Join us creative networking in Biggleswade. The owners of two growing creative businesses will be with us to share their founders stories, and to offer us valuable business tips. Fashion designer Luke Archer will talk about how he’s built his brand. His story includes a Young Designer of the Year Award, working with Digswell Arts Trust, and a YMCA Bedford collaboration, which saw him share his skills with 3 young people for a week as part of the YM Awards 2015. Laura White, owner of Golden Hare Gallery, Ampthill, will be telling us her own inspiring business story including her experience of the Princes Trust ‘Explore Enterprise’, her national #smallbiz100 status in Small Biz Saturday 2015 and her passion to promote traditional craft techniques and get recognition for talented artists working in the UK. Creative Bedfordshire is a network of creative people and businesses in Bedfordshire and offers regular networking events and professional development opportunities. Sole traders, freelancers and creative businesses of all kinds are welcome to attend. It is funded by the economic development teams at Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council and is run by Bedford Creative Arts. For more information email sandrad@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk Follow us on Twitter @creativebeds or join our mailing list by emailing info@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk with ‘Creative Bedfordshire’ in the title.

1. Welcome
Creative Bedfordshire
12th November 2015
The Clubhouse
Biggleswade United FC
7 – 9 pm
BUSINESS ADVENTURES hosted by
Sandra Dartnell for Bedford Creative Arts
Join us for creative networking in November for some free,
peer-led business support. The owners of two growing
creative businesses will be with us to share their stories,
and to offer us valuable business tips. Hear from Fashion
designer Luke Archer and Laura White, owner of Golden
Hare Gallery.

2. Mentions
Bedford Creative Arts
@wearebca
Business TimeBank
business@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Culture Challenge
@bedfordculture
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
MyIncVentures
@myincventures
#MIVReveals
http://centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/MIV

3. Mentions
Sole Traders Tax
Handout
Claire
@AddisonAccounts
Matthew
@acuriousjoy
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

4. This evening includes a chance to shout-out about
your latest work, and to chat informally.
We encourage you to share your
experience via Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook.
http://instagram.com/creativebeds/
#creativebeds #bedfordshire #centralbeds
http://facebook.com/groups/creativebedfordshire/
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

5. We encourage you to connect with the people you
meet tonight on LinkedIn.
Create a profile, connect and create a network
of creative professionals at your fingertips
online.
http://linkedin.com/company/creative-bedfordshire
LinkedIn is the hub from which we share event
presentations via SlideShare.
http://slideshare.net/CreativeBedfordshire
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

6. Luke Archer
Fashion designer
and founder of the
Luke Archer label,
located at Digswell
Arts Trust,
Letchworth Garden
City
@Twitter Handle
Laura White
Visual merchandiser
and founder of
Golden Hare
Gallery, Ampthill
http://lukearcherstudio.com http://goldenhare.co.uk
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

7. Luke Archer
Fashion designer Luke Archer will talk about how he’s built his brand. His
story includes a Young Designer of the Year Award, working with Digswell Arts
Trust, and a YMCA Bedford collaboration, which saw him share his skills with 3
young people for a week as part of the YM Awards 2015.
@LukeArcher
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

8. A British fashion
designer based in
Letchworth Garden
City. I founded my
luxury label of the
same name in 2010.
The label is known for
complex designs and
fine finishings.
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Luke Archer
@LukeArcher

9. Building a brand -
starting with Young
Designer of the Year
Award - In 2013 Luke
Archer won the Alfa
Romeo Young
Designer of the Year
award, at St Andrews
University, Scotland.
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Luke Archer
@LukeArcher

10. Young Designer of
the Year Award -
This was the
landmark that
launched Luke Archer
as a label and
enabled the label to
produce and show it’s
SS14 collection
during London
Fashion Week.
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@LukeArcher
Luke Archer

11. Working with
Digswell Arts Trust
– A fellow of Digswell
Arts Trust, based at
Fenners Building in
Letchworth. A trust
set up for young
artists to help them
progress their
careers, while offering
classes and
mentoring to the
public.
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@LukeArcher
Luke Archer

12. Working with YMCA
Bedford - Through
YMCA England, the
opportunity to work
with YMCA Bedford
mentoring two of their
residents to design
and construct their
own gowns, which
where later catwalked
at the Youth Matters
Awards show.
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@LukeArcher
Luke Archer

13. Laura White
Laura White, owner of Golden Hare Gallery, Ampthill, will talk about her
experience of the Princes Trust ‘Explore Enterprise’, her national #smallbiz100
status in Small Biz Saturday 2015 and her passion to promote traditional craft
techniques and get recognition for talented artists working in the UK.
@GoldenHareArt
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking

14. Golden Hare Gallery
Opened October 2015
Over 60 UK Artists and
craftspeople
Range of disciplines
Sales on website
Social media
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@GoldenHareArt
Laura White

