{"id":9579,"date":"2024-11-15T19:25:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/resource-type\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:19:07","slug":"financing-your-creative-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/resource-type\/advice-tips\/financing-your-creative-career","title":{"rendered":"Financing Your Creative Career: Fact or Fiction?","raw":"Financing Your Creative Career: Fact or Fiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel section-cool-white pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner inner-section-cool-white pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-41cacc50-12b0-4f10-a880-b1bb8a9b7843\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-6 are-vertically-aligned-center default is-style-default mar-b-0 wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex is-style-default default wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-post-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-terms article-post-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creative<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Financial Literacy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Skills Development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"h2 mar-t mob-mar-t-hlf mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf wp-block-post-title\">Financing Your Creative Career: Fact or Fiction?<\/h2>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5 mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf mar-r-hlf\" id=\"h-learn-from-creators-what-s-fact-and-fiction-when-it-comes-to-managing-your-personal-finances\">Learn from creators what\u2019s fact and fiction when it comes to managing your personal finances.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;width:570px;height:375px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Financial-Fact-or-Fiction_Article-Thumbnail_EN-e1733758187723.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Financial-Fact-or-Fiction_Article-Thumbnail_EN-e1733758187723.png 1191w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Financial-Fact-or-Fiction_Article-Thumbnail_EN-e1733758187723.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Financial-Fact-or-Fiction_Article-Thumbnail_EN-e1733758187723.png?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Financial-Fact-or-Fiction_Article-Thumbnail_EN-e1733758187723.png?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-b9217723-d0b8-428a-a47b-4abc4bbca41d\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel mock-tabs section-tabs tabs-scroll has-sticky-behaviour\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0 section-tabs full-width is-tabs-style-section-tabs-in-page\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-d72508fe-48bc-4244-9987-42e36f7e2dd1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-qtr is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-hlf mar-r-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:770px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mar-r-hlf mar-b\" id=\"anchor1\">The art of mastering your finances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mar-r-hlf\">Creators, like entrepreneurs, have a product or idea to sell, and they need to get out into the marketplace. To do this, creators need basic business skills and a willingness to approach selling art as any entrepreneur would. Financial literacy will enable you to better understand your lifestyle as a creator and set you up for success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mar-r-hlf\">Take part in this discussion to learn the tips and tools to help better navigate your finances as an emerging talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-tabs-block-v2 alignfull\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-tab-nav-v2  tab-nav\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-tab-nav-single-v2\"><a href=\"#section-content-488f980b\" id=\"section-tab-488f980b\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#section-content-488f980b\" aria-controls=\"section-content-488f980b\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-9579-\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"tab select\" data-dig-label=\"Budgeting\" data-dig-anchor=\"\">Budgeting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-tab-nav-single-v2\"><a href=\"#section-content-7ad57013\" id=\"section-tab-7ad57013\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#section-content-7ad57013\" aria-controls=\"section-content-7ad57013\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-9579-7ad57013\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"tab select\" data-dig-label=\"Investing\" data-dig-anchor=\"\">Investing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-tab-nav-single-v2\"><a href=\"#section-content-14704f35\" id=\"section-tab-14704f35\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#section-content-14704f35\" aria-controls=\"section-content-14704f35\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-dig-id=\"LP-9579-14704f35\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"tab select\" data-dig-label=\"Starting a Business\" data-dig-anchor=\"\">Starting a Business<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-tab-content-v2 tab-content\">\n<div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane\" aria-labelledby=\"section-tab-7ad57013\" id=\"section-content-7ad57013\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-l-qtr mar-b\" id=\"h-investing\">Investing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized  mar-l-qtr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/12\/Nathan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9638\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:166px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/12\/Nathan.png 516w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/12\/Nathan.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/future-launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/12\/Nathan.png?resize=300,300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Nathan Eugene Carson<\/strong><br><em>Multimedia Artist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-r-hlf\">Nathan Eugene Carson&#8217;s Bombastic colour palettes and loosely rendered forms delineate Carson\u2019s style. His drawn and painted works on paper are populated with richly pigmented figures and animals, often presented in fields of black. 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With breakdancing as an outlet to express himself, Mark has been on a quest to create new ways to create. He\u2019s a dynamic and passionate breakdancer, who specializes in intricate footwork, power moves, and freezes. With a foundation in hip-hop culture, he has performed at numerous competitions and street battles, captivating audiences with high-energy performances and original style. 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Her unique sound blends Latin rhythms with contemporary pop and urban elements, creating a distinctive musical identity that resonates with a diverse audience. 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