What they say about the Book
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T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity.
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"What David has done in this book is to enable the most creative people to also understand and use the best business practices."
James Purnell MP.
Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism.
"T-Shirts and Suits demystifies the ins and outs of building a business in the creative industries by providing a practical guide for creative entrepreneurs that uses case studies to illustrate best practice."
Alexander Schischlik. Programme Specialist, Chargé de mission.
Division of Art and Cultural Enterprise. UNESCO
“T-Shirts and Suits is a great idea- very useful to practitioners - beginners or experienced. It’s also useful for agencies and strategy writers. T-Shirts and Suits is a handbook to read from beginning to end and then consult on a regular basis. The structure, supported by the layout, makes the book easy to follow. The case studies turn the book into real ”moral support” for those involved in the field of creative industries. Congratulations and thank you to the author!”
Ecaterina Petreanu. British Council. Iasi, Romania
"T-Shirts and Suits is a useful guide book to help talented people to commercialise their creativity. Also it is a pioneering book which tells people in such practical way about creative businesses – which are really important for the economy. I have finished translating the book into Chinese and would like to introduce it into the Chinese market .I hope the book will be successful in the world book market.”
Dr. Pan Jin. Deputy Secretary General.
Shanghai Creative Industry Center
“David's book is great! It’s accessible and provides information that can be dipped into as and when it’s needed by nascent entrepreneurs.”
Lorna Collins. National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship
“A very useful and stimulating book, and a much-needed companion for would-be entrepreneurs in the creative industries. I would really love to help you get this splendid book published in Norwegian.”
Dag Kjelsaas Hotvedt. Akerselva Innovasjon, Norway
"This common sense, accessible book is a comprehensive guide to establishing, growing and leading a creative business. It hits all the right buttons in all the right ways."
Paul Smith. Arts & Business.
"T-Shirts and Suits offers a useful and thorough checklist for creative industry entrepreneurs wanting to 'kick the tyres' of their business concept before putting it on the road.
In addition, David Parrish's straightforward and supportive style, and the book's easy-to-follow structure, means it makes and excellent companion for early-stage management teams. It will especially help those coming to terms with the fact that, to be fully in control of their new creative business, they need to be able to wear a t-shirt in the morning, a suit in the afternoon."
Greg Orme, Chief Executive, Centre for Creative Business
(Centre for Creative Business is a not-for-profit joint venture between London Business School and University of the Arts London). www.ccbusiness.org
“..a very accessible, practical, no-nonsense guide to setting up a creative business, well-illustrated with real-life examples..”
Simon Evans, Director, Creative Clusters Ltd.
“Written in a language that will appeal to all, T-Shirts and Suits offers an extremely useful reality check for those considering a career in the creative industries as well as an ongoing health check for those already working within the sector. Each section contains an inspirational case study that encourages creativity and risk taking, always underpinned by sound business and organisational development advice.”
Olga Gribben. Creative Industries Officer.
Arts Council England, North West.
“T-Shirts and Suits is a fantastic publication, the perfect guide for anyone considering setting-up a creative business. It's unique and pitched perfectly”
Phil Birchenall.
Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS). Manchester
“Clear and concise with a lovely clean design. T-Shirts and Suits is a great mixture of theory, practice and inspiration.”
Fiona Shaw. Capsica Publishing
"T-shirts and Suits is written in a style and language that is a must for all aspirant creative entrepreneurs. A must read if you are considering starting, or about to start your own business in the creative industries."
Keith Evans. Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA)
“I would recommend this book to any aspiring -artist, creative industries or 'normal' business person. It simply and effectively helps you understand the basics, whilst also has a more deep rooted and forward thinking outlook for those who feel they are seasoned entrepreneurs.”
Peter Burke. Grass Root Network
"Really useful, motivational and colourful for creative people and beyond! You can dip in and out and it reads like a creative mind."
Patricia van den Akker.
CIDA (Cultural Industries Development Agency). London
“T-Shirts and Suits gives invaluable advice and help to creative industries which is tailored to their specific needs and concerns. What I like particularly like about the book is that is gets away from the traditionally bland an uninspiring presentation of generalist business advice literature and presents the information in a lively and well designed way. I think this will encourage creative industries to think positively about the ‘Business’ aspects of their activities rather than view them as a necessary evil.”
Katie Wise
Cultural Industries Development Officer
Cultural Business Venture Cumbria
“This book unravels the mystery of business for creative people using a good combination of facts and figures with real life examples. “
Rachel Quarrie. Creative Industries Support Project (CRISP)
“A great book, easy to read, yet full of sound advice to bring creative and business minds together for the good of any kind of enterprise or organisation. We are recommending T Shirts and Suits as further reading on our www.free-pr-advice.co.uk/managingcreativepeople.htm page.”
Adrian Maguire. Ainsworth Maguire PR
“We both read this over the same weekend, which you can¹t say for many management books, and we found it both inspirational and practically useful particularly essential when working in creativity when sometimes people think the inspiration on its own will be enough.”
Ronnie Hughes and Sarah Horton
A Sense of Place
“I have found T-Shirts and Suits to be clear, comprehensive and very practical. It has been invaluable in helping us to evaluate our business, plan for new ventures and implement strategies to increase the profitability and success of current operations. T-Shirts and Suits is a must-have for all Creative Entrepreneurs.”
Sam Gerrard. Director. Shore Creative Ltd.
