Monday, September 19, 2016

Tips for Starting a Part-Time Side Business While Still Employed

Tips for Starting a Side Business from balance.com include:
[C]onsider running your business as a part-time operation alongside your current job...

understand and follow your employment contract to the letter, especially if it makes reference to inventions and intellectual property (IP) that you develop as part of your job. Almost always, anything developed on company time and using company property belongs to the company.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Screenwriters: Find An Agent (or Manager) with Script Contests

Getting representation from an agent or manager in Hollywood is not easy. You have to find someone who believes in you and your work, and you need to believe that they are both capable and willing to sell your work.

One of the better ways to get noticed by agents, managers and producers is script contests. ... it can lead to an offer of representation.
5 Script Contests Actually Worth Entering, Screenwriting Magazine, Sept. 16, 2016