Maker Entrepreneurship Program
Brisbane City Council has offered the Maker Entrepreneurship Program since 2020 to provide opportunities for makers to grow their business. This fully subsidised micro-business training supports entrepreneurship at the local community level to elevate the independent, artisan and bespoke creators of Brisbane to help grow our city’s maker economy.
2025 program
The Maker Entrepreneurship Program 2025 is helping makers take their business to new heights. A maker is someone who creates a tangible item either by design or fabrication and includes artists, sewers, printers, potters, metalsmiths, jewellers, woodworkers and more.
Throughout 4 business development workshops facilitated by artisan and experts from the maker sector, participants will build their knowledge and gain the skills, tools and resources to run and grow a sustainable creative business. A bonus photo and styling workshop run by local photographer Debi Brett will help participants to bring all their learnings together.
The topics covered as part of the 2025 program include:
- business planning
- fundamentals of finance
- how to sell your products
- product photography with your smartphone*.
*Participants who complete all prior sessions are eligible to attend a product photography workshop in May 2025.
The business development workshops will take place at the Suburban Business Hub, Nundah.
More information
For more information about this program, email Council or call Council's Business Hotline on 133BNE (133 263) to learn more about Council's support for makers.
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