Entrepreneurship tomorrow:
two days to learn about entrepreneurship

Over two days, students and recent graduates are invited to discover and learn about entrepreneurship in the fields of arts and crafts, fashion, and design:

A roundtable discussion with testimonials from entrepreneurs to familiarize participants with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and raise awareness of the specific characteristics of creative businesses; individual meetings to ask questions and better plan for one's project; thematic workshops.

This program is offered by the City of Paris Office of Design, Fashion, and Crafts in collaboration with the Fashion/Crafts/Design Campus, Pépite HESAM Entreprendre, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Ile-de-France Chamber of Trades.

Program – Thursday, March 12

• ROUND TABLE – 9: 30 a.m./12:30 p.m .
  “Starting your business as a creative entrepreneur”
  Location: Lebrun Room and Guiguichon Room at 42 avenue des Gobelins, 75013 Paris
  

This morning session offers an introduction to entrepreneurship in the creative professions. Discover how to build your entrepreneurial project and get support to get started.

Why am I becoming an entrepreneur? What project am I pursuing? How do I position myself? What is my market and who are my customers? These fundamentals will be addressed, notably through testimonials from entrepreneurs.

Co-hosted by Mathilde Nony (Paris Fashion and Crafts Design Office), Hortense de La Baume (Pépite HESAM Entreprendre), Lisa Doby (Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry), and Thibaut Dujardin (CMA- IdF)

Testimonials from Marie Archambaud (textile goldsmith) and Florent Coirier (independent designer)

• THEMATIC WORKSHOPS – 2pm to 5pm
  (limited places)
  Location: Suzanne Guiguichon Room – 42 avenue des Gobelins, 75013 Paris
  
  
• 2:00 p.m./3:30 p.m.
  Introduction to the Business Model Canvas
  in creative professions
  
  How can you give a creative idea an economic structure? This introductory workshop on the Business Model Canvas is aimed at students and recent graduates in the arts, fashion, and design professions who want to explore entrepreneurship. A short and practical format for understanding the basics of the economic model of a creative project.

Hosted by Pépite HESAM Entreprendre
(limited places)

• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  "Entrepreneurship within everyone's reach"
  
  What is entrepreneurship in concrete terms? What are the different models for success? How can you start a business under the right conditions?
  This workshop is aimed at students and recent graduates who want to discover the reality of entrepreneurship, learn about the advantages and disadvantages of becoming an entrepreneur, and develop the right reflexes before taking the plunge.

Hosted by Sophie Poupaert (graphic designer and business mentor/creative professions trainer).

• 3:30 p.m./5 p.m.
  Artist-author status
  
  Understanding the scope of the artist-author status and how it works (main and secondary activities, VAT, BNC, etc.)

Hosted by Loïc Volat from the Maison des Artistes

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Program – Thursday, April 2

• INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS – 2pm/5pm
  (limited places)
  Location: Salle Suzanne Guiguichon at 42 avenue des Gobelins 75013
  
  Are you still studying or a recent graduate? Do you have an idea or an entrepreneurial project that you have already launched or are yet to launch? We invite you to come and talk to us during a half-hour meeting with professionals who provide support for entrepreneurship in fashion, crafts, and design. You will receive personalized advice on how to develop your project and support so that you don't have to go it alone: mentoring, training, advice, premises, etc.

With: the City of Paris Office of Fashion Design and Artistic Crafts and Pépite HESAM Entreprendre

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Practical information

Campus Mode, Métiers d’Art & Design
42 avenue des Gobelins 75013 Paris
Les Gobelins

Contact

Mathilde Nony — mathilde.nony@paris.fr
Hortense de La Baume — pepite-hesam-entreprendre@cnam.fr