The cultural policy document discusses how recent UK cultural policies have impacted the creative industries in several ways. The national lottery began funding arts and creative charities in 1995, providing over £200 million annually. A catalyst fund was also created to match donations for creative organizations. While these policies have helped many non-profits, the document notes they must consider the policies' limitations for a for-profit business. Additionally, Brexit and leaving the EU may negatively impact creative industries through issues like lost funding, travel difficulties, and employee rights changes. The document emphasizes considering all relevant policies, laws, and documentation like releases and intellectual property when starting a creative business.
JumpStart Greece is a crowdfunding platform that aims to fund Greek startups, communities, artists and athletes in order to help restart the Greek economy. It was created to address funding gaps faced by Greek entrepreneurs and connect them with donors. The platform focuses on funding projects that will create new jobs in Greece and has innovations like supervised projects and tracking job creation. It forecasts rapid growth in members and funded projects between 2016-2019, with a goal of funding over 3,000 projects and creating 10,000 new jobs.
This is a presentation i gave to a group of not for profit organisations wanting to get engaged in the discussion around how to construct a strategy around crowd funding. It is worth the investment in time going through it and watch out of the release of my next book when it comes to crowd funding out in 2014.
This PR campaign aims to change perceptions of charity in Belarus and motivate young people to donate. It introduces a "Charity Accelerator" platform that frames donations as investments in startups (children in need) with potential to succeed. Key elements include launching a cryptocurrency to make donations feel like profitable ventures, hosting regular pitching events to spotlight real stories, and leveraging influencers to engage the target audience. The goal is to build a culture of regular charitable giving through gamification, transparency and a modern, tech-focused approach.
This document discusses factors to consider when moving to a new neighborhood, such as crime rates, quality of education, and amenities. It then describes analyzing data from 45 Denver neighborhoods to study correlations between 6 factors and population. Multiple regression models are used to test relationships between population, crime rates, housing prices, distance to city center, and more. Statistical tests are performed to determine significance of coefficients and the intercept in the regression models.
This document provides an overview of entrepreneurship and the characteristics of entrepreneurs. It defines entrepreneurship as developing, organizing and managing a business venture to make a profit, such as by starting a new business. Key characteristics of entrepreneurs include motivation, creativity, versatility, business skills, risk tolerance, drive, vision, flexibility and decisiveness. The document also discusses the importance of entrepreneurs in creating new businesses and jobs, adding to national income, and driving social change. Entrepreneurship is important for a nation's economic success in today's competitive global marketplace.
In order to achieve growth in society it is essential to have companies and innovators who successfully can commercialize their products and services. However, there are far too many inventions that do not manage to become commercialized. The paper present different ways for companies, innovators and investors to bridge this gap. Also EU has an important role to play when it concerns commercialization of innovations by embracing two different approaches to innovate. In the first approach an innovator or company innovate to meet a demand. In the other approach innovators first develop a product without a demand. The demand is created later and then become commercialized.
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JumpStart Greece is a crowdfunding platform that aims to fund Greek startups, communities, artists and athletes in order to help restart the Greek economy. It was created to address funding gaps faced by Greek entrepreneurs and connect them with donors. The platform focuses on funding projects that will create new jobs in Greece and has innovations like supervised projects and tracking job creation. It forecasts rapid growth in members and funded projects between 2016-2019, with a goal of funding over 3,000 projects and creating 10,000 new jobs.
This is a presentation i gave to a group of not for profit organisations wanting to get engaged in the discussion around how to construct a strategy around crowd funding. It is worth the investment in time going through it and watch out of the release of my next book when it comes to crowd funding out in 2014.
This PR campaign aims to change perceptions of charity in Belarus and motivate young people to donate. It introduces a "Charity Accelerator" platform that frames donations as investments in startups (children in need) with potential to succeed. Key elements include launching a cryptocurrency to make donations feel like profitable ventures, hosting regular pitching events to spotlight real stories, and leveraging influencers to engage the target audience. The goal is to build a culture of regular charitable giving through gamification, transparency and a modern, tech-focused approach.
