Collaborating with others is an essential part of developing your creativity and business. Especially as a sole trader or freelancer! But how do you create and run successful collaborations, projects and partnerships? How can you work better with friends and peers? But also with clients, sub-contractors and suppliers? In this one hour Design Trust webinar [...] Read more »
Exclusive Business Club webinar: Working with art galleries & agents: getting representation and develop a good relationship with galleries and agents
Susan Mumford is a commercial fine art dealer and consultant. She recently set up The Be Smart About Art Academy, and she is the Founder of the Association of Women Art Dealers. During this webinar Susan will: give you the fundamentals to get representation and or to create a healthy, successful working relationship with a [...] Read more »
Copy right & design right: an introduction and practicalities for designers & designer makers
Silvia Baumgart, the Own-It Programme Coordinator, presented at a Design Trust webinar in March 2012 about copyright and design rights, tips to protect yourself, and what you should do if somebody copies your design. Here are Silvia’s notes for the webinar. At the bottom of this (epic!) blog post you also will find some great [...] Read more »
The legal side of running a partnership
When you set up a partnership there are a couple of important legal considerations. Therefore it is essential that you get legal advice from a solicitor, who can help you with the following: Create a formal Partnership Agreement In legal terms called a ‘deed of partnership’, which will include: The purpose and objectives of the [...] Read more »
Advantages and disadvantages of creative partnerships
Partnerships can be a great way to share the workload or to combine complimentary skills and resources but – because they are often formed without an official contract – some caution is advisable too. In my experience as a business adviser this is one of the most emotional topics when things go wrong. To be [...] Read more »