@bekigowing

Lecturer, textile designer and creative business coach. Sharing useful advice to grow your creative business.

 London, UK
bekigowing.com
Joined May 2011
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Some great ideas already being generated today as part of #KickStARTCreativeLab considering how we can create while positively impacting the earth's resources - reusing theatre sets, intelligent jewellery, sustainability collectives 🤗💡
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Looking forward to meeting the creative students involved with the @StARTcreatives KickStART Creative Lab this weekend and hoping to get a chance to listen to some of the fantastic guest speakers #KickStArtCreativeLab
StART Entrepreneurship@StARTcreatives5 Nov 2021
Look at this lovely lot! We're so grateful to our extraordinary team of facilitators for joining us this weekend, with a bredth of expertise and experience across the creative industries.
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Looking forward to this 🤗
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Pay what you can storytelling workshop being organised by some of the most inspiring women I know 🤩
The Loss Project@TheLossProject19 Jul 2020
Losing a livelihood, is more than just losing a paycheck. It is losing a form of self-identity, & so much more. Sign up to this workshop to embrace a new aspect of yourself, your aspirations and a way back to the working world. Click here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigatin… #jobloss #work

Navigating the New You: A Search for Opportunities through Storytelling

A creative workshop exploring storytelling techniques for people who have lost, or who are at risk of losing their jobs, due to Covid-19

eventbrite.co.uk
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Very excited to receive my new microphone ready for filming the new peer-coaching training videos. Thank you @ICCEUoL @GoldAlumni @Santander for the funding #SantanderUniUK #SantanderUniTogether
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Lovely article by @HadleyFreeman, made me feel a bit emotional but it's so true for this year's graduating students Big graduation moments? They're totally bogus. Take it from an expert | Hadley Freeman theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Big graduation moments? They're totally bogus. Take it from an expert | Hadley Freeman

Teen movies perpetuate the myth that the end of school, or college, is The End. But it’s really the beginning

theguardian.com
Fantastic idea, I've got my tube reading sorted for the next few days finding out about all of the women of the year
Center for Public Leadership@HarvardCPL6 Mar 2020
A pretty spectacular retrospective from @TIME. Happy to have had some of these amazing women in our orbit, @Malala @TawakkolKarman @GloriaSteinem time.com/100-women-of-the-ye…
This is so good!
Cynthia Nixon@CynthiaNixon25 Feb 2020
Proud to be involved with this powerful film that has struck a chord with so many people around the world: girlsgirlsgirlsmag.com/ #bealady #girlsgirlsgirlsmag

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Are you a designer/maker interested in the circular economy? Join us for a workshop 27th March at King's College London #criculareconomy #making #sustainability #research @KingsAHRI @kingscmci @CraftsCouncilUK eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-…
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I'm still looking for volunteers to join my research project exploring how providing online peer-coaching training can benefit female creatives. Deadline is tomorrow, all the info is here: bekigowing.com/peercoachingt…
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Interesting idea, I particularly like the suggestion of keeping most of your to do list hidden and only focusing on a few things at once theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Overwhelmed? Here’s how to stop your to-do list going stale | Oliver Burkeman

Focusing on a few tasks until they’re finished is the best tactic

theguardian.com
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Thanks to the Inland Revenue for this clarification, very helpful
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That was fun 😊 thanks for having us #gradventure @UoLondon @CareersGold
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Talking at the #gradventure semi-final today with @CareersGold and @JacquelineRudd about starting a business in the creative industries. Good luck to everyone who's pitching
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Had a lovely day with the Naturewatch team, and feeling so inspired after hearing some of the things everyone has been working on (bit of a cheat as I definitely didn't take the photo I'm holding...)
My Naturewatch@mynaturewatch22 Nov 2019
What a gang! Some fabulous educators, activists, conservationists & other experts contributing to #mynaturewatch pilot studies, we are most grateful for their generous contributions of time & expertise 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Thank you to everyone who came to the @ICCEUoL incubbator skill swap. We were too busy chatting to take proper pics, but we've already started planning the next one 🥂
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Some slightly depressing stats, but good to see that the importance of networks and peer support is being recognised for women starting businesses
Enterprise Nation
@e_nation23 Oct 2019
Replying to @e_nation
Alison Rose discusses her influential Rose Review on female entrepreneurs. Lack of awareness and access to capital, greater risk awareness, family care responsibilities & lack of role models were main findings. Read about it here: enterprisenation.com/blog/in… #BoostWithFacebook
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In Slovenia this week learning more about peer coaching with Primera and @erasmusplusUK. Nice view to accompany a beer and homework
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Getting ready to start this afternoon's workshop at @CareersGold, supported by @ICCEUoL
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Looking forward to running a workshop with @CareersGold on 10th July exploring planning for your career as a creative graduate gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1268…
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