This document discusses factors to consider when moving to a new neighborhood, such as crime rates, quality of education, and amenities. It then describes analyzing data from 45 Denver neighborhoods to study correlations between 6 factors and population. Multiple regression models are used to test relationships between population, crime rates, housing prices, distance to city center, and more. Statistical tests are performed to determine significance of coefficients and the intercept in the regression models.
This document provides an overview of entrepreneurship and the characteristics of entrepreneurs. It defines entrepreneurship as developing, organizing and managing a business venture to make a profit, such as by starting a new business. Key characteristics of entrepreneurs include motivation, creativity, versatility, business skills, risk tolerance, drive, vision, flexibility and decisiveness. The document also discusses the importance of entrepreneurs in creating new businesses and jobs, adding to national income, and driving social change. Entrepreneurship is important for a nation's economic success in today's competitive global marketplace.
In order to achieve growth in society it is essential to have companies and innovators who successfully can commercialize their products and services. However, there are far too many inventions that do not manage to become commercialized. The paper present different ways for companies, innovators and investors to bridge this gap. Also EU has an important role to play when it concerns commercialization of innovations by embracing two different approaches to innovate. In the first approach an innovator or company innovate to meet a demand. In the other approach innovators first develop a product without a demand. The demand is created later and then become commercialized.
Cultural Management Issues In The Tourism IndustryCindy Wooten
The document discusses cultural management issues in the tourism industry and how understanding different cultures can impact business success. It focuses on promoting a British travel agency, Beach Bum Ltd, in China by training employees to be culturally sensitive. Being aware of cultural differences in areas like business practices, communication styles, and values is important for building relationships and making sales. The briefing aims to help employees appreciate diverse cultures to improve profits.
Our unique accelerator for creative companies has helped create 150+ jobs, $8million in new revenues, and a revolution in the way communities think about creative economy development.
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Innovation Through Entrepreneurship in EuropeSimon Schaefer
The document discusses innovation through entrepreneurship (ITE) in Europe. It describes the Factory Campus in Berlin, which brings together startups, policymakers, academia, and corporations. This is intended to positively impact the local and European economies through diversity and interaction. The document also analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the ITE ecosystem in Europe. It argues that strong support of early-stage startups and an integrated European market could make Europe a center for building global companies.
This is a presentation given at the UNIDO Conference in Manama, Bahrain on how to spur economic development in the region through the use of crowd funding.
This document provides a summary of key takeaways from the 2015 Innovation Mission conference. The top sections discuss the importance of changing company culture to foster innovation, investing in mobile strategies and resources, changing content strategies, and investing in data analytics. Specific recommendations are given in each section, such as hosting regular town hall meetings, providing free food for employees, and hiring dedicated mobile strategists. Case studies from companies like Big Fish Works and Deseret Digital are presented. The document emphasizes that building audiences requires a different approach than traditional journalism, like prioritizing social sharing and video. It encourages investing in tools for automated advertising, data collection, and analytics to stay competitive. In summary, the document outlines strategies from the conference for media
Global brands face challenges in expanding to new markets that have different cultures. While products that succeeded in Western markets in the past could sometimes be easily adapted to other countries, today's globalism requires understanding local differences. Companies must ensure their offerings are culturally appropriate for target markets. Both product-focused and culture-focused research are needed to understand consumers, but each has advantages and limitations. Successful companies coordinate globally while allowing local responsiveness in areas like product delivery and marketing.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) annual meeting will take place from February 19-20, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of the meeting is "Unlocking the Potential for Innovation: Angel Investors Partnering with Family Offices and Wealth Management Institutions". The discussions will explore how these partnerships can foster innovation and provide business value. Over 100 global speakers from 54 countries will discuss developing financial and non-financial instruments to fuel early-stage investment markets.
1. There are varying definitions and estimates of the number of social enterprises in the UK, leading to confusion over their scale and nature.
