Business Skills Workshops
Real world, practical advice on approaching galleries, finance, self-promotion, sales taxes, and more. Think like a business, because your art IS a business and CAN support you.
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In Summer 2020, this workshop series was revamped in collaboration with Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (Oxford) to form the $kills for the Creative Economy Partnership. Under this partnership, SAAC and YAC host monthly workshop series that are open to any Mississippi creatives. Workshops cover various topics including sales taxes, the festival circuit, social media, licensing, and more. As of September 2020, the Series is currently scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month, other than December and July. |
Past Workshops
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Big Bad Business Workshop - Photography for Creative Economy Entrepreneurs (April 30th, 5:30 - 7 PM)
Saturday, April 30, 2022
3 - 5 p.m. The Edison Co-Working Space 1415 University Avenue Whether you are using your camera or your cell phone, learn how to use photography to enhance your small business with professional photographer, Danny Klimetz. Limited space available. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant, the Mississippi Arts Commission and SouthArts. For questions related to a disability, please call 662-236-6429 or email [email protected]. Registrations ends at midnight on April 29th! |
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Big Bad Business Workshop - On Social Media with Lucky elephant Social (April 25th, 5:30 - 7 PM)
Monday, April 25, 2022
6 p.m. The Edison Co-Working Space 1415 University Avenue Learn about social media trends for your small business with Emily Suber, founder of Lucky Elephant Social. Ask questions, network, and learn from experts in the field so you can grow your small business. Limited space available! Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts Arts Projects grant, the Mississippi Arts Commission and SouthArts. For questions related to a disability, please call 662-236-6429 or email [email protected]. Registrations ends at midnight on April 24th! |
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Big Bad Business Workshop - Servant Leadership for Entrepreneurs (March 29th, 5:30 - 7 PM)
This workshop resembles last month's in that you complete sections at home prior to the zoom. The program helps assess your small business leadership skills and then find the categories which you need to work on. The workshop provides individualized feedback that would normally cost thousands of dollars. For those that participate, we will provide a financial "bonus" because we understand that your time is valuable. If you are part of a team, one person is welcome to complete/attend the workshop or you can divide it up.
Please register by March 24th, so that you can receive the survey and have the appropriate amount of time to work on it. The two parts take about 75 minutes to complete, but you are welcome to break it up--it doesn't have to be completed in one sitting. The live zoom will occur on March 29th from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Please check out the link below for more detailed information. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. |
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Lean Canvas Business Plan Workshop (Feb. 21, 2022)
Please join Yoknapatawpha Arts Council for a FREE workshop for entrepreneurs and startups! A business plan is a crucial tool for making sure your small business stays on mission and that each step you take is going to support your goals. Learn about the Lean Canvas Business--a perfect choice for creative economy small businesses and other startups that don't need a full-fledged business plan right away.
This workshop includes: > 1 hour video on the Lean Canvas > Template and examples to fill out your own Lean Canvas Business Plan > Powerpoint to help you work through the template > Optional group session to go through the template on February 17th at 5 p.m. > Zoom Virtual meetup with Gordon Magee of SCORE Prior to the meetup on February 21st, participants will watch the video and work through a rough draft of their Lean Canvas plan using the Powerpoint. Then bring your questions to our expert at the Zoom session. By completing the pre-session requirements and attending the Zoom session, participants will qualify for one-on-one mentoring related to their Lean Canvas Business Plan by qualified SCORE mentors. |
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Taxes & Small Business Finance Tactics - June 10, 2021, 5:30 pm
Please join the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation for a Big Bad Business Series workshop that tackles basic finance questions and best practices related to small businesses. Ed Maxwell of Watkins, Ward and Stafford will lead the virtual workshop. Bring your questions and meet fellow entrepreneurs on the journey!
Funded in part through the National Endowment Art Works program and the Mississippi Arts Commission. For questions related to a disability, please call 662-236-6429 or email [email protected] |
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Business Skills Workshop for Artists: Sales Taxes
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr FREE, VIRTUAL workshop with Katherine Little of T E Lott & Co. This FREE workshop on Sales Taxes will teach you what you need to know about collecting and reporting taxes on art sales! Reserve your ticket now, (only 30 available)! Register in the link below.
This Business Skills Workshop is presented as part of the $kills for the Creative Economy Partnership between the Starkville Area Arts Council, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, and the MS Presenter's Network, as an effort to provide business skills training for creatives. |
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How to Write a Business Plan with the UMSBDC (April 20, 2021)
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr FREE VIRTUAL workshop with Derek Stephens of the University of Mississippi Small Business Development Center. This workshop will explain how to write a business plan. Reserve your ticket now, (only 20 available)! |
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LeadershipServ's: Excellence in Servant Leadership Program (March 4, 2021)
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr FREE VIRTUAL workshop with Dr. Jeremy Meuser & Dr. Jarvis Smallfield of LeadershipServ's: Excellence in Servant Leadership Program.
