CW Creative Network

Thursday Business Club - Nuneaton are hosting a festive networking event, get your tickets now! This is a great network for local businesses.

🎄Come and join us for some festive networking 🎄

https://baileysbarandgrill.com/thursday-business-club/

On Thursday 11th December join the Thursday Business Club at Bailey's for our end of year celebrations.

Your ticket includes:
▶️ Prosecco on arrival
▶️ Indian buffet
▶️ Private area for exclusive networking

Bookings are now open, so get your ticket today...
https://baileysbarandgrill.com/thursday-business-club/

Dont forget to join us on Friday for our final FREE event of the year.

Join us for our next FREE Creative Network Event

There's less than 2 weeks to go! Reserve your place by commenting or drop us an email
📧 [email protected]

📅 Friday 21st November 2025 10am -12pm
📍Baxter Baristas, Coventry Transport Museum, CV1 1JD
📣 GUEST SPEAKER: Trevor Price

Our final event of the year will be focused around Visual Content with guest speaker Trevor Price Of TV Trev Photography giving some helpful advice and tips of how to use it for promotion and social media.

Trevor aka TV Trev Photography is a multi-hypenate creative with a decade-long background in marketing who offers services in photography, videography, video editing and animation. He works with clients big and small to help create visual content and document people & places.

WHO is the event for?

If you work in the Creative Industries; Whether you are an illustrator, web designer, filmmaker, writer, artist or content creator, all are welcome to join us and grow your local connections

WHAT is the event?

A FREE Networking Event!

A friendly space where all types of creatives can come together, swap stories, share skills, be inspired and lift each other up!

WHY should I attend?

Meet YOUR COMMUNITY share thoughts and ideas, maybe even find your next collaborator, or just simply come for the coffee, cake and company!

Join us for our next FREE Creative Network Event

There's less than 2 weeks to go! Reserve your place by commenting or drop us an email
📧 [email protected]

📅 Friday 21st November 2025 10am -12pm
📍Baxter Baristas, Coventry Transport Museum, CV1 1JD
📣 GUEST SPEAKER: Trevor Price

Our final event of the year will be focused around Visual Content with guest speaker Trevor Price Of TV Trev Photography giving some helpful advice and tips of how to use it for promotion and social media.

Trevor aka TV Trev Photography is a multi-hypenate creative with a decade-long background in marketing who offers services in photography, videography, video editing and animation. He works with clients big and small to help create visual content and document people & places.

WHO is the event for?

If you work in the Creative Industries; Whether you are an illustrator, web designer, filmmaker, writer, artist or content creator, all are welcome to join us and grow your local connections

WHAT is the event?

A FREE Networking Event!

A friendly space where all types of creatives can come together, swap stories, share skills, be inspired and lift each other up!

WHY should I attend?

Meet YOUR COMMUNITY share thoughts and ideas, maybe even find your next collaborator, or just simply come for the coffee, cake and company!

Business Ready are offering some FREE workshops and webinars to help support local businesses. You can find out more using the link below
https://www.business-ready.co.uk/events/

Does the word “spreadsheet” make you nervous?

For most creatives, looking after the admin side of your work is so far removed from the day to day. But without an understanding of your numbers, do you know you are profitable?

We’re thrilled to welcome Phaedra Elson - Batty Spreadsheets as our guest speaker at this month’s Coventry & Warwickshire Creative Network.

Phaedra is an Excel expert with 30+ years’ experience in corporate and supporting small independent businesses. Too add, Phaedra is also a multi-skilled creative herself so she understands exactly the challenges faced by creative businesses and has a knack for making Excel work for anyone.

At Friday’s event, she’ll share practical tips for:
✔️ Organising workflow
✔️ Managing finances & product costings
✔️ Streamlining your Print On Demand design plans

This talk is tailored especially for creatives and not to be missed!

📅 Friday, Sept 12 | 10am – 12pm
📍 Baxter Baristas, Coventry Transport Museum

Reply below and we will add you to our list.

There’s less than 2 weeks to go until our next FREE Creative Network Event!

Are you a creative freelancer, small business or artist in the Midlands?

WHO CAN JOIN?

If you work in the Creative Industries; Whether you are an illustrator, web designer, filmmaker, writer, artist or content creator, all are welcome to join us and grow your local connections

WHAT IS THE EVENT?

A FREE Networking Event!