2. Estimates from different studies between 2003-2008 reported the number of social enterprises ranging from 5,300 to over 220,000, depending on the definition used.
3. The contested nature of social enterprise leads to opportunities for strategic communication to different audiences but also risks that lack clarity over their goals and impacts.
The document discusses steps for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net, including creating an account, completing an order form with instructions and deadline, and reviewing writer bids before authorizing payment upon satisfaction with the completed work. The process aims to match requests with qualified writers and provide original, high-quality content through revisions if needed.
This document discusses crowdfunding and provides an overview of its history, types, advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and risks. Specifically, it notes that crowdfunding has grown significantly since the 2008 financial crisis as a way for entrepreneurs and projects to access funding outside of traditional channels. There are four main types of crowdfunding: donation-based, reward-based, lending-based, and equity-based. The advantages include accessing early-stage funding and feedback while the disadvantages include the risk of not meeting fundraising goals and lack of privacy. The opportunities are that good ideas can access cash through popularity while the risks include the possibility of failure and lack of vetting compared to traditional investors.
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The document provides an overview of crowdfunding and discusses traditional funding methods for entrepreneurs. It defines the four main models of crowdfunding: donations-based, rewards-based, lending-based, and equity-based. The document also highlights that crowdfunding transactions are expected to exceed $34 billion in 2015 and overtake venture capital funding. It features perspectives from leaders in the crowdfunding industry on topics like peer-to-peer lending and increasing financial inclusion through alternative credit scoring models.
This document provides an overview of QNET, a direct selling company operating globally. It outlines QNET's history beginning in 1998 in Manila, Philippines. It describes QNET's expansion across Asia and other regions. It also summarizes QNET's product portfolio, community initiatives, and partnerships with organizations like FIFA and the AFC Champions League. The document positions QNET as a leader in the direct selling industry with a growing global presence and local operations.
Greece has potential for growth in knowledge-based industries and tourism due to its highly educated population and natural attractions. However, it lacks sufficient venture capital investment in startups and new technologies compared to other countries. OpenCoffee meetings were started to bring together creative people and spawn new ideas, with over 100 presentations held with no costs so far. To further growth, options proposed include increased lobbying, more diverse events, an initial seed funding source, and introducing international experts and business methods. The goal is to determine actions to literally force growth not just in Greece but other similar countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
The post-recession world is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur in UK. Deloitte identified the trends that shape this entrepreneurial world, including that entrepreneurs are ready to expand and invest, but lack the skills to exploit the emergence of overseas markets and the rise of digital technology.
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1) The document discusses how the advertising industry will need to change and adapt to thrive in the future.
2) Key points that will shape the future industry include the rise of subscription-based content, the continued importance of social media, and new technologies that could improve lives or just be interruptive.
3) To succeed, the industry will need to build the new world alongside the old one, follow economic and audience trends, experiment and learn from results rather than make rigid plans.
The document discusses how marketing and advertising have become less effective due to changes in consumer behavior in the 1990s. Consumers became more cynical, media-literate, and empowered. Traditional advertising approaches no longer worked as well. Effective youth marketing now requires understanding youth culture and gaining acceptance within those environments through grassroots efforts like supporting music and art scenes, rather than just mass media campaigns. For marketing to be successful in the future, it will need to focus more on integrity, sincerity, and creativity across multiple channels rather than relying primarily on traditional advertising approaches.
This white paper discusses the lack of breakthrough social innovations that permanently solve social problems, despite significant funding. It provides 4 key characteristics of breakthrough innovations: 1) systemic, targeting root causes rather than symptoms, 2) sustainable without continuous funding, 3) scalable to millions, and 4) self-organized by empowering communities. However, there are barriers including a focus on easily measured symptoms, separating problems into silos, and sidelining visionaries. The paper recommends shifts to overcome these barriers and better harness creativity to generate sustainable, scalable solutions that dissolve social issues.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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The document discusses innovation through entrepreneurship (ITE) in Europe. It describes the Factory Campus in Berlin, which brings together startups, policymakers, academia, and corporations. This is intended to positively impact the local and European economies through diversity and interaction. The document also analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the ITE ecosystem in Europe. It argues that strong support of early-stage startups and an integrated European market could make Europe a center for building global companies.
