opportunities & resources small business assistance

Training for Artists & Entrepreneur

Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network
SBDC Centers offer "NxLevel" classes for business planning improvement

Roaring Fork Business Resource Center SBDC NxLevel course blog
Bill Simon is the Chief Creative Officer for Symbion Design, Inc in the Roaring Fork Valley

Blue13creative.blogspot.com
Artist/entrepreneur Matthew Colella's reflects on his participation in the NxLevel training in Denver

Delaney Keating NxLevel Blog
Artist/entrepreneur Delaney reflects on her participatin in the NxLevel training in Gunnison

Beth Marcue NxLevel Blog
Artist/entrepreneur Beth reflects on her participatin in the NxLevel training in Gunnison

Marketing

Ten Strategies for Marketing Arts Organizations In Today’s Economy
This article was written by CCI’s marketing consultant, Heidi Elliott, and includes ten ideas for refocusing your marketing in a tough economy.

Arts Management

Butts in the Seats Blog
Musings on practical solutions for arts management

“Managing in Tough Times”
The Bridgespan Group

“Opportunities in Lean Times”
Fieldstone Alliance

“What Should I Cut?”
Arts Marketing Blog

“The 2009 Nonprofit Economic Climate: Managing through the Downturn”
Tools and a presentation for nonprofit leaders from Fiscal Management Associates and the Nonprofit Finance Fund.

“When Times are Tough, Get Creative and Strategic”
Fieldstone Alliance

Funding

“20 Emergency Funding Sources for Nonprofits”
Fieldstone Alliance

Arts Funding Response and Readiness Kit
Online tools provide current information, key messaging, communications and advocacy strategies

Marketing

Arts Marketing Blog
From director of communications at Arena Stage

National Arts Marketing Project
A program of Americans for the Arts

Promoting the Value of the Arts & Advocacy

The State of Colorado’s Creative Economy
The two-pager Key Findings is a great promotional piece

Arts & The Economy
Using arts and culture to stimulate state economic development from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices

The Business of Culture
CBCA 2010 Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture

Arts on the Line
Tools for the Arts Advocate

Technology & Social Media

“How Arts Groups are Exploiting Technology to Get a Leg Up in the Recession”
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, Beth’s Blog
Capture and share ideas and resources about nonprofits and social media

Patron Technology Blog
Gene Carr's e-marketing insight to help arts & non-profit organizations leverage the Internet

Techsoup Stock
Software donations to nonprofits from major technology providers. Refurbished Computer Initiative [ Low-cost, high-quality computers for nonprofits

Technology in the Arts
The Center of Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon

Additional Web Sites and Blogs

Arts Blog
Americans for the Arts

Arts Journal
Daily digest of arts, culture & ideas

PhilanTopic
Opinion and commentary on the changing world of philanthropy

Museums

Museum 2.0 Blog
Exploring ways that web 2.0 philosophies can be applied in museum design

Performing Arts Organizations

Arts in Crisis
Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts program designed to provide emergency planning assistance to struggling U.S. performing-arts organizations

Public Art

Public Art Network
A program of Americans for the Arts strengthening efforts to advocate for policies and best practices that serve communities creating public art