Creative Based Business

I want to find out if anyone out there using the E Myth books and ideas has applied it to a creative based business. Eg one that sells material created byt he owner to sell. I, for example, create cartoons and illustrations. My business deals with unique jobs every time and is built on my creativity. I am finding it hard to apply some of the material to a creative business where it is built around basically what I can do with my skills. Has anyone similar done this? I would appreciate any uinput or experiences on how people have applied E Myth to a business like mine. Phil

Hi Phil

I am working with an E-Myth coach on my business. My company is working (more and more systematically but also more and more with an ethical passion - thanks to E-Myth) with creative artists such as symphonies, theatres, opera companies. I very deeply honour the uniqueness of the artists and their visions and my hope is that we can help them get systems (audience, money, admin, ...) that set free resources for them to do what they are best at. And to turn the subject around again: E-Myth is helping me creating structures around my business so that I can pursue my vision.

So very strongly: Yes, I believe creative people can be helped by getting things systemized and my experince is that E-Myth is very good for both the creative vision and the systems.

 Good luck, Magnus, www.stillart.eu

Hey Phil , yes you can use e-myth for a business like yours. I have a design firm and am the creative director behind it.

I have learned from my past experience that I can't do it all. When I was an employee  I basically did all the creative and then subcontracted studios or agencies for the finished art and assembly of my documents. 

I don't know exactly what your doing with the cartoons, whether it's packaging, logos' etc, but if you want to grow your business you will eventually have to hook up with other designers and cartoonists. If you can find a cartoonist that you can train to follow your lead then you can do the original concept to capture the look and feel and have someone else finish it up. Similar to what is done in the animation or electronic games world. They all have a lead artist who develops the characters and then makes sure everyone is following the master copy. This way you can meet with your clients and grow your business.It's not exactly like a franchise as what is preached in the book, but I think it's the closest you can get. Yo will have to get comfortable with giving up some of the hands on time with pen in hand.

do you have a website?  I would be interested in seeing your work ..

Hope this helped

Anthony

anthony@testaconcepts.com