October in CHF’s Business Accelerator Program: the graduate Fellows are focusing on capitalization. The Fellows have acquired the core skills of defining a business objective and breaking it into actionable and measurable milestones (1st quarter), creating an investment grade plan or proposal (2nd quarter), and delivering business grade field reports (3rd quarter). Q4 is shaping up to be an exciting emphasis on capital that is the next logical step. Elizabeth Hulings inaugurated Q4 with a stellar talk on building a “pipeline” of prospects, cultivating relationships, and developing collateral. The most eye-opening piece of the October lesson plan is sources of capital, ranging from direct revenue to investment funds and philanthropic support. It’s an amazing time for these artists!
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Daniel DiGriz is CHF's Creative Director and Director of Educational Programming. He's a founder at corporate consulting firm Free Agent Source Inc., and Digital Ecologist® at MadPipe which provides creative direction and marketing leadership to multiple firms. His background in Fortune 500 life is in sales and education. Daniel is a corporate storyteller and collector of brand stories who speaks at conferences and hosts podcasts, including The Thriving Artist™ Podcast. His personal website is DiGriz.com.
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