15. Prince’s Trust Explore
Enterprise – For people
Aged 18-30, living in
England, Scotland, Wales
or Northern Ireland, who
are unemployed or working
fewer than 16 hours per
week, with a business idea
to explore
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@GoldenHareArt
Laura White

16. Saturday 5th December –
Over 5 Million Small
Businesses together in a
campaign to encourage
consumers to buy products
and services from small
businesses
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
@GoldenHareArt
Laura White

17. @CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3Vey7asSI
@GoldenHareArt
Saturday 5th December –
Golden Hare Gallery was
chosen to be a
#SmallBiz100
Laura White

18. Building a business
Patience Believe in yourself and your business
LA LW
Get online
Go above and beyond what
customers expect
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Have lots of drive, determination
and don’t give up
LW / LA
@Twitter Handle@Twitter Handle@LukeArcher @GoldenHareArt
Skill
Build good connections within your industry
LA
LW LA
LW

19. Luke Archer
Luke Archer label,
Digswell Arts Trust,
Letchworth Garden
City
@Twitter Handle
Laura White
Golden Hare Gallery,
2 Woburn Street,
Ampthill
http://www.lukearcherstudio.com http://goldenhare.co.uk
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Facebook/goldenharegallery
Instagram/goldenharegallery
Twitter @goldenhareart
https://www.kickstarter.com/project
s/lukearcher/
Twitter @LukeArcher
Instagram/LukeArcherLtd
Facebook/LukeArcherHQ

20. News from Bedford Creative Arts
@weareBCA
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Future Library Festival
http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/business-not-as-usual-
biggleswade-future-library-festival/

21. News @weareBCA
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
This is now
http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/this-is-
now-film-and-video-after-punk/
Dump it on Parliament Revisited
http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/du
mp-it-on-parliament-revisited-a-night-of-live-music-and-
rebellion/
The Bedford Song Book
http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/be
dford-song-book/

22. @CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Over to the room. Who wants to say something
about their creative business or creative need?
Dave Low from IDO Design & Animation www.idotv.co.uk looking to connect
with fellow Adobe CC users to work on upcoming projects.
Katie Allen from Circus of Illustration @wearethecircus promoting Drink and
Draw monthly meetups (next Tuesday 24th November) and CALL FOR
ENTRIES to Circus of Illustration Exhibition Jan – Feb 2016 at the
@BedfordPavilion Deadline for entries 27th November 2015.
Laura Holmes promoting her business Holmes Sweet Holmes
@HeyLauraHSH and Lemon and Ginger – weekly knitting, crochet and sewing
meeting-ups in Bedford More info @Lemon_Ginger

23. @CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Over to the room. Who wants to say something
about their creative business or creative need?
Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce
Sole Trader Membership – Creative Bedfordshire Package
Details available via sandrad@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
Addison Accounts / Wenta Trainer
Free business training opportunities and networking. Follow @TheWentaGroup

24. Next up: Planning to Succeed
@StepOutArts@quarryatstlukes
10th December 2015
The Quarry Theatre at St Lukes
26 St Peter’s Street, Bedford
MK40 2NN
7 – 9 pm
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Join us in Bedford for creative networking on Thursday 10th December from 7 - 9pm at The
Quarry Theatre at St Lukes. There will be local inspiration - on the subject of good planning -
and funding advice for businesses, including freelancers, from the Arts Council England.
Independent dance producer Jih-Wen Yeh, will talk about the importance of the planning skills
of a producer to the success of creative projects across the performing and visual arts.
The Quarry Theatre team will step front-of-house to offer practical planning advice, across the
perspectives of: producing a local festival, an international festival and producing in a
professional theatre.
Sue Hughes from the Arts Council England, talk about the Grants for the Arts programme of
funding, including how to apply and tips for successful funding applications.
@ace_national

25. Save the date
Creative Bedfordshire
14th Jan 2016
7 – 9 pm
Venue TBC
Leighton Buzzard
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Creative Bedfordshire
4th Feb 2016
7 – 9 pm
Venue TBC
Bedford
Creative Bedfordshire
10th Mar 2016
7 – 9 pm
Venue TBC
Location TBC

26. Heads up
Funding surgeries – Arts Council England - Grants for the Arts
12th Jan 2016
3 – 6 pm
Venue TBC
@CreativeBeds
#CBNetworking
Creative Bedfordshire Conference II
mid Feb / early March 2016
All TBC

27. Thank You
Creative Bedfordshire is a network of creative people and
businesses in Bedfordshire and offers regular networking events
and professional development opportunities. Sole traders,
freelancers and creative businesses of all kinds are welcome to
attend. It is funded by the economic development teams at Central
Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council and is run by
Bedford Creative Arts. For more information email
sandrad@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
Follow us on Twitter @creativebeds or join our mailing list by
emailing info@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk with ‘Creative
Bedfordshire’ in the title.