Creative Startups alumni are making major moves- NY Times Style!

Read Meow Wolf and Sydney Alfonso‘s features in these recent New York Times Style Magazine articles.

Swerve would like to welcome it’s newest members:

• Ioannis Batsios
• Marguerite Gusdon
• Emmy Williams, of Interior Solutions
• Excalibur Direct Marketing

Visit the Swerve Directory to see the full list of members and check out their bios!

Watch video highlights from the March 2015 Triad Design Leadershop! The vent took place at Flywheel in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC. The two day event attracted business leaders and creative professionals with the theme “The Architecture of Experience: Designing for People, Designing for Profit.”

March 2015 – TDL Video Highlights

For more information on Triad Design Leadershop, click here.

CCE is currently looking for a Project Management Apprentice!

For full job description, click here.

Qualifications:
• Available to work a minimum of 20 hours up to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
• Should be comfortable interpreting data, sifting through research, and compiling reports.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Research and problem solving skills needed, ability to think creatively and multitask.
• Ideal for person interested in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Non Profit management, or related field.
• Previous experience in communications a plus, but not necessary.
• Vested interest in creative industries, economic development, and education.

This is a great opportunity for applicant to learn the fundamentals of marketing a non-profit, event management, communication, development including fundraising, and grant writing. The applicant will be exposed to networking with professionals throughout the Triad.
Application Please email cover letter and resume to:

Margaret H. Collins,
Executive Director
Center for Creative Economy
c/o Flywheel in WF Innovation Quarter
525 Vine St., Ste 210
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

mcollins@centerforcreativeeconomy.com
Questions? 336-580-1037 www.centerforcreativeeconomy.com

UpStart Live! Feb. 5th – 7th, 2016

UpStart Live is an event like no other. It is collaborative approach to taking a startup through conception to market in just 48 hours. This event will focus on a creative industry, The Olio, Winston-Salem’s own glassblowing studio, and will create a sustainable revenue model for a new product line.

As a community project, there are opportunities for the community to participate! There will be a panel of area experts in lean startups, finance, marketing, business development and design. Registration is now open for teams for audience participation, either as an observer ready to learn or as a seasoned entrepreneur ready to contribute. Join the fun of launching a new product for a local creative company!

Click Here for more details and to register!

CCE’s colleague in the National Creative Economy Coalition, Christine Harris, will offer a unique online class in the Creative Economy through the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. It will be available for credit and non-credit. 

Creative Economy is one of UMass Art Extension Service’s most unique arts management courses. AES recently spoke with instructor Christine Harris on the critical importance of understanding the Creative Economy to arts management professionals. Christine is a key national figure in creative economy work, with over 30 years of experience working with creative enterprises and community development. Click here to check out the interview!

Information has been provided on the UMassAmherst website to help with the registration process.

Center for Creative Economy wrapped up its three-event launch of SWERVE, the new hub for creative individuals and businesses in the Triad. The room was alive and inspired after hearing Kyle Webster, internationally-award winning illustrator, talk about his journey to success.
Kyle began the presentation advising how to position your brand on the web and with social media. For many creative businesses today networking and building a large social media following is an important key to success. Promoting your brand and demonstrating your uniqueness is very important. Kyle also shared that providing value and showing gratitude makes all the difference. Your customers need to know they are valued for the relationship and synergy they bring, not just for the income to your business. Stay in touch with your customers and ask how you can be helpful to them.
The Dec 3 final launch event was a great success, concluding with a line of attendees waiting to sign-up and become Swerve Members. Triad Creatives are realizing the value Swerve brings in helping develop their businesses. Kyle inspired the attendees and the vibe was electric with creative individuals excitedly sharing their passions and ideas for business.
So what are YOU waiting for?! Visit SwerveTriad.com to get more information on the program and learn how you can become a member. Don’t miss out on the Special Swerve Promotion: Become a Swerve Member by January 15th and receive a personal coaching session with a business development / marketing strategist through our partnership with Flywheel. Also, receive a free lunch at Jan. 21st event, and much more!
The next meetup will be January 21st with the topic, “Crafting Your Pitch.” Guest speakers will be Diane Reinhold and David Horth, from the Center for Creative Leadership.

Register Now!

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• The final Swerve Launch event is Dec 3 featuring Kyle Webster, an internationally recognized illustrator, who lives right here in Winston Salem.  Kyle will speak on Marketing Your Creative Business. Tell your friends about Swerve, and invite them to join us!

• The Swerve website is now live!  Log onto www.swervetriad.com to check out your new hub for the creative industries in Winston-Salem and the Triad. You can see the events lined up for the next six months, as well as the Directory, and Job portals to help you connect with each other and new business.

• See our press in the Winston-Salem Journal!

CCE to host Triad Design Leadershop Sep 30-Oct 1 with Intuit’s Innovation Catalyst Leader, Wendy Castleman

Center for Creative Economy will be host Triad Design Leadershop September 30 – October 1 at the new Center for Design Innovation, 450 Design Ave. in Winston-Salem. The distinguished guest Keynote is Wendy Castleman, Innovation Catalyst Leader at Intuit, makers of QuickBooks and TurboTax.

During the September 30th Keynote, Castleman will introduce Intuit’s “Design for Delight” methodology, share their story of success, and how to apply these skills to your business.

On October 1st, participants of the Innovation Workshop will receive hands-on experience in applying these skills, focusing on rapid experimentation for testing key assumptions in developing ideas.

Tickets are available for purchase now! Early Bird and Student rates available. Package rates to both Keynote & Workshop available, too.

Purchase tickets here

For more information, click here

Girls Driving for a Difference coming to Winston-Salem, August 12-14, to lead FREE WORKSHOPS on design thinking and leadership for middle school girls ages 11-14.

Click here for more information.