In a recent Dallas Morning News article (https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/2024/06/20/4-tips-on-how-artists-can-be-successful-entrepreneurs/), CCPA Professor James Hart offered his expert advice on helping artists move from job seekers to job creators. Hart’s objective as SMU’s director of social innovation, creative, and arts entrepreneurship is to teach artists how to think like entrepreneurs so they may grow their careers.

Hart’s teachings promote self-reliance. “We teach artists to be the principal drivers of their professional careers,” he says. Hart stated this idea during an Arts Access funding fair in April.

1. Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Identify your “superhero powers” (talents, interests, passions, and skills) and “kryptonite” (tasks you struggle with) in order to

Congratulations are in order, it is a pleasure to announce several noteworthy developments: The esteemed 2024 Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards have named Restorative Farms a finalist. This honor is presented by D CEO, sponsored by Capital One, and in association with the Communities Foundation of Texas.

Restorative Farms

Restorative Farms, co-founded by SMU communication professors Owen Lynch and Doric Earle, seeks to establish a self-sustaining urban agricultural system to address the community’s lack of access to fresh food and job possibilities. Restorative Farms helps the community by creating GroBoxes, growing and selling local vegetables, and offering worthwhile jobs and training in farming and entrepreneurship. They aim to spur local economic growth and advance environmental and health fairness. Motivated by restorative justice,