Brent Creative Enterprise Programme 2025
About The Programme:
The Creative Enterprise Programme, funded by Brent Council, is being offered to local creatives as part of the Mayors Creative Enterprise Zone (ERA). This programme is designed to help you find new opportunities, overcome career challenges, and build your creative networks. There will be a range of support offered in collaboration with various partners. There will be in-person workshops and online webinars from September until December 2025, followed by opportunities to apply to showcase creative work and business from January to March 2026. Take time to grow, improve, and focus on your creative work or business!
Open to Brent residents (18+) with an emerging or established creative practice or small business, including – but not limited to – freelancers, sole traders, and creative business teams.
Upcoming Online Webinars
We’re excited to invite Brent-based creatives to a series of free online webinars taking place from October 2025 until December 2025, designed to develop your skills to support your creative work and business opportunities.
The online webinars will cover key topics at the heart of every creative business and self employment. These sessions include marketing, e-business, fundraising, tax, business model and more. This support will give you the chance to keep learning and developing in Brent with fellow creatives of various disciplines. The webinars will be hosted by Bloom Skills Employment (BSE) & Global Fashion Management (GFM), Tax Assist Willesden Green, Make Happy and other partner organisations to be announced. All you need is access to Microsoft Teams.
You’re welcome to join all or as many of the webinars that are relevant to you. However, those that access the full online support will also be eligible for 1:1 or group Tax and Accounting support. Further details following registration – or you can email programmes@ascstudios.co.uk if you have any questions about the support available.
OCTOBER WEBINARS Hosted by Bloom Skills Employment
Tuesday 7 October | 5pm – 6pm | Webinar 1: Marketing for Creatives
Explore branding, audience engagement, and promotional strategies to grow your creative practice.
Wednesday 15 October | 3pm – 4pm | Webinar 2: Creative Finance
Understand budgeting, pricing, and financial planning to build a sustainable practice.
Monday 21 October | 5pm – 6pm | Webinar 3: E-Business for Creatives
Learn how to build and manage your online presence, using digital tools and platforms to support your work.
NOVEMBER WEBINARS
Tuesday 11 November | 10am – 1pm | Webinar 4: Strategy and Business Model Canvas for Creatives – Hosted by Make Happy
Learn and work on your creative practice or business strategy, this is an interactive session to develop your model and planning during the webinar.
DATE TBC Webinar 5: Tax and Accounting for Creative Freelancers and Self employed – Hosted by Tax Assist Willesden Green
Get up to date insights tips and tax/accounting advice to support your financial ‘housekeeping’ ready for 2026.
DECEMBER WEBINARS
DATE TBC Webinar 6: Group and 1:1 Tax and Accounting support – Hosted by Tax Assist Willesden Green
For those that take part in the online webinars – 1:1 and Group sessions will be available, to hone in your tax queries and needs.
JANUARY WEBINARS
DATE TBC Webinar 7: Crowdfunding for Creatives
An introduction to how the Crowdfunder process works and what steps and preparation is required to launch an effective campaign.
DATE TBC Webinar 8: Curation and Exhibitions
This is for those who are interested to curate or exhibit single or group work in galleries, tips on collaborative approaches with other artists or partner organisations.
Meet the Organisers:
Global Fashion Management (GFM) | Fashion Business Experts: Trusted advisors and hands-on coaches helping fashion brands grow, streamline operations and boost profitability. With over 25 years’ experience across global labels and emerging designers, GFM delivers honest, strategic insight that saves time and money from day one. Explore more: @gfmfashiongrowth| www.globalfashionmanagement.com
Make Happy is a London-based innovation consultancy that helps individuals and organisations unlock creativity, strengthen teamwork and build better businesses. Their work is grounded in engaging workshops, expert facilitation and innovative thinking tools. Explore more: @makehappylondon | www.makehappy.co.uk
Artists’ Studio Company (ASC) is a registered charity supporting artists and makers since 1995. As one of London’s leading providers of affordable studio spaces, ASC helps sustain creative careers through workspace provision, community-building, exhibitions, events and outreach programmes. Supporting artists & makers since 1995 | Charity | Affordable Studios | Community & Events. Explore more: @ascstudios | @ascgallery | @aschandbagfactory
Take a look at what happened at our previous Brent Enterprise Programme in-person workshops! 🎨✨
A dynamic creative workshop supported by Brent Council in partnership with Artist Studio Company and hosted by MakeHappy, designed to help local creatives grow their business skills.
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