Enterprise Evaluation.

At the beginning of this module I was really excited to learn some practical skills of which I knew would be hugely beneficial to me. Although I am running my own photography business at the moment it would be very silly and naive of me to think I know everything there is to know about running a business.

Through the lectures and seminars I have learnt a great deal about different aspects of running a business. From thinking more in depth about promotion and getting yourself out their, to the legal side of setting up. It has also benefitted my existing business as well as focussing me more into the future and if in the future I do indeed want to set up a successful graphic design business I have much more knowledge about the considerations. Also as well as learning more about actually setting up a business it has also benefitted me with getting placements over summer, they way in which you speak to people and contact them along with keeping yourself informed with what that studio is doing on a day to day basis. Making me a better candidate going into a job interview and also at networking events.

I also believe that the tasks have helped me a great deal by forcing me to thinking more about the profession I want to go into and what kind of designer I actually am. Whilst I know that the decisions and companies on my tasks will change as I do through the design process I now have a starting point of which I can build on. Furthermore I think the last task of creating a realistic group business in a group of four was very informative. It forced us into researching in depth what is required to be a successful business and what actually needs to be considered in the process of setting up.  I also believe that we worked really well as a group as we split up an shared out the criteria and subjects between us and met up on a weekly basis to feedback to the others on our findings.

Overall I think i have a greater knowledge of what is needed to be considered when setting up and running a successful business. Also a more structured and focussed idea of where I want to be in the graphic design profession and my ambitions within this creative industry.