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Culture’s Role In The COVID-19 Crisis
As we explore progressively more measures to try to contain, delay, mitigate and hopefully eliminate this coronavirus, we will experience increasing restriction on travel, mass participation and human interaction.
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Funding Resources
Sources of funding, and information and advice relating to it, for individuals and businesses affects by the response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Employment Resources
Help, information, guidance and sources of funding for employers and employees including freelancers, micro businesses and SMEs.
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Digital-First Resources
Tools, platforms, networks and information for creative business to engage markets which are digital-first, rather than based around live attendance at events.
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Economy Resources
Information about the affect that the coronavirus response is having on the economy and advice for businesses.
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Health and Wellbeing
Health, safety and well-being information, advice and medical and scientific research relating to the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease.
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Events Resources
Help, guidance and advice on what to do about the impact of the Coronavirus response on events for everyone working in the supply network.
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Music Business and the Coronavirus
Music may be more important now than ever; but conducting business around it will undoubtedly be challenging. Among the challenges there are some opportunities. We also need to find ways to support each other and work together.
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Productivity Tools for Freelancers
Resources to assist freelance creative people, often working from home or remotely, with all aspects of productivity; communication, time, task and project management.
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COVID-19 Help and Information
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious, real and present issue affecting all of us. The virus, and our necessary response to the threat it poses, will impact on every aspect of our lives, especially public health and the economy.
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What’s Happening With The O2 ABC?
Losing the O2 ABC music venue was a tragedy for Glasgow. I said at the time that losing a historic building hurts a city’s landscape, losing a music business hurts a city’s economy and losing a music venue hurts its soul. All are important to some extent, but to us it is the latter two…
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Cast Iron Value: How The Ironworks Enriches All Of Our Lives
Facing threat of closure, Dougal Perman considers the value of one of Scotland’s most significant venues. Where did Johnny Rotten have one of his best gigs ever? Which venue was pivotal in Rachel Sermani’s career? Where did Gerry Cinnamon nearly take the roof down? What’s the best place to play in the Highlands? Which Inverness…
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Announcing the Music Business Innovation Consultancy Programme
How do you move your business forward? What’s the best way to get around an obstacle that has stood in your way for a while? What if you don’t even know what it is that’s holding you back?
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Music Business Innovation Applications
In June 2019 the SMIA announced its Music Business Innovation programme. Established businesses and enterprising startups working in the music industry ecosystem may apply for the MBI programme. Successful applicants will meet with a team of creative business consultants who will benchmark where the company is at and then workshop a plan for pivoting its…
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Join our new Advisory Group or Company Board
You work in music because you are passionate about it. You probably take an interest in what the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is doing because you care about music business development and have something to say. If this sounds like you, we invite you to help shape our future.
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Facilitating Music Tourism For Scotland’s Creative Economy
The SMIA was delighted to contribute to a valuable research project by Dr Matthew Ord and Dr Adam Behr from the University of Newcastle. It investigates what is needed to leverage the significant opportunity presented to the Scottish economy by music tourism.
