Musicians At Work Forums
Supporting Chicago’s Working Musicians
How to run your business
Date: Feb. 13
Time: 6PM
Place: Columbia College 618 S. Michigan, 2nd floor (Stage Two)
Please join the Chicago Music Commission,Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Columbia College to continue the discussion about setting up your business. Learn how to keep records to facilitate filing your taxes.
Moderator: Paul Natkin – Executive Director, Chicago Music Commission
Panelists:
Edward W. Gjertsen II, Certified Financial Planner
Edward will speak onTax, Accounting, and Record Keeping, will tie it in to why these issues are important in a financial plan and what options are available to reduce income taxes and save for retirement.
Robert Moreland, Professor at Columbia College
His classical music training, long standing interest in historic architecture and the associated visual arts fields, the performing arts and his multifaceted business background into his teaching of the core curriculum courses at Columbia College.
He will demonstrate how “traditional” economic principles and methods of analysis are directly applicable to the management of Arts, Media, Music, and Fashion centric businesses.
MAWF are free, monthly, open-to-the-public forums hosted jointly by CMC, Columbia College and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Inspired by the popular Artists at Work Forums, this series invites industry professionals to share their expertise on making a living through music in Chicago.
You can hear about upcoming MAWF or listen to past discussions for free by subscribing to either the iTunes or the RSS feed.
MAWF are sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, the Chicago Federation of Musicians, and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
Also of interest: Chicago Artists Resource, a website established by the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, to provide resource material for people in all the major arts disciplines.