Starting entrepreneurs
This collector's page for budding artists will answer all the questions you are facing as a budding entrepreneur.
As a beginning artist, you often find yourself with quite a few questions. How do I set up my business? How much can I charge for my work? Which jobs do I take on and which jobs do I not? Who do I want to work with? How do I stay inspired?
In the video below, participants of the Mentoring Program talk about the questions they have as young creators and the mentors share some of their sage advice.
Do you recognize yourself in the video above? And would you like to learn more about starting your artistic practice? Then take a look at our knowledge base. There you will find, among others, the following articles that might help you:
- Roadmap to starting self-employment
- Knowing your worth
- How do I determine my rate?
- Financial administration
- Creating a budget
- Invoicing and preparing an invoice
- The tax return
- Insurance in the cultural sector
- Funding initiatives and projects
- Overview of grants and funds
- Development budget for employees and the self-employed
- Establishing a foundation
- Tips for free promotion
- PODCAST - Always a Way
In our program you will also find many offerings for you as a beginning artist. For example, come to the Monday Club, where you can find help and supporters for things like writing a grant application, making a budget and sending out a press release.
Finally, Cultuur Academy is not the only platform for (beginning) culture professionals. The following organizations also offer support in the form of online articles, workshops and funding:
Funding
How do you fund a cultural project? On the Cultuur Academy knowledge base we show you step by step how to go about it. The structure of these pages follows the logical order in which cultural projects arise: from first idea to execution - and beyond. You start with concept development, work on a realistic budget, research funding sources, learn to justify and think about the future.
Grants and funds
Would you like to apply for a subsidy or fund for your cultural initiative, but don't know where to start? On this page we clearly explain what subsidies and funds are, how to make a good application, and what to look out for. You will also find out which funds you can apply for directly through Cultuur Academy .
Marketing and communications
Marketing and communications is at its core about reaching your audience. Because no matter what you make or what service you provide as an artist or cultural organization, without an audience you are nowhere. But how do you figure out who your audience is and how to reach them?