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Dragons Den, want to be on it?

  By Niamh | October 6, 2009 - 11:22 am | The Culch, TV
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Did you watch any of the first Irish series of Dragons Den last year? Did you think you had a better idea that might entice one or more of the five dragons to part with their cash for investment? It’s not an easy task, the five successful entrepreneurs were reluctant to part with much cash last year but RTÉ and Shinawil productions are looking for applicants for series two now. To apply, you just need to fill in the application form here. To find out any more information about the show you can visit their page on the RTÉ website here. Good luck - and make sure you tell us here at Culch.ie when you’ll be on

Art and Business: Talk by Allan Cavanagh (me, but I like the third person, makes it sound authoritative)

  By Allan | August 10, 2009 - 2:39 pm | Events, The Arts, The Culch
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I’m giving a talk this Saturday 15th August in the Galway City Museum Coffee Shop at 4.30pm, along with Lynda Cookson. I’ll be talking about how I’ve created a viable business out of art instead of flipping burgers, which is an important job too but a bit smelly. Art + Business + Creativity, with Lynda Cookson and Allan Cavanagh! Lynda Cookson, Artist and Writer based in Galway, will be giving an unmissable talk on how building a painting can be like building a business whilst demonstrating her technique of creating an oil painting. “It’s not such a huge jump from being creative to being businesslike,” Lynda claims, drawing on her experience of combining the two worlds. Throughout her own career, she has learned how important it is that your business life as an artist runs parallel with your creativity; and she will speak about how handling business and promoting your … There’s more →