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The document discusses innovation through entrepreneurship (ITE) in Europe. It describes the Factory Campus in Berlin, which brings together startups, policymakers, academia, and corporations. This is intended to positively impact the local and European economies through diversity and interaction. The document also analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the ITE ecosystem in Europe. It argues that strong support of early-stage startups and an integrated European market could make Europe a center for building global companies.
This is a presentation given at the UNIDO Conference in Manama, Bahrain on how to spur economic development in the region through the use of crowd funding.
This document provides a summary of key takeaways from the 2015 Innovation Mission conference. The top sections discuss the importance of changing company culture to foster innovation, investing in mobile strategies and resources, changing content strategies, and investing in data analytics. Specific recommendations are given in each section, such as hosting regular town hall meetings, providing free food for employees, and hiring dedicated mobile strategists. Case studies from companies like Big Fish Works and Deseret Digital are presented. The document emphasizes that building audiences requires a different approach than traditional journalism, like prioritizing social sharing and video. It encourages investing in tools for automated advertising, data collection, and analytics to stay competitive. In summary, the document outlines strategies from the conference for media
Global brands face challenges in expanding to new markets that have different cultures. While products that succeeded in Western markets in the past could sometimes be easily adapted to other countries, today's globalism requires understanding local differences. Companies must ensure their offerings are culturally appropriate for target markets. Both product-focused and culture-focused research are needed to understand consumers, but each has advantages and limitations. Successful companies coordinate globally while allowing local responsiveness in areas like product delivery and marketing.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) annual meeting will take place from February 19-20, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of the meeting is "Unlocking the Potential for Innovation: Angel Investors Partnering with Family Offices and Wealth Management Institutions". The discussions will explore how these partnerships can foster innovation and provide business value. Over 100 global speakers from 54 countries will discuss developing financial and non-financial instruments to fuel early-stage investment markets.
1. There are varying definitions and estimates of the number of social enterprises in the UK, leading to confusion over their scale and nature.
2. Estimates from different studies between 2003-2008 reported the number of social enterprises ranging from 5,300 to over 220,000, depending on the definition used.
3. The contested nature of social enterprise leads to opportunities for strategic communication to different audiences but also risks that lack clarity over their goals and impacts.
The document discusses steps for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net, including creating an account, completing an order form with instructions and deadline, and reviewing writer bids before authorizing payment upon satisfaction with the completed work. The process aims to match requests with qualified writers and provide original, high-quality content through revisions if needed.
This document discusses crowdfunding and provides an overview of its history, types, advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and risks. Specifically, it notes that crowdfunding has grown significantly since the 2008 financial crisis as a way for entrepreneurs and projects to access funding outside of traditional channels. There are four main types of crowdfunding: donation-based, reward-based, lending-based, and equity-based. The advantages include accessing early-stage funding and feedback while the disadvantages include the risk of not meeting fundraising goals and lack of privacy. The opportunities are that good ideas can access cash through popularity while the risks include the possibility of failure and lack of vetting compared to traditional investors.
Infocomm Tech Startups In Singapore - 2021Swiftnlift
BANAHUB - is an industry enabler that connects individuals and businesses in the creative industry. That includes talents and professionals from different industries and businesses to their needs.
The document discusses the importance of entrepreneurship and how companies can go international. It outlines key benefits of entrepreneurship such as job creation, innovation, and community development. It also provides steps for companies to expand globally, including creating an international business plan, researching foreign markets, evaluating distribution methods, pricing for exports, obtaining financing, and shipping goods internationally. Important considerations for going global include understanding foreign cultures, financing assistance programs, and finding qualified foreign distributors.
