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A Survival Guide for creatives babes battling with

A Survival Guide for creatives babes battling with The Cost of living crisis in the UK!! 🏚️
The creative industries & micro-entrepreneurs take the hardest hit when comes to disruption in the economy. The Chancellor has committed to helping small businesses in the form of ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ and ʟᴏᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴs, but do you reckon is that really enough? 😑
If you’ve been keeping with us this week you know we caught up with three of our talented babes to understand how it’s affecting their creative practices in the day to day. We put together the the best tips to make a *✰ 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 *✰ for 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓸𝔀𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓼!ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ
What measures have you taken to recession-proof your business?
Let us know in the comments 👇🏾

What happens to 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬🏚️?(˶˃ᆺ˂˶)
The Chancellor hailed small businesses as the “heart of our economy” and offered cuts to employment taxes and business rates but is that enough support from our government in this recession and cost of living crisis? 😪
We interviewed 𝟑 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 to understand and see through the lens of creatives living in London- what it’s like to live in these times amidst the rising rent rates and huge stacks of bills, not to mention the struggle to raise funds to support our dream businesses or passion projects.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬?
@shanagujral - an angel investor by the day and a DJ and radio host by night, talks about how COLC has led her to stick to traditional tried and tested ways of working and planning gigs ahead of time. “As a self-employed creative, it’s normal to worry about what’s around the corner, whereas before I felt I could take a lot of risks. Upping your day rate could feel scary but it’s imperative seeing the time we are living in now,”- she explains the reality of today.
Over the next year, our community will continue to work together to explore what support creatives need from bigger brands/organisations and how they’re coping.
𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞? Let us know how to help us share your story👇🏾
Full concept, Casting and Direction : @babesonwavesclub
Creative Producer: @transatlanticbabe
Creative Direction : @prachi.jane
Photography : @celiatang.photo
Interview : @kannymorgan

We interviewed 𝟑 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 to understand and see through the lens of creatives living in London- what it’s like to live in these times amidst the rising rent rates and huge stacks of bills, not to mention the struggle to raise funds to support our dream businesses or passion projects.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬?
𝓩𝓸𝓮 𝓣- Founder of @sweetthangzine talks about how COLC has affected her relationship with money and the very real anxiety around raising your freelance rate as creative and having that stability for yourself. Also not being too hard on oneself and finding a co-work space to develop a good workflow, leaning more into the local community that cares about people and offers a support system.
Over the next year, our community will continue to work together to explore what support creatives need from bigger brands/organisations and how they’re coping.
𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞? Let us know how to help us share your story👇🏾
Full concept, Casting and Direction : @babesonwavesclub
Creative Producer: @transatlanticbabe
Creative Direction : @prachi.jane
Photography : @celiatang.photo
Interview : @kannymorgan
Video Editor : @zoekezia.co.uk

What happens to 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬🏚️?(˶˃ᆺ˂˶)
A recession, rising gas prices and stagnant wages- things we’re all having to navigate, but for creatives for whom their life work and income requires them having the space to create free from pressure😓, this cost of living crisis is having an especially negative effect.😪
We interviewed 𝟑 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 to understand and see through the lens of creatives living in London- what it’s like to live in these times amidst the rising rent rates and huge stacks of bills, not to mention the struggle to raise funds to support our dream businesses or passion projects.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬?
𝓐𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓮𝓮 - Founder of @line_and_honey and a mental health Advisor talks about how she had to reassess her business model as people have started spending more time at home and comfort buying for their space. Being in a nonprofit space and seeing how the cost of living crisis has affected her illustrations and thinking of how expensive things are- led her to pivot & grow in order to be recession-proof.
Over the next year, our community will continue to work together to explore what support creatives need from bigger brands/organisations and how they’re coping.
𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞? Let us know how to help us share your story👇🏾
Full Concept, Casting and Direction : @babesonwavesclub
Creative Producer : @transatlanticbabe
Creative Direction : @prachi.jane
Photography : @celiatang.photo
Interview : @kannymorgan
Video editor : @zoekezia

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