Creative Communities

Growing a Business

5 Lessons I've Learned While Building a Thriving Online Community

In a digital world controlled by algorithms that demand your attention and fight to trigger a jerk-knee reaction, communities bring order to chaos and — most importantly — quality.

Lifestyle

How Creatives Are Shaping The World's Economy

The creative economy is booming, and is showing signs of really taking off in this part of the world in a new, big way.

Technology

The 8 Apps You Need For Mobile Creativity in 2016

Check out the list of these really cool apps to unleash your creativity

Starting a Business

4 Smart Ways to Find Creative Employees for Your Startup

Finding the best creative employees for your startup takes its own sort of creativity.

Growing a Business

When Kickstarter Hit Its Tipping Point

Co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler can pinpoint, to the day, exactly when things blew up for the company.

Growing a Business

Kickstarter Wants to Be More Than a Crowdfunding Platform

'Our mission statement does not contain the word crowdfunding,' says Yancey Strickler, a co-founder and CEO of the company.

Fundraising

How the First Artist Bank Is Catering to Creatives

The new bank and app are proving that artistry and finance are not mutually exclusive.

Starting a Business

Developing Digital Creativity

The British Council holds its first Culture Shift Lab in the Middle East in Dubai.

Marketing

It's Time to Diversify Your Online Sales Strategy

Do some creative marketing. The number of places your product can be showcased is expanding.

Innovation

How Being an Outlier Set Me on My Entrepreneurial Path

An entrepreneur born in a small Indian village explains that thinking outside the box comes naturally when you're born to see things from the outside looking in.

Thought Leaders

The 3 Elements Needed to Build Creative Genius in the Workplace

Getting employees' creative juices flowing not only can provide for a happier workplace but also a more productive one.

Starting a Business

5 Steps to Build a Creative Business from Scratch

Operating a business where your intellectual capital is your golden ticket requires a calculated approach.

Fundraising

Vimeo Wants to License and Fund Your Movie

Video-sharing website Vimeo has launched a $500,000 project to license and distribute crowdfunded films.

Buying / Investing in Business

SnagFilms Lands Another $7 Million in VC for Indie Flicks

A look at how the startup is using technology to draw attention to independent films -- and who is funding the concept.

Starting a Business

Connecting Nonprofits With Pro Bono Help

Many nonprofits can't afford the help of designers and copywriters. CrowdSpring's volunteer program offers a solution.