Please complete pre-work, prior to noon on March 4th. This workshop is presented by SAAC, YAC, and the MS Presenter's Network as part of the $kills for the Creative Economy Series. |
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Facebook Marketing Basics for Creatives with Kathy Jacobs (February 2, 2021)
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr FREE VIRTUAL workshop with Kathy Jacobs of Kathy Jacobs Design & Marketing. This workshop titled "Facebook Marketing Basics for Creatives" will teach you what you need to know to use social media to promote your arts business, and more! Reserve your ticket now, (only 30 available)! |
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January 12, 2020: Grantwriting for Arts-Based Businesses
FREE & VIRTUAL small business workshop and networking event hosted by YAC. Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr virtual workshop on grant writing for non-profits and individuals on January 12, 2021, at 5:30 pm. This FREE workshop titled, "Grantwriting for Arts-Based Businesses" will teach indidviduals about what kinds of grant are available to them and how to apply for them. Reserve your ticket now. This workshop is presented by SAAC, YAC, and the MS Presenter's Network as part of the $kills for the Creative Economy Series. |
Q&A with Arts Festival Pros (December 1, 2020)
FREE Q&A with a panel of Starkville and Oxford professionals. FREE business skills workshop for arts festival artisans.
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr virtual Q&A with panelists from Starkville and Oxford on December 1, 2020, at 5:00 pm. This FREE workshop titled " Festival Q&A" will teach you how to submit a winning festival application. Reserve your ticket now, (only 30 available)!
Panelists: Cindy Aune, Mary Switzer, Alexis Clark
This workshop is presented by SAAC, YAC, and the MS Presenter's Network as part of the $kills for the Creative Economy Series.
FREE Q&A with a panel of Starkville and Oxford professionals. FREE business skills workshop for arts festival artisans.
Join us via Zoom for a 1 hr virtual Q&A with panelists from Starkville and Oxford on December 1, 2020, at 5:00 pm. This FREE workshop titled " Festival Q&A" will teach you how to submit a winning festival application. Reserve your ticket now, (only 30 available)!
Panelists: Cindy Aune, Mary Switzer, Alexis Clark
This workshop is presented by SAAC, YAC, and the MS Presenter's Network as part of the $kills for the Creative Economy Series.
In lieu of an October workshop
- The Mississippi Arts Commission's 2020 State Arts Conference (which is free), starts tomorrow morning. The first videos of the 2020 Virtual State Arts Conference will appear on arts.ms.gov/artsnow. Registration is still open. Each day of the conference, videos will appear on the conference webpage and will be available for two weeks after the conference. You can access them anytime and learn when it’s convenient for you.
- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020: Adapting Now: The Arts in a COVID-19 World
- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020: I.D.E.A. Now: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in the Arts
- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020: How-To’s Now: Surviving and Thriving in 2020 - The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists is hosting an online conference starting October 19: Virtualize Your Art Career. Geared more toward visual artists, this organization offers a range of fee-based workshops.
If you wish to attend a fee-based professional development workshop, don't forget to check out our mini-grant program for Oktibbeha County artists! Visit this page for details.
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How to Make Your Art Financially Stable (September 16, 2020)
with Eric Hill of the MSU Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach In this first workshop, Eric will teach participants how to develop their business model and teach creatives how to transform their artistic passion into a profitable and sustainable endeavor. This workshop is FREE. Attendance is limited.
$kills for the Creative Economy will be a monthly workshop series for Mississippi creatives. Workshops will cover various topics on the business of art including sales taxes, the festival circuit, social media, and more. The Series is currently scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month, other than December and July. The next $kills for the Creative Economy workshop will be on October 13, 2020. |
ABOUT the PRESENTER
Eric Alan Hill is Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at Mississippi State University. Under his leadership, MSU’s entrepreneurial pipeline has grown more than threefold, launching more than 100 new startups annually and helping them raise nearly $1M private capital each year. Eric found his passion for technology startups at age 16 when he founded HillTech, a web solutions firm that grew to support clients in 15 states before acquisition after five years. He is also co-founder of Coflyt®, an aviation software company, and has led operations of four other startups.
ABOUT Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
MSU's Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach helps students, faculty, and community members start and grow successful companies. They help entrepreneurs link with more than 100,000 living alumni, learn tactical business skills, and launch companies that will help define tomorrow's markets. Through this mission, they facilitate student creation of their own dream job, strengthening a culture of entrepreneurship among the Bulldog family. E-Center graduates have a combined valuation of more than $15M. Learn more about the E-Center at https://ecenter.msstate.edu/.
#SkillsfortheCreativeEconomy #YAC #SAAC #ArtBusinessSkills #starkvillearts #oxfordarts #presentmississippi
Eric Alan Hill is Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at Mississippi State University. Under his leadership, MSU’s entrepreneurial pipeline has grown more than threefold, launching more than 100 new startups annually and helping them raise nearly $1M private capital each year. Eric found his passion for technology startups at age 16 when he founded HillTech, a web solutions firm that grew to support clients in 15 states before acquisition after five years. He is also co-founder of Coflyt®, an aviation software company, and has led operations of four other startups.
ABOUT Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
MSU's Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach helps students, faculty, and community members start and grow successful companies. They help entrepreneurs link with more than 100,000 living alumni, learn tactical business skills, and launch companies that will help define tomorrow's markets. Through this mission, they facilitate student creation of their own dream job, strengthening a culture of entrepreneurship among the Bulldog family. E-Center graduates have a combined valuation of more than $15M. Learn more about the E-Center at https://ecenter.msstate.edu/.
#SkillsfortheCreativeEconomy #YAC #SAAC #ArtBusinessSkills #starkvillearts #oxfordarts #presentmississippi
Did you miss one? Check out our Business Skills Library!
Recordings of past workshops are available for registered attendees and donors through our website through the password-protected button below. Participants should check their email after each workshop for the password to this library. Access to these recording is also available to active donors upon request. For more information, please email John at [email protected].
