Episode 2
Original Cablecast: March 26, 2008

Brooklyn Independent Television’s collaboration with the Brooklyn Arts Council featuring the BAC/ Independence Professional Development Seminars for the Arts, continues with Business Planning for Arts Organizations. This valuable primer for all arts administrators and board members of arts organizations is conducted by Susan Shear of Seedco Financial. What goes into a business plan? How might a business plan be beneficial for my arts organization? How long will it take to complete? Can I use some of my research and information from my organization’s strategic plan or marketing plan? Watch Making Art Work and find out!

Episode 1
Original Cablecast: February 26, 2008

The premiere episode in Brooklyn Independent Television’s new collaboration with the BAC/ Independence Professional Development Seminars for the Arts, is entitled Profit vs. Nonprofit Arts Organizations: What’s Right for You? Sergio Sarmiento, an attorney from Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts leads a workshop on the basic differences between profit and nonprofit entities, with a main focus on the requirements for organizing LLCs and for profit corporations. A must for any Brooklynite considering starting an arts organization!