From Creative Talent to Entrepreneurial Impact
🚀 How Entrepreneurship Helps You Achieve Your Creative Purpose
As the tension between creativity and commerce intensifies, more so in the age of generative AI, creative professionals are increasingly challenged to redefine their value and create their own opportunities. This practical workshop explores whether entrepreneurship could be the right path for you.
Designed for creative talents and professionals, the session «How Entrepreneurship Helps you Achieve your Creative Purpose» introduces the entrepreneurial mindset, different types of entrepreneurs, and the key elements required to build sustainable ventures. Participants will gain insight into how to pursue entrepreneurship in a way that stays true to their craft and creative purpose. 💡
📍 The workshop will take place at the RTU Science and Innovation Centre, in room «Mushroom». The doors are open at 8:30 AM. The event will be held in English.
🗣️ Workshop Led by Alex Felman
Alex Felman is an entrepreneurial professional currently building his fourth startup. He mentors, advises, and invests in early-stage companies, supporting business development, product strategy, market launches, and fundraising. Through his work with private investors and family offices, he brings deep insight into what makes ventures investable and sustainable.
Alex also runs Bloom, a partner of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Culture & Creativity–labelled course «Resilient Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy» – the first EIT Labelled EIT C&C course in Latvia.
📅 EIT Culture & Creativity Open Day
Following the workshop, participants are invited to attend the EIT Culture & Creativity Open Day in Riga (starting at 12:00) to explore further opportunities within the European creative innovation ecosystem.