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Tools & Resources
The Design Trust
If you are a designer or crafts person, The Design Trust could help you start, run or grow a more effective business.
Join the creative community
Music, theatre, design and live events opportunities brought to you by the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural.
The Youth Music Network
Want to use music to transform more young lives? The Youth Music Network is an online community for those who work in and around music education projects in the UK.
Financial help and support
Run by Arts Council England, Creative Industry Finance is a new programme designed to help creative businesses grow.
Open University free resources
OpenLearn offers free learning from The Open University. Use the subject categories to discover articles, watch videos, listen to podcasts and interact with features and games created by academic experts.
Live music production budget
How much does it cost to mount a concert? Steve Cheney, stage manager for live music events, provides sample budgets that show the tour of a successful music act.
Teaching Shakespeare
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and University of Warwick are offering teachers a new professional development route to help transform the classroom experience of Shakespeare.
Mentoring resources
A growing community of business people are coming forward to mentor other entrepreneurs. Free training is now available to develop skills to be an effective business mentor.
Technical theatre skills
This database of technical theatre career skills will enable employers to refine a job, analyse its function or support performance management and set general objectives confidently.