The document provides an overview of crowdfunding and discusses traditional funding methods for entrepreneurs. It defines the four main models of crowdfunding: donations-based, rewards-based, lending-based, and equity-based. The document also highlights that crowdfunding transactions are expected to exceed $34 billion in 2015 and overtake venture capital funding. It features perspectives from leaders in the crowdfunding industry on topics like peer-to-peer lending and increasing financial inclusion through alternative credit scoring models.
This document provides an overview of QNET, a direct selling company operating globally. It outlines QNET's history beginning in 1998 in Manila, Philippines. It describes QNET's expansion across Asia and other regions. It also summarizes QNET's product portfolio, community initiatives, and partnerships with organizations like FIFA and the AFC Champions League. The document positions QNET as a leader in the direct selling industry with a growing global presence and local operations.
Greece has potential for growth in knowledge-based industries and tourism due to its highly educated population and natural attractions. However, it lacks sufficient venture capital investment in startups and new technologies compared to other countries. OpenCoffee meetings were started to bring together creative people and spawn new ideas, with over 100 presentations held with no costs so far. To further growth, options proposed include increased lobbying, more diverse events, an initial seed funding source, and introducing international experts and business methods. The goal is to determine actions to literally force growth not just in Greece but other similar countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
The post-recession world is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur in UK. Deloitte identified the trends that shape this entrepreneurial world, including that entrepreneurs are ready to expand and invest, but lack the skills to exploit the emergence of overseas markets and the rise of digital technology.
The report was kindly provided to us by Deloitte. Read more: http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/market-insights/private-markets/who-we-help/private-companies-and-entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship-uk/index.htm
Advertising in 2020, tom morton's ipa talk, 24 january 2011Tom Morton
1) The document discusses how the advertising industry will need to change and adapt to thrive in the future.
2) Key points that will shape the future industry include the rise of subscription-based content, the continued importance of social media, and new technologies that could improve lives or just be interruptive.
3) To succeed, the industry will need to build the new world alongside the old one, follow economic and audience trends, experiment and learn from results rather than make rigid plans.
The document discusses how marketing and advertising have become less effective due to changes in consumer behavior in the 1990s. Consumers became more cynical, media-literate, and empowered. Traditional advertising approaches no longer worked as well. Effective youth marketing now requires understanding youth culture and gaining acceptance within those environments through grassroots efforts like supporting music and art scenes, rather than just mass media campaigns. For marketing to be successful in the future, it will need to focus more on integrity, sincerity, and creativity across multiple channels rather than relying primarily on traditional advertising approaches.
This white paper discusses the lack of breakthrough social innovations that permanently solve social problems, despite significant funding. It provides 4 key characteristics of breakthrough innovations: 1) systemic, targeting root causes rather than symptoms, 2) sustainable without continuous funding, 3) scalable to millions, and 4) self-organized by empowering communities. However, there are barriers including a focus on easily measured symptoms, separating problems into silos, and sidelining visionaries. The paper recommends shifts to overcome these barriers and better harness creativity to generate sustainable, scalable solutions that dissolve social issues.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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1. Cultural Policies – and how they affect my business
In the creationof my businessthere are plentyof thingsthatIneedtoconsiderone of the main
thingsiscultural policyandhowthat changesthe businesswhetherthatbe creatingnew
opportunitiesorcreatingcompetitionthatmaycreate challengesthat the businesswill needto
combat.Political changescanalso affectthe business asthe economyisa factor thata lotof
businesseswillneedtoconsider –it’sa tide that’sconstantlychanginganda businessshouldkeep
on topof it to ensure theycan keepmakingthe same amountof profits.
Between2011 and 2015 the governmentintroducedanew cultural policythatproducedfundingfor
charitiesthatbenefitcommunitiesandpromote creativity,thisinvolvesthe national lottery
producinggrantsand sparkingthe everydaypersonsinterestwithinthe worldof artand culture.Its
aimis to bringpeople togethertocreate new communitiesandsupporttalentnomatterwhatkind
of backgroundtheyhave.In1995 the national lotteryfundingcompletelychangedthe flowof the
arts as it allowedmore creativepeople togetinvolvedandexperimentwiththeirideas.The funding
for thisfromjustthe national lotteryonaverage isaround 200 millionpounds,thisitself createsa
massive impactbutwhenplacedalongside otherfundingtowardsthe culture itamountstoaround
600 millionpounds.
