Tag: finances/legal
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How to get Funding for Edinburgh Fringe
Top tips on how to raise funds to put on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It’s no secret that putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe can be costly. Expenses you’ll need to plan for can include: Venue costs Registration fees Production costs Accommodation Travel Marketing, PR and press costs Living…
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Financial Mindfulness – Budgeting Tips for Performers
How to organise your finances and budget with ever-changing earnings. Money – or the lack of it – is not the obstacle to your success and goals, but sitting blissfully in the ignorance of your financial health may well be. I can tell you from personal experience that by ignoring your finances and giving sole…
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A Guide to Tax Returns in the UK as an Actor
What actors need to know about taxes, National Insurance and allowable expenses.
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A Guide to Working in the EU as a UK National
What you need to know if you’re a UK citizen who is auditioning or working in the EU.
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How to Spot Photoshoot Scams
Pursuing a modelling career? Learn to spot the warning signs of rogue photoshoot scams that promise the world but deliver nothing. There is no ‘quick’ or ‘easy way’ into our industry. Performers succeed by dint of training, hard work and hard-won experience. Companies or individuals claiming to make you famous or get you instant work…
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A Guide to Working in the UK as an EU National
What you need to know if you’re an EU citizen who is auditioning or working in the UK.
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Practical Tips for Making a Move to Hollywood
LA-based British performer Julia Farino shares five things you should know if you’re thinking of taking your career Stateside. If it’s your dream to work in the oldest and highest-grossing film industry in the world, then give yourself the best chance to realise your dream – do your research and prepare before you come. Have…
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How to Finance Your Training and Acting Career
Performer Michaela Bennison gives practical advice and tips for financing your training and acting career. Let’s not sugarcoat it: the acting profession is tough. And when you’re a working-class actor with no money or connections, it can feel even more daunting. But there are ways to overcome the hurdles we face in our profession. From…
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Ways to Fund Your Performing Arts Training and Career
Funds, bursaries and awards to help you pursue your passion in the arts.
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How to Negotiate
Scotwork director and senior consultant Richard Savage shares his secrets to make us all better negotiators. Negotiation is an art, not a science. Richard Savage Negotiating is a key part of any agent’s role and not something you as a performer should be clueless about either. We can often feel powerless in the industry when…