Planning and Management for a Creative Studio
A course by Enrique RiveraCreative Director / CEO dnoise
A course by Enrique Rivera, Creative Director / CEO dnoise
Learn to organize and manage your own design, marketing, or communications business
Looking to start your own creative business or studio but you have doubts about managing it all? dnoise CEO Enrique Rivera can help you do just that. Explore the ins and outs of running your own company or studio and streamlining day-to-day operations so you can focus on your creative work.
What will you learn in this online course?
25 lessons & 22 downloads
Introduction
1 minute, 8 seconds
Choose your partners and define your business
2 minutes, 52 seconds
Business plan
11 minutes, 20 seconds
Choosing your legal personality
8 minutes, 16 seconds
The first decisions
16 minutes, 52 seconds
Company constitution / autonomous status
5 minutes, 18 seconds
What's included in this course?
Get started by learning more about Enrique, his career, and the importance of adequate management.
Next, define your brand’s objectives, values, and business plan—the foundations of any business. Then, Enrique guides you through the process of choosing the legal structure for your project and making important decisions prior to its launch, such as securing financing, finding administrative help, and looking for an office or workspace.
Later, demystify accounting topics like expense and income forecasts, taxes, and managing suppliers and your company's human resources. Additionally, learn to set the right prices for your products or services and define your corporate identity.
After exploring management theory, follow along as Enrique offers insights into more practical aspects like negotiating, preparing budgets, and the types of contracts that exist for closing an order or a sale.
Finally, develop a quality control and evaluation process to continue improving your studio processes, ensuring an appropriate balance between your creative and management roles.
What is this course's project?
Prepare an effective business plan using the Business Model Canvas and set the pricing for three key products or services.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, animators, photographers, and other creative professionals looking to start a business, either as a company or on their own. Those who have already started a business but want to improve their management processes can also benefit greatly from this online course.
Requirements and materials
Participants should have a business project or idea or be curious about how to optimally manage a marketing and communications agency, design studio, or personal brand.
In terms of materials, you just need paper, a pen, a computer, and Internet access. A basic understanding of office software is recommended.
Reviews
- 6 months ago
At this stage it is too early to rate something big, but I assume that I hope to learn a lot of things.
- 6 months ago
Great for beginners!
- 1 year ago
Está bien pero me esperaba más enfocado a un estudio creativo, es más como para cualquier negocio. Los datos que da son de 2016. Domestika debería indicar los años de los cursos.
- 2 years ago
Muy bueno y recomendable, tiene mucha vigencia, lo hice hace 4 años, volvi ahora y me ayuda muchisimo en mi nueva etapa, estoy agradecido
- 2 years ago
Ben fatto e ben spiegato
Enrique began his career by studying digital design together with his business partners Víctor Moreira and Norberto del Barrio and worked as a teacher for several years, both in technical disciplines and business and project management.
In 2006, he founded dnoise, where he held the position of creative director, later shifting away from design tasks to focus on management. He confesses, “I have always liked numbers and process automation.”
dnoise's extensive client list includes brands like C&A, Coca Cola, Amazon, Bosch, Fundación Bankinter, and Banco Santander, among others.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Why is adequate management essential?
- U2
Starting a business with personality ... legal
- Introduction
- Choose your partners and define your business
- Business plan
- Choosing your legal personality
- The first decisions
- Company constitution / autonomous status
- U3
Business management
- Organization and roles, internal regulations
- Cash flow, cash flow management and income and expense forecasts
- Taxes
- Financing management
- Payment terms and supplier management
- Human resources management I
- Human resources management II
- Definition of product price
- Communication policy, corporate identity and publicity
- U4
Processes and procedures
- Introduction
- Briefing - Project - Budget - Negotiation
- Execution of projects
- Billing
- Contracts
- ERP, CRM and PM
- Quality control and evaluation
- U5
Additional features
- Bonus track
- FP
Final project
- Planning and management of a creative studio
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
PLUSIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
You’ll learn how to optimize resources, manage taxes, organize invoicing, calculate profitability, define contracts, oversee projects, choose partners and legal structures, and design effective business models in Spain.
This isn’t a beginner-level course; it’s intermediate and geared toward those with some prior knowledge or basic experience in management or entrepreneurship.
You only need basic administration skills and familiarity with office software. No formal qualifications are required, but prior experience in management or entrepreneurship is recommended.
By the end, you’ll master resource management, tax filing, document handling, partner selection, business model creation, financial planning, and marketing strategies tailored for Spanish businesses.
The course covers invoice management, contracts, business roles, choosing legal structures, business plans, competitor analysis, financial planning, payroll, taxes, negotiating with clients and suppliers, and project management.
Yes, the course is specifically designed for those wanting to start and run businesses in Spain, covering procedures, legal and tax obligations, and strategies to boost profitability.
Yes, it compares the pros, cons, and requirements of freelancers, limited companies, and cooperatives, helping you pick the best legal form for your business model.