0317 - The Business of Macon Film: Do You Have a Starring Role?
Course Description
Is your business ready for its close up? With a record number of movie productions scheduled in our State, local businesses are poised to provide location, goods and services to Georgia’s film industry. Learn more about the opportunities for your small business to have a starring role, as well as supply trends, cash flow considerations and industry expectations that come with it. This course will give small businesses a better understanding of the opportunities, processes, requirements, contracts, closures, timelines and what it takes as a location or service provider in Georgia’s booming film industry.
Course Outline
1. Labor and Cash Flow Costs2. Location and Agreement Process
3. Timelines and information expected to provide the production
4. Adjusting the Business Model
5. Being set up to do business with a production (Georgia based, Georgia Tax ID and Business License)
6. Purchase Orders and Invoicing for Success
7. Contracts and Closures
Learner Outcomes
Attendees will learn:
- What happens when productions are preparing to film and on-site
- Why flexibility is key
- Obtain a better understanding of accounting for Small Businesses in the Film/Entertainment Industry
- What you need to consider when making yourself available as a location or service provider
- Tips for Cash Management
- Regulations and requirements to do business in the Entertainment Industry
Notes
A Public Service and Outreach Unit of the University of Georgia. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.