The Create Lynchburg conference will convene arts entrepreneurs for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions and speakers. A limited number of spaces are also available for a Friday, January 27th, 2017 CO.STARTERS “Get Started” workshop, an opportunity to understand what’s driving you, to explore your business idea through the CO.STARTERS Canvas, and refine your model by learning ways to get meaningful customer feedback and start pursuing your idea. The conference is a partnership among the Lynchburg Office of Economic Development, the Small Business Development Center and the Academy Center of the Arts. For more information about the conference including the conference schedule, please visit createlynchburg.org
Sessions Include:
Intellectual Property: Protecting your Creativity
ETSY and Beyond: Keywords, Pricing, and Virtual Markets
Promotion and Branding in Music and Performance
Launching Food: Taking home produced goods to the next step.
Creating Community: Working with Government and Other Partners
Gallery Strategies: Best practices for working with owners and artist co-ops
Beyond Facebook: Selling on Digital Media that targets your audience.
Legal Structure & Finance: The Creative LLC
Art Festivals: Navigate/Maximize
Conference Tickets:
Early Bird: $45 – ENDED JANUARY 18TH
Regular Tickets: $55
Student: $25
Includes morning coffee, lunch and happy hour
Co-starters Add on: $15 – SOLD OUT
