Event Summary

WALA’s Creative Entrepreneurs Series is a series for creatives of all kinds who want to take the next step in their professional career by creating their own business. Explore the basics of forming a business for your creative endeavors, from deciding whether to incorporate as a non-profit or for-profit entity, to understanding copyrights and trademarks, to contract and negotiation skills, and finally to estate planning for artists and creatives and understanding the grants process.

Location:
WALA RingCental Video Conference Platform.
You will be asked to download and install their software to access each session.

*All sessions are online
*Attendees must register for each individual session.

• Session #1: Thursday, October 16, 2025 ~ Copyright & Trademark Basics

• Session #2: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 ~ Business Entities Formation

• Session #3: Thursday, October 30, 2025 ~ Contracts & Licensing

• Session #4: Thursday, November 6, 2025 ~ Tax Strategies for Artists & Creatives

• Session #5: Thursday, November 13, 2025 ~ TBA

• Session #6: Thursday, November 20, 2025 ~ TBA

The 2025 Fall WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series is FREE for *WALA members.
*$20 per workshop for non-members.

#WALAFALL2025

WALA programs and activities are sponsored in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 

Event Details

• Date

  October 16, 2025

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• Time

  12:01am - 11:59pm

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• Venue

  Online