T-shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity

Successful creative enterprises integrate creativity and business. T-Shirts and Suits offers an approach which brings together both creative passion and business best practice. Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, the book offers inspiration and appropriate advice for all those involved in running or setting up a creative business. Marketing, intellectual property, finance, competition, leadership - and more - are included in this guide. Examples of best practice are illustrated in eleven Ideas in Action sections featuring a range of creative businesses and organisations. David Parrish specialises in advising and training creative entrepreneurs using his own experience and international best practice. With a foreword by Shaun Woodward MP, UK Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism, this is an updated version of the Parrish's bestselling book, first published in 2005.