Writing on the Wall are delighted to be a
part of Enterprise Hub, the enterprise gateway for business start-up
support in Merseyside. Writing on the Wall is the only arts and cultural
organisational partner of Enterprise Hub and would like to see as many of our
creative participants to develop and be part of this innovative opportunity. They
offer expert advice and support to those who are thinking about starting a
business including help to understanding the process of starting a business,
researching a business idea, building a comprehensive business plan, developing
a marketing plan, creating financial forecasts to understand the costs of
running your business and potential income and identifying sources of finance
to get started. For further information, check
out their website here.
In the last seventeen years, Writing on the Wall has thrived
working with diverse creatives who have been supported on our year round
projects including What’s Your Story?,
Young Writers and more. WoW recognised the need to support writers developing their skills
for employment, whether through freelancing, setting up their own business,
possibly with others, or finding work within which they could make use of their
writing skills i.e. blogging for other organisations and businesses.
Co-Director Mike Morris and Social Media Editor Alice Mason presenting to business partners of Enterprise Hub
To address this need we developed Write to Work. Write to Work is a 12 week project aimed to
unemployed learners who want to develop their writing skills and pathways into creative
employment. Writers from this project have the desire to become freelance and
work on their artistic output. However, due to funding cuts, family commitments
and a lack of knowledge, this isn’t always the easiest step to take.
Liverpool is a very creative and cultural city, where our
arts scene is always buzzing with up and coming artists. Unfortunately, many
artists are asked to work for free – getting told it’ll lead to other opportunities
in the future. Whether it’s down to artists
not feeling confident in their pricing structure, or a business plan not in
place, these situations happen too often. With the help of Enterprise Hub, they
can play a key role in creating a suitable business plan as well as a marketing
strategy for you.
Co-Director Mike Morris and Social Media Editor Alice Mason at Enterprise Hub quarters
In 2017 during
our annual festival at a day devoted to independent writing and publishing,
Writing on the Wall delivered a new, highly popular initiative, The Writer’s Marketplace. This brought
together publishers from across the region, including the award-winning Comma
Press and new publisher Dead Ink, and professional writers who spent the day
discussing and offering advice to new writers. This advice covered aspects of
writing itself, but also the possibility of gaining a living through writing.
This was a very successful event, and will become part of our annual offer in
partnership with Literature Hub in 2018.
Writing on the
Wall will also be offering regular information sessions for writers and
creatives, to act as a gateway for creatives into the Enterprise Hub, where
they will be able to be referred to Enterprise Hub for formal advice and
guidance on developing their businesses.
Our first session is on Friday 10th November between
10am- 1pm at Toxteth Library,
Windsor Street, L8 1XF (appointment only).
Email enterprisehub@writingonthewall.org.uk
to book your 15 minute appointment.
Congratulations to everyone involved with Enterprise Hub.
We’re looking forward to be involved, helping people to find pathways into
employment and successful creative business development.
- - Madeline Heneghan, Co-Director
