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Should I Become an Entrepreneur? Your First Test.
Why do people become entrepreneurs? Some choose to go on the adventure. Some are thrust into it, as they are most able to lead a cause and movement. Others may feel that the job market is so bad, that they … Continue reading
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No Inspiration like a Gun to the Head
Do you have large scale visions? Is there something you are just dying to accomplish but you lack the inspiration, the motivation to accomplish that goal? If so, I recommend you find your proverbial gun to the head. Of course, … Continue reading
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A Marriage of Art & Entrepreneurship
In training students to be Arts Entrepreneurs, it is vital that one never lose sight of the artistic component. Our talents and tools (techniques) rust like farm tools left out in the rain, if not consistently used. If we go … Continue reading
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The Artist as Teaching Artist
Einstein said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” When one can articulate the concepts of their craft, regardless of complexity, and do so in such a way that a child might understand it, one … Continue reading
What if Artists Were Trained As Entrepreneurs?
Originally Published at www.tcg.org What If…Artists Were Trained As Entrepreneurs? by JIM HART in WHAT IF? Learn more about the What If…? Project What if entrepreneurial training was a central part of an artist’s education? Our current standard of American arts education is … Continue reading
Off the Cuff Advice for Arts Entrepreneurs:
I like to ask, “What if’s?” of myself, as it puts me into a mind frame of imagination. Today’s “What if Moment” invites the following: What if I were to give arts entrepreneurs some small, but important pieces of advice, … Continue reading
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What About Venture Capital?
Many artistic entrepreneurs will consider seeking venture capital to launch their business, to grow their business or to rebrand. But is venture capital the way to go? For most, this will be an enormously challenging endeavor, perhaps one of the … Continue reading
What Type of Students do we Seek?
The Arts Entrepreneurship Minor at SMU seeks talented and imaginative individuals, who seek to have a greater role in the realization of their own creative opportunities. Entrepreneurs address the status quo and offer change. Do you have a large imagination? … Continue reading
Why Arts Entrepreneurship?
The vast majority of artistic programs in the country, train students in “arts techniques” only, with little to nothing in how to “make your living in the arts”. When you study at Meadows School of the Arts at SMU, you’ll … Continue reading