An interactive seminar on funding and business development possibilities for Berlin based creatives.

Are you a creative worker based in Berlin? Do you want to know more about who can give you funding and funding advice? Do you want to know what options there are for developing your creative business? Then this event is for you. Taking Care of Business will provide an overview of the various possibilities available to help you fund and develop your creative endeavours in an interactive and informative afternoon event.

Come meet people from organisations such as Kulturförderpunkt, Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- & Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo and the European Enterprise Network, and hear case studies from other creatives with fundraising and business development experience.

After an initial info-session, participants will have the opportunity to gain more detailed and tailored information through short consultations or workshops with the speakers, use the SUPERMARKT space to sit and work on their funding or development applications, and exchange with other creatives.

An affordable buffet lunch will be provided by SUPERMARKT to keep you energised for an inspiring and informative afternoon!

Registration: anmeldung@kulturfoerderpunkt-berlin.de, Facebook
Language: German and English
Cost: Free entry or €5 per person for lunch buffet (optional). Drinks are available for purchase from our café.

Presented by Kulturförderpunkt and curator Kate Brehme (Contemporary Art Exchange), supported by SUPERMARKT.

Programme:

12:00-13:00: Welcome and brief introductory presentations featuring:
Michelle O’Brien, Creative Producer and Co-Curator, SUPERMARKT
Laura Seifert, Kulturförderpunkt
Konrad Lauten, German Representative, Indiegogo
Melanie Seifart, Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- & Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes
Anne Le Rolland, European Enterprise Network
13:00-13:30: Case study presentations by Berlin creatives (speakers TBC)
13:30-14:30: Lunch Break (optional buffet) + Participant sign up for Kulturförderpunkt workshops
14:30-17:00: You decide! Participants can use the space to participate in:
Funding application writing workshops led by Kulturförderpunkt
One-on-one consultations with speakers
Co-working on your own funding applications
Networking with other creatives
17:00-18:00 – Networking at the SUPERMARKT bar

About the event organisers:

Kulturförderpunkt (culture funding point) is a new public-funded service that offers free information on cultural funding sources. Since autumn 2013 the not-for-profit organisation Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH with support of the Senate of Berlin and funding from the EU Fund for Regional development has created this funding information desk which offers advice and information on funding opportunities from the public and private sector to artists and cultural projects in Berlin, completely free of charge.

Kate Brehme is an independent curator and arts educator from Australia. Kate has over ten years’ experience curating a number of projects, exhibitions and events in Australia, Scotland and Germany and is director of Contemporary Art Exchange, a curatorial platform for international exchange projects with young and early career artists. Kate is a lecturer for NODE Center for Curatorial Studies and runs Coffee, Curating and Cultural Management, a series of ongoing monthly drop in discussions for Berlin-based curators and cultural managers to network, discuss methodologies, and get feedback on projects or ideas.

About the Speakers:

Enterprise Europe Network
Helping small companies make the most of the business opportunities in the European Union is the Enterprise Europe Network’s mission. Their experts can help you find international business partners, source new technologies and receive EU funding or finance. And they can advise you on issues so diverse as intellectual property, going international, or EU law and standards. The Enterprise Europe Network brings together business support organisations from more than 50 countries. They are connected through powerful databases and know Europe inside out. What’s more, they have been working together for years, some even for decades. You’ll be amazed at how well your local Network contact point is connected in Europe, and even beyond.

Indiegogo
Indiegogo is a crowdfunding platform used internationally in over 244 countries and territories. Indiegogo is a way for people all over the world to join forces to make ideas happen. Since 2008, millions of contributors have empowered hundreds of thousands of inventors, musicians, do-gooders, filmmakers – and many more – to bring their dreams to life. Some Indiegogo campaigns are small and personal. Some are large and mainstream. Each campaign is moving forward because it is supported by a community of people with a common goal.

Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- & Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes
The Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- & Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes (Cultural and Creative Industries Initiative of the Federal Government) look at the cultural and creative industries from a different angle. Their target group are businesses, start-ups, freelancers and self- employed professionals in the cultural and creative industries. They offer an industry-specific point of contact for their business-related needs. Their team combines the ideal skills for the interface between creativity and entrepreneurship: not only are their staff members deeply familiar with the various creative sectors, but they also possess comprehensive business expertise. These insights help them to address the needs of creative professionals in a particularly targeted manner.