Business skills

We are often approached by artists seeking advice on marketing and other general business skills.

For creatives

The following organizations arrange regular business skills training specifically for local creatives:

Arts Matrix - the skills and enterprise development agency for creative professionals in the South West

Creative Dorset - a company formed to develop, support and promote the creative industries in Dorset.

General advice

Business Link is a useful government-funded source of business advice. It has an office in Poole and runs a wide range of free seminars for small businesses.

Dorset Business is the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and offers networking and training opportunities. A membership fee is payable to access its services.