Calling the Northwest's brightest freelancers in the media and digital industries. As a freelancer, YOU are YOUR future!

Now recruiting for the 2nd run of the NORTHERN ADVANTAGE WEEKEND INCUBATOR WORKSHOPS

19th/20th September and 10th/11th October 2009.

· Don’t miss your chance to attend these unique business savvy incubator workshops delivered over two intensive residential weekends in the Lake District - offering experienced media freelancers the opportunity to take an idea and turn it into a business.

· Developed by media industry professionals for media industry professionals and with Leigh Wharton from the Manchester University Business School Business Incubator, the programme, which brings together individuals with different strengths and skill bases, is carefully designed to build confidence in idea sharing and encourage collaboration.

· Be prepared to bring along your own idea for development – or join a team working on new entrepreneurial ideas.

· Ideas going into further development from the last course include: a multi media concept for global markets; a not for profit internet medical campaign; a plan to take music making to the third world.

WHAT THEY SAID LAST TIME:

The best thing was the amount of skills and contacts gained in such a short period of time… Hopefully opened lots of doors and certainly helped my creative skills… A great, diverse team running the weekend whose words of wisdom I will carry forward for a long time… It lets you find out how much more you are capable of than you actually thought… Opens minds and opens opportunities… A fabulous opportunity that truly opened my eyes to an entrepreneurial life and changed my thinking from that of an unwilling freelancer to now being excited about trying my own thing – very liberating! ... Excellent weekend and I particularly liked the small group size and access to interesting professionals including Mike Ryan and Leigh Wharton… As for value for money, I'm already starting to see a much bigger return on the knowledge I gained than I expected… It lets you find out how much more you are capable of than you actually thought.

For further information go to: http://www.northernadvantage.co.uk/events.htm

This scheme, delivered by The MDP Training Consortium, is funded by Northwest Vision and Media in partnership with Skillset and supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency.