24 Accessible Video Tutorials

Arranged into four topic areas covering Business, Money, Marketing and Wellbeing, each one has been designed by creatives, for creatives.

Interviews with Creative Business Experts

Watch interviews and panel presentations from leading creative minds across a wide range of industries and levels of experience.

Free Ongoing Access to More Resources

Once inside you'll get a link to the IGNITION SA dropbox, full of additional templates, materials, information sheets, links, and practical workbooks.

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Meet Monica. 

Monica Davidson is the Program Designer of IGNITION SA and the founder and Doyenne of Creative Plus Business. She is an award-winning expert on the creative industries. She started as a freelance writer, performer, and filmmaker, and after launching her production company, she began sharing her entrepreneurial learnings by mentoring and teaching other creatives. In 2013 she consolidated her knowledge with a Master’s degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS, and shortly after was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor. In 2016 Monica founded Creative Plus Business, a social enterprise that educates creative practitioners about business, money and marketing. Since then she has created programs with partners including Creative Australia, Screen NSW, NIDA, Screenrights, Accessible Arts, and many more. You're in good hands!

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 32 Lessons

  1. 1

    Getting Started

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Acknowledgement of Country

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      We need to know more about you! IGNITION SA is only available to South Australian residents.

    3. More about the IGNITION SA Online Toolkit Free preview
    4. Get to know your Presenters Free preview
    5. Access the CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS one page business plan. Free preview
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      Want to access the Dropbox?

  2. 2

    SECTION 1: BUSINESS

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      Business 1: GETTING STARTED

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      Business 2: THE MONDAY MORNING MEETING (MMM)

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      Business 3: PLANNING

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      Business 4: INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)

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      Business 5: CONTRACTS

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      Business 6: INSURANCE

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    SECTION 2: MONEY

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      Money 1: GETTING STARTED

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      Money 2: CASHFLOW FORECASTING

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      Money 3: INCOME DIVERSIFICATION

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      Money 4: PRICING YOUR WORK

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      Money 5: SUPERANNUATION

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      Money 6: TAX TIME FOR CREATIVES

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    Part 3: MARKETING MAGIC

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      Marketing 1: GETTING STARTED

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      Marketing 2: THE BASICS OF YOU

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      Marketing 3: UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET

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      Marketing 4: DEEP DIVE - BRANDING

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      Marketing 5: DEEP DIVE - SOCIAL MEDIA

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      Marketing 6: DEEP DIVE - WEBSITES

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    SECTION 4: WELLBEING

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      Wellbeing 1: GETTING STARTED

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      Wellbeing 2: THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF REST

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      Wellbeing 3: IMPOSTERISM

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      Wellbeing 4: PROCRASTINATION

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      Wellbeing 5: BALANCING ACT

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      Wellbeing 6: MAKE FRIENDS WITH FAILURE

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    Next steps

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      Resources and More!

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      IGNITION SA Online Toolkit - Feedback

What people are saying

Creative Plus Business have been creating skills development and networking opportunities for creatives for almost ten years. Here's just a few of the thousands of happy creatives we've worked with...

"[The program] was a game-changer and a total confidence boost for my professional sculpture practice. The program equipped me with essential skills in how to structure my business, time management, goal setting, and self-accountability, filling a critical gap in my knowledge of business management.
Sian Watson

Sculpture Artist | Artselerate SA Participant

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I entered the program thinking ‘I got this, I’ve done traditional business courses before’, only to figure out that what they taught me would never help me to reach my goals. Thank you for translating the business world into my creative language in a way that I feel empowered and armed with the skills I need to chase my Big Hair Goals, and the self-compassion to not be the worst boss I’ve ever had.
Laura Sambono

Independent Film Maker | Screen Artselerate Participant

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Monica made business planning feel like mapping out a dream trip to Paris - fun, engaging, and packed with practical insights. She inspired me to dream big while staying true to my values, take small, meaningful steps, and, most importantly, have the confidence to give it a go and trust in my own abilities. 
Heidi Lubcke

Freelance Copywriter & Photographer | Artselerate SA Participant

I felt genuinely supported throughout the process. This support wasn’t superficial; it came from being encouraged to bring out what was already within me and to have confidence in my own ideas and abilities.
Rebecca Kirwan

Director & Producer | 2025 SEFS Participant

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Acknowledgements

IGNITION SA is supported by the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023–2030. Creative Plus Business acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people as the traditional custodians of our land, Australia, and acknowledges sovereignty was never ceded. We are grateful to be delivering the program on the lands of the Kaurna and Peramangk Peoples, and pay our respect to Elders past and present.