Resources
Below is a list of links to help you find more information on each topic discussed on this site. We pride ourselves in being a valuable resource to all of our clients, so please let us know how we can help!
For the artist, entertainer, and writer
Organizations
Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
- Excellent resource for the budding songwriter
Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts
- Legal assistance for qualifying low-income artists and entertainers in Middle Tennessee; also offers seminars on legal and business issues for artists and entertainers
- Meetups for Nashville-area fiction and non-fiction writers
For Your Library
This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Business and Legal Issues of the Music Industry
All You Need to Know about the Music Business
For small businesses / entrepreneurs
Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC)
- Programs designed to support and develop entrepreneurs
U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Information on starting your business (from obtaining loans, to education and technical assistance)
- Information, advice and resources from the publishers of Inc. magazine.
The Startup Slingshot (For inventors and small businesses)
- Courses (in the form of articles and interviews) in the fields of developing your idea and turning it into a business, internet marketing, drafting a business plan, raising money, and other startup advice
For inventors/creators
- A non-profit that offers educational outreach programs to inventors, including a video series, blog, and newsletter
- Information for novice inventors and knowledgeable inventors
- Information in the form of articles; classified ads
National Inventor Fraud Center
- Tips for new inventors in avoiding losing money and losing rights to your invention
- Classes on topics such as “Turn your tech idea into a reality,” “Understand your brand,” “Get your products into stores,” “Intro to hand embroidery,” and “Introduction to modern calligraphy”
- Funding platform for creative projects