A significantadditionthatcame alongwiththe new cultural policyisthe catalystfund an
organisation/fundingcreatedtohelpcreativecharitiesandsocial enterprisestofundraise,theywill
match donationsraisedbythe organisationsinordertogive thatorganisationthe creative boost
that itneeds.If you’ve collectivelyraised£15000 for your organisation, theywillthengrantyou
another£15000 whichformany isa great incentive toraise fundsforthe creative industriesitalso
meansthat certaincreative organisationscangetexactlywhatthe needtocreate what theywant~
whencreatingmyenterprise thiskindof grantwouldbe quite beneficialalthoughitwouldmean
that my venture wouldhave tobe non-profitorcharitable asthose typesof businessesare the ones
that applyto the policy.ThisissomethingIwouldneedtoconsider,if Iwasa corporate video
companythat createsgoodqualityvideosfornew andsmall businessesthatmaynot be able to
affordthat kindof videoproduction,Imaybe able to acquire fundingthroughthisformatasit would
allowmyfundingmodel tobe more developedandflexible. Althoughthe cultural policywouldn’t
wantto promote this sort of ideaas it’smore directedtoa business audience, soImay thenneedto
focuson creatingcorporate videosforothernon-profitorganisations.
One of mycase studiesTrettFilmsdoesthissortof thingoccasionally,recentlyasapart of mywork
experience placementIgotto work as a runnerfor themon a project fundedbyNorfolkCounty
Council andSkyArts, the videowastotry and show people thatfostering/adoptingchildrenwasa
great thingtodo and it wasreallybeneficialtothe organisationspromotingit,itmeantthatthey
couldreceive the kindof exposurethata forprofitorganisationwould.
Anotherpartof the policywasintroducedin2011 whichaimedto promote creative education,this
meantthe curriculumhad more creative focused subjectsintroduced,thiswastomake sure that
anyone couldparticipate inbeingcreativeandbringingsomethingtoour currentsocietyandculture,
it meantthata lotof subjectssuchas Art,Drama, Mediaand othercreative subjectsgainedmore
funding,schools/collegesweremore likelytobe able tofundthe projects. Itismore inclusive to
those whohave a more creative andlessacademicworkstyle ~thissort of thingcouldbe something
that as an organisationIcouldconsider,itwouldallow access toyoungervolunteersanda wider
2. collectionof ideasasthe youthhave manycreative ideasthatcouldbe highlybeneficial tothe
organisationandhowitcreatesvideosforcertaincharities.
Anotherpartof the policiesintroducedwasthe researchputintophilanthropyandhow tomake
people fundcertainprojects,thisresearchitself wasverybeneficial. Asanexample alotof
successful self-fundingprojectsbenefitmore whentheyofferuprewards,thisisthe sortof thing
that manycompaniesdoon KickstarterandPatreondo,a companycalled ‘SkinnyMinis’setupa
Kickstartertohelpthemfundtheircreative projecttocreate table topminiaturesthatcanbe used
ina multitude of roleplayinggames,theywantedacheaperalternative sopeoplecanstill playthe
game evenif they’re notmakingtoomuchmoney. To fundthis,theywenttoKickstarterandhad
askedpeople interestedtopledgeandovertime theyover-exceededtheirexpectationandgained
around$1,000,000 whentheyonlyoriginallyaimedto earnaround£35,000. Thisis a prime example
of a small businessgainingsuccessthroughonline support.Theyknew theiraudience andmarketed
the piece rightand thengotway more than theyneededtostartthemselvesup.Followingthe non-
profitroute my businesscoulduse crowdfundingprojectsandinitiativeslikethistotryand gain
some funding,thiswillmeanIcouldgainequipmentthatmaybe a lotharderfor me to get if I was
creatinga normal profitable business.