A friendly space where all types of creatives can come together, swap stories, share skills, be inspired and lift each other up!

WHY DO YOU WANT ME THERE?

Meet YOUR COMMUNITY share thoughts and ideas, maybe even find your next collaborator, or just simply come for the coffee, cake and company!

WHERE IS IT?

Baxter Baristas inside Coventry Transport Museum

WHEN IS IT?

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH 2025

10.00am - 12.00pm

We will be joined by PHAEDRA ELSON of Batty Spreadsheets as our guestspeaker

Phaedra is a Warwickshire based successful business owner, she has a passion for all things creative, turning her hand to a multitude of skills and crafts, from illustration, embroidery and crochet to felting and T-shirt printing. Alongside her creativity, Phaedra has been working with Excel for over 30 years to support both large corporate companies and small independent entrepreneurs. Passionate about helping others unlock the power of Excel and make spreadsheets work for them, Phaedra is committed to continuous learning. Regularly attending courses and staying up-to-date on the latest features, ensuring she can provide the most effective service for her clients.

Phaedra creates practical and user-friendly Excel solutions that help businesses, like yours, work smarter, not harder, saving you time and, therefore, money.

At Septembers event, Phaedra will be tailoring her talk for Creative businesses, sharing some helpful tips and discussing the benefits of Excel to help with organising workflow, finances, product costings and Print On Demand (POD) design plans.

Does the thought of spreadsheets give you anxiety?
Phaedra can help you overcome your fears and achieve your business goals.

Tired of Admin feeling like a chore?
Unlock the power of Excel with simple, easy-to-understand training.

Do you feel updating your spreadsheets takes too long?
Streamline your workflow and achieve your business goals with easy-to-use spreadsheet solutions.

Join us THIS FRIDAY for a FREE networking event

JOIN US FOR A FREE NETWORKING EVENT

FRIDAY JUNE 20TH 2025

10.00am - 12.00pm

Baxter Baristas, inside Coventry Transport Museum

Guest Speaker: Rakha Madahar

Rakha is an award winning, inspirational surface pattern designer and illustrator who creates stunning artwork for apparel, home decor, and more. After founding her business desgn.prnt in 2020, Rakha was celebrated as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs in 2024.

Rakha offers her own eco-friendly and sustainable product range, showcasing her unique designs, which was recognised by former Dragon’s Den Theo Paphitis as a Small Business Sunday Winner

Comment or DM to reserve your place now

Join us NEXT FRIDAY

JOIN US FOR A FREE NETWORKING EVENT

FRIDAY JUNE 20TH 2025

10.00am - 12.00pm

Baxter Baristas, inside Coventry Transport Museum

Guest Speaker: Rakha Madahar

Rakha is an award winning, inspirational surface pattern designer and illustrator who creates stunning artwork for apparel, home decor, and more. After founding her business desgn.prnt in 2020, Rakha was celebrated as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs in 2024.

Rakha offers her own eco-friendly and sustainable product range, showcasing her unique designs, which was recognised by former Dragon’s Den Theo Paphitis as a Small Business Sunday Winner

Comment or DM to reserve your place now

JOIN US FOR A FREE NETWORKING EVENT

FRIDAY JUNE 20TH 2025

10.00am - 12.00pm

Baxter Baristas, inside Coventry Transport Museum

Guest Speaker: Rakha Madahar

Rakha is an award winning, inspirational surface pattern designer and illustrator who creates stunning artwork for apparel, home decor, and more. After founding her business desgn.prnt in 2020, Rakha was celebrated as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs in 2024.

Rakha offers her own eco-friendly and sustainable product range, showcasing her unique designs, which was recognised by former Dragon’s Den Theo Paphitis as a Small Business Sunday Winner

Comment or DM to reserve your place now

FRIDAY JUNE 20TH 2025

June’s Coventry & Warwickshire Creative Network Event will be hosted at Baxter Baristas inside Coventry Transport Museum

The event is being held at a slightly earlier time of 10.00am - 12.00pm

Open to all Creative Professionals from the local area. Whether you are a web designer, videographer, illustrator, artist or content creator, all creative industries are welcome to join us.

Meet other local business owners from the creative industries, share thoughts and ideas, discuss business opportunities, or just simply come for the coffee, cake and company!

Please DM or RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your FREE place at the event

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Nuneaton & Bedworth....This is a great opportunity for local business's