Cultural Leaders, Managers & Intrapreneurs in the Arts: Are they Strategic Thinkers?

My short visit to Sibelius Academy at the end of January 2018 was fascinating! I love Finland and Finish people and my return to Helsinki was indeed memorable. I met the talented MA students and my great colleagues at the … Read More

Join our Informative and Inspiring Online Workshops: University of British Columbia

Cultural Entrepreneurship: University of British Columbia (March 6-20, 2018) Cultural entrepreneurs are encouraging economic growth and international visibility in communities around the world. In this workshop we will focus on the importance of cultural entrepreneurship for strategic management and policy-making. … Read More

Millennials are Turning the Museum World Upside Down and I’m Here for It

Blog by Julie Jung, in: Big Ideas & Innovation, Design, Student Voices   Millennials are usually the butt of the joke. They’re “entitled, lazy, and expect everyone to do their work for them”; everyone loves to hate a millennial. But, … Read More

Folkk: A New Social Business Changing Society with Quality Design

Nova Iskra is a design incubator and creative hub in Belgrade, a unique meeting point of the emerging creative professionals and forward-thinking business. I included it as a case study in my new book “International Entrepreneurship in the Arts” as an … Read More

Entrepreneurial Theory: Let’s Make it Simple!

There are so many sources on entrepreneurship-books, articles, online tools, publications…Let’s make the entrepreneurial theory simple! If you have not read any theoretical resource on entrepreneurship, here is a quick summary of the schools of thoughts, split into six groups. … Read More

What is Your Entrepreneurial Profile in the Arts?

If you are puzzled what are the types of entrepreneurs in the arts: here is a summary of the classification offered in the book “International Entrepreneurship in the Arts” (Routledge, 2016), resulting from my thorough research. Do you identify yourself … Read More

Latest Interviews, Videos & Features: Tips for Arts Entrepreneurs

Read these interviews: you might find useful tips for your startup venture in the arts: how to find financing, how to manage your first steps in the arts business, what are the lessons learned and success factors! Many thanks to … Read More

iC MTL: A Collaborative Rainbow of Creativity, Talent, Innovation & Business

Madeleine Bazerghi  is the Project Lead of the Entrepreneurship Initiative of Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dawson College, Montreal. She is a passionate educator, inspiring mentor, creative leader, great communicator and connector. Madeleine stays behind the overall concept development and … Read More

Meet & Greet: Canadian launch of the book “International Entrepreneurship in the Arts”

It is our pleasure to invite you to the Montreal launch of the book “International Entrepreneurship in the Arts“, published by Routledge, author Lidia Varbanova! Join us at the “Meet and Greet” table, arranged on February 19th, Sunday any time … Read More

Cultural Management Education in Risk Societies – Towards a Paradigm and Policy Shift?!

The 24th ENCATC Annual Conference will take place in Valencia, Spain from 5-7 October 2016. Aademics, researchers, cultural operators, artists, policy makers, students and media from Europe and around the globe will meet to explore what are consequences risk society … Read More