Cash flow control. Steady income.
Does invoicing and chasing payments feel like the “unfun” part of running a creative business? You’re not alone.
This workshop shows you simple, doable ways to manage your cash flow, pay yourself first and feel confident about your numbers.
Who Should Attend
Freelancers, solopreneurs, studio owners and managers in the design and creative businesses who want to feel in control of their business finances.
Programme objectives – what you’ll take away
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand exactly where money is going each month
- Put a Profit First structure in place so you get paid on time and protect your profits
- Set clear, effective payment terms
- Use a ready-to-go script to chase overdue invoices — politely but firmly
- Walk away with practical money moves that you can apply immediately, to strengthen your finances
What you will Experience
This is a hands-on, interactive workshop designed with busy creatives in mind. It will provide practical tools to help you keep more of what you earn and build financial confidence.
As part of the workshop, you’ll set up simple bank account “pots” for income, tax and profit, map your average monthly expenses to understand your baseline “break-even” and walk away with a checklist of 5 Small Money Moves you can implement immediately to improve your cash flow.
Schedule
1 x 2 Hours online session
Wednesday, March 25th 2026 – from 09.30am to 11.30am
Fees
Member Price (IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive members)*: €129
Non-Member Price: €170
*Current Members of IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive working in the private or commercial semi-state sector and based in the Republic of Ireland can avail of subsidised fees on the workshops! Find out how to become a member and avail of the subsidies.
About the trainer
Jeannette is a Master Trainer and experienced Business Coach and works closely with a portfolio of Design Sector Clients delivering training and coaching to improve their business performance. She delivers workshops and coaching to groups of business leaders and their teams on Strategic Planning, Marketing and Sales Strategy, Communication and Team Cohesion. Jeannette has delivered our highly rated Designs on Growth business and management development programme since 2019 and coaches participants to achieve business success and achieve long-term results in their businesses.
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