Creative skills

Personal survival budget

Very few businesses make much money in the first year.  The form below will help you work out how much you and your family need to survive over the first 12 months.

 

Estimated Expenditure per year

           £

Mortgage/rent

 

Council tax, water rates

 

Gas, electricity, oil

 

All personal and property insurance

 

Food, general housekeeping expenses

 

Clothing

 

Telephone and/or mobile

 

Internet

 

Entertainment (meals, drink etc) and holiday

 

Subscriptions to associations, journals etc

 

Car Tax and insurance

 

Car running expenses (incl. fuel)

 

Car service and maintenance

 

Children’s expenditure and presents

 

Savings plans

 

Loan repayments

 

Other (please state)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditure in the year

Sub total (a)

 

 

 

Estimated non businesses income

 

Income earned by spouse or partner

 

Other income (please state) eg part-time job

 

 

 

Total non business annual income

Sub total (b)

 

Total Survival Income required in the year from your business i.e. sub total (a) less sub total (b)

 

 

Note: If your estimated income for the year (from sources other than your new business) exceeds your estimated expenditure for the year, you should decide how much you can invest in the new business.

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How to Archive & Present Your Work

a one day workshop for visual artists

Led by artist Alice Mahoney

What will this workshop provide?…

Artists will learn basic fine art archive and conservation techniques and how to tailor presentation and archive methods to their specific needs. This will include good hinging and display methods as well as options in framing and mounting, things to avoid, and how to make archival presentation boxes and folders for portfolio and archive.

There will be valuable tips on archiving, presentation and general care in looking after artwork in storage, when transporting and when exhibiting. Artists will identify preferred storage and presentation methods for their artwork and create their own presentation and archive box.

Date: 21st June 2013

Cost: £30 (including £15 non refundable booking fee)

Time: 10.00am – 4.30pm

Venue: Krowji

To book, please email: karen@creativeskills.org.uk