Creative Business Exchange
Event details
Creative business
advise and discussion
Chat show and open floor discussion
Creative showcase
Breakout sessions
Speakers biographies
Event contact details
Event organisation
Directions and parking arrangements
Somerset's first Creative Business Exchange on Thursday 15 November from 2pm to 8pm at Somerset College.
This event brings together artists, designers, performers and others to showcase their creative work and services, tap into advice and establish new contacts.
Event details
Welcome and introduction
From 2 pm onwards
Welcome and introduction to the business advice and support available to creative individuals, businesses and community enterprises.
Hear from and talk to:
- Arts Matrix, Artlife, Creative Business Boost, Hothouse
- Somerset Arts and Disability Project & Equata
- Spaeda, Somerset Partnership of Arts and Education Development Agency
- Richard Huish Business Development Unit
- Sedgemoor District Council, South Somerset District Council
- Taunton Deane Borough Council, Economic Development Unit
- Somerset Community Learning and Skills
and many other agencies and creative individuals.
Creative Business advice and discussions
From 2pm to 6pm take part in informal, relaxed question and answer break out sessions covering business planning, financial management, marketing & pricing, disability arts, IT solutions and qualifications.
You can also book your own time slot for one to one advice general business advice and mentoring with Tracy Hill & Richard Rogers from Creative Business Boost and Joanne Vickery from Arts Matrix. Otherwise you can just visit the stalls or attend the group discussions to help yourself to some ideas.
Chat show and open floor discussion
Between 6pm and 7pm there is a
chat show and open floor discussion with key speakers on Creativity in Business, Crossing Boundaries and the Cultural Olympiad.
Creative Showcase
Between 2pm and 8pm there is 'Your chance to shine'
Note: details and timings are subject to change.
| Time |
Event |
| 1.40 pm to 2 pm |
Ronni Spur - entrance welcome |
| 2 pm |
Welcome to Creative Business Exchange - Jacqui Green. Introduction to Creative Business Support Forum Partners. Introduction to Su Squire, compere for Creative Showcase. |
| 2.20 pm to 2.40 pm |
Jane Leakey, Fat Cat Theatre Company |
| 2.40 pm to 2.55 pm |
Sheema, belly dancing |
| 2.55 pm to 3.10 |
Mike Rawlinson, Paradox Theatre |
| 3.10 pm to 3.30 pm |
Gloria Lawrence, The Market Place |
| 3.3 pm to 3.45 pm |
Genista Lawrence, Fire River Poets |
| 3.45 pm to 4.05 pm |
Sally Mann, Fuse Company |
| 4.05 pm to 4.25 pm |
Bigger House, presentation and film |
| 4.25 pm to 4.45 pm |
Nicola Groves, Unlimited Company |
| 4.45 pm to 5 pm |
Su Squire, Tilly the Tale Spinner |
| 5 pm to 5.30 pm |
Signs of Life, ambient and energetic folk music |
- Open Mic opportunities from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Display stands and publicity tables
- Laptop bank and website displays
- The Somerset Enterprise Art Fair
Music, refreshments, buffet throughout the day and evening.
Breakout sessions to date
Note: the programme will continue to be updated
| Time |
Event |
| 2:30 pm and 4.30 pm |
Financial Planning in Hothouse. Financial planning for creatives, question & answer with Jacquie Green, business co-ordinator at Hothouse & Paul Brown, director of the Business Development Unit at Richard Huish College |
| 3 pm |
Disability Arts and Arts and Disability. Somerset Arts and Disability project with Catherine Beedell, project co-ordinator & Jane Ring from Equata and James Lake, sculptor specialising in cardboard and accessible materials. |
| 3.30 pm |
Fine Art in the Pensive Room. Fine art: Developing Markets with Charlotte Lampard, Quartz Festival Visual Arts |
| 3.30 pm |
Making it in music in Hothouse. Making it in the music industry with Richard Rogers, Silverscope Music & John Dent, LOUD mastering |
| 4 pm |
Communication and Marketing in Hothouse. You will go away with top ten marketing tips and an easy way of creating your own effective promotional plan from Chartered Marteter, Catherine Beedell. |
| 4.30 pm |
Personal Development. Qualifications: Who needs them? With Rita Heard, Bridgwater College, Richard Holt at SCAT, Liesa Calder from Spaeda, Mary Jacobs, business development co-ordinator. Somerset Learning and Skills Council |
| 5 pm |
Business Planning and ICT advice. Bring your problem to Connecting Somerset's business advisors (tbc) and Evolve's rural ICT co-ordinators. (tbc) |
| 2 pm to 6 pm |
One to one taster advice sessions with advisors, Joanne Vickery from Arts Matrix and Creative Business Boost advisors, Richard Rogers and Tracy Hill. |
| 5.30 pm |
Welcome to the evening reception. Councillor Richard Lees, Taunton Deane Borough Council, Portfolio Holder for Culture. Compere and chair Caroline Corfe; why is creativity important? Introduction to the creative sector in Somerset plus a DVD Arts: Adding Value (3 minutes)
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| 5.40 pm |
Pauline Homeshaw, 10 Parishes Festival |
| 5.50 pm |
Bronwen Gwillam, director of Art for Life at Musgrove Hospital: Creativity and Health |
| 6 pm |
Robert Miles, Artistic Director of The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre: Creativity as a catalyst in the Cultural Quarter |
| 6.15 pm |
Lynne Elynis, South West Design Programme: Sustainable design |
| 6.30 pm |
Paul Birch, director of Visionjuice: 'Thinking out of the Box'. |
| 6:40 pm |
Patrick Smith, IBM: Harnessing creativity at IBM |
| 6:50 pm |
John Dent, LOUD Mastering. Somerset and the Big Life |
| 7:00 pm |
Richard Crowe, creative programmer, South West, for the Cultural Olympiad: Countdown to the national and regional picture |
| 7:30 pm |
Opportunities ahead for Creative Somerset. Round up from Caroline Corfe and Richard Holt |
| 7:30 pm to 8 pm |
Networking and music with Signs of Life |
Speakers biographies
John Dent - LOUD Mastering's expertise is unparalleled in the music industry with CD Mastering and Vinyl Mastering in a world class studio in Taunton that combines state of the art sound equipment with unrivalled sonic clarity.
Richard Rogers - Richard, is the managing director of Silverscope Music and former A&R manager for Warner Chapell, he is very experienced in the world of contracts and how to get the music industry interested in your work, how to use your studio time to the full and business planning.
His experience is a must for anyone working on the edge of the music industry, those writing their own music or performing but who want to take their career more seriously.
Event contact details
Creative Business Exchange Event
Somerset College
Wellington Road
Taunton
TA1 5AX.
To book your space email creative@tauntondeane.gov.uk
The Conference Centre and Hothouse at SCAT is wheelchair accessible, with an induction loop. The event will have British Sign Language interpreters available. Please let us know if you have further needs.
Event organisation
This event is organised by the Creative Business Support Forum.
Partners include:
- Arts Matrix
- ARTlife for West Somerset Council
- Business Link
- Creative Business Boost
- Equata
- Hothouse at SCAT
- Richard Huish College
- Sedgemoor District Council
- Somerset Art Promoters including Spaeda and Somerset Film and Video
- Somerset Arts and Disability Project
- Somerset Community Skills and Learning
- Taunton Deane Borough Council
Directions and parking arrangements
There will be a limited number of unloading and loading spaces in the Conference Centre car park.
Please email creative@tauntondeane.gov.uk or telephone 01823 356521 to book a delivery car park time slot. Access will be available from 10 am.
 Directions and map to Taunton Conference Centre (323 KB)
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