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How to promote your gig
There are many ways to advertise your gig – from traditional leaflets and posters, to social media promotion and email marketing.
Negotiate a gig deal
Find out what type of gig deals are there, how payments work in the gig business and how to negotiate booking arrangements.
How to pitch your music
Follow these simple steps to pitch your music to venues and to gig promoters.
Find an audience for your show
Learn how to increase gig attendance and use simple strategies to help you get more fans through the door.
Booking gigs: the basics
Understand the process of booking gigs, and find out what promoters and venue owners look for when choosing what acts to book.
Creative business support and funding
Discover where to find advice, funding and skills support for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Knowledge of overseas markets
Know your target export market and where to get help in penetrating it successfully.
Agreements with overseas markets
Investment promotion and protection agreements and explanation of "double taxation".
Risks of exporting
Discover some of the risks involved when exporting.
Review your import readiness
Import planning and strategy, product, skills and finance checklist.
Assess your skills and resources for importing
Finances, personnel and other resources for importing.
Doing business in the USA
Find out about the numerous things you need to consider before you start exporting to the USA
Support available for exporting to the Netherlands
There are a range of support options available to help you export to the Netherlands.
Support available for exporting to the USA
There are a range of support options available to help you export to the USA
Financial considerations when exporting
Understand how exporting could affect your cashflow.
Challenges of exporting
Challenges of exporting include market research, export paperwork and financing.
Decide your approach to importing
Keeping importing simple by dealing with experienced exporters in developed countries and using agents
Plan your import objectives
Setting goals and deciding your import objectives.
Negotiate the right import deal
Negotiating the right import terms, planning ahead and reaching a clear agreement.
Assess your skills and resources for exporting
Exporting demands extra time, money and skills.