As well asconsideringthe changingcultural policyIwill alsoneedtoconsiderthe different
legislationsthatmayaffectcertainthingsthatmypotential companymaycome across especially
whenfilming,I’ll needtoconsiderwhatanon-profitorganisationcanandcan’t do. Specifically,for
my businessidea,Iwill needtomake sure formostshootsthat I have all of the appropriate
documentation,these being:
• TalentReleases - adocumentationthatgivesafilmmakerthe righttouse a voice orvideoof
youand thensell it.Itprotectsfilmmakersfromhavingtore-doawhole projectbecause aperson
decidedthey didnotwantthe filmtobe shownanymore (asthatis theirright,itwouldhave tobe
takendown). If a filmisdistributed,adistributorwill needcopiesof the talentrelease forms for
themto distribute the film.
• LocationReleases - A locationrelease muchlikeatalentrelease isaformof documentation
that givespermissiontoaphotographerorcrew allowingthemtouse a premisesforphotographyor
filming.
‘Locationrelease isabindingcontractbetweenthe photographerandthe ownerof a private
propertywherebythe ownerof the propertygrantswrittenpermissiontoshoota movie,video,
commercial,photographyorsimilarproductionsonthe owner’sproperty. Thisagreementincludes
provisionsregardingforgoingthe owner’srighttosue forspecifictypesof claims,allowingproducer
and teamto enterproperty,releasinganyrightstorecordingof one’sproperty,andpotential
compensationforthe use.’- (https://definitions.uslegal.com/l/location-release/)
These are onlya fewof the documentsthatwouldneedtobe consideredbut arguably twoof the
mostimportantpiecesof documentation. Aswell asthese piecesof documentationIwillneedto
considercopyrights,trademarksandalso otherpiecesof intellectualproperty, it’slikelythatinalot
of shootsroyalty-free musicwill be consideredor I will asksomeone foranoriginal piece tobe
createdfor the video, anybusinessescaughtinthe videowill likelybe blurredunless permissions
have beengrantedtoallowthe use of the businessesnames/logos. WhenworkingwithchildrenI
will needto lookintothe currentchildlabourlaws andplanany of the shootswiththose in
consideration thisincluding:
• Will workno more than40 hoursperweek.
3. • Will needaperformance licence.
A keychange to politicshasshiftedthe creativeindustriesinthe lastfew years,the mainimpactwas
the resultof the 16th
June 2016 UK referendumwhichdecidedthatwe were goingtoleave the
European Union,whatdidthismeanfor the creative industriesthough?Well, itmeans:
• TravellinginandaroundEurope will be more difficultasdifferentcustoms
procedureswill be inplace due tothe UK not beingapart of the EuropeanUnion.
• If any of the employeesare fromanyEU countries, theymayhave tofollow a
settlementscheme andvice versaif youare a UK citizenandyourbusiness/your
currentplace of livingiswithinanEU country.
• Companieslocatedwithinthe UKwitha website domainname including.eumay
needtochange theirdomainsto .ukas there are goingto be manydata changes
throughoutthe processof BREXIT
• AnycompaniesfundedbyEUfundingprogramsmay lose theirfunding,thisisahard
hitterto anycompaniessupportedbythese programsasitmeanstheymay lose a
large chunkof income.
Thismay meanthat any Europeanfundingtothe arts will be lostmeaningalotof businessesmay
have to findotherwaysto survive,travellingbusinesseswill finditmuchharderto travel aroundand
withinthe European Unioncreative businessesmaynotbe able totravel here inorderto share ideas
and move ourartisticculture forward. Leavingwill create abigimpacton our creative economy,
whetherthatisa goodor bad impactis yetto be determined.
All of thisneedstobe consideredinthe creationof mybusiness tomake sure itsnotonly
contributingtothe creative economybutalso takinganyopportunityitcanto excel throughall of
the current fundingandlawsinplace.
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