working in the creative industries?
  • Have you ever wanted to be self-employed or run your own business, but don't know where to start?

Insight Out: Community Enterprise is a FREE bite-size course for people who are active in the community, passionate about using their creativity and eager to learn more about working in the creative industries.

On this course, you will be guided through tried and tested techniques from Insight Out. The Insight Out techniques are designed to identify your key skills and explore your ideas of developing a business.

Our training staff are enthusiastic, inspiring and generally just great people to talk to and get advice from about your career. The course is also an opportunity to meet like-minded members from the community and extend your network.

Upon completion of this course you will be eligible to apply for Insight Out: Managing A Portfolio Career.

Course Details

Lead Trainer: Percy Emmett - find out more about Percy by visiting his website http://www.percyemmett.com.

Duration: 3 days, plus 1 hour of one to one support

Cost: Free to attend

  • Dates:
  • Group One: Mon 3rd August - Wed 5th August 2009
  • Group Two: Wed 12th August - Fri 14th August 2009

Each attendee will also receive 1 hour of one to one support from a creative business consultant on 24th or 25th August 2009.

Where: Screen Media Lab, Units 2 & 3 Bromley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AN (Map).

Training benefits:

  • Build confidence in sharing & developing your ideas
  • Explore ways to start and further your career
  • Complete a professional development plan
  • £35 bursary awarded (£10 travel bursary, £25 awarded on submission of a professional development plan)
  • Learn about running your own creative business
  • Gain insight into local advice & funding resources available to freelancers and new businesses
  • Find out what Birmingham City University can offer you
  • Application Criteria:
  • You need to have...
  • An interest in further education and professional development
  • A current CV and/or a statement saying why you would like to do the course (300 words max)
  • The deadline for applications is 27th July 2009

For further information:

Join the Facebook group Insight Out Midlands @ http://tinyurl.com/o2zps3

Follow Insight Out on Twitter @ScreenMediaLab

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