Picking up key threads of sustaining business, building capacity and exporting emerging from the Creative Business Works Festival, Creative Coathanger were joined by creative business owners Rosemary Eribé of ERIBÉ Knitwear and Lesley Landels of Love Scottish Candles.

Introducing their Scottish-Borders based businesses, Rosemary and Lesley shared insights and reflected on their experiences to explore the key issues raised by creative businesses and freelancers who attended the festival. It was an opportunity for continued conversations with Borders-based businesses and practitioners following the festival, and to provide further support, signposting, inspiration and we believe confidence to take action.

Rosemary's mantra of 'working together for the benefit of everyone' resonates with the Creative Business Works project to bring together Scottish Borders creative businesses and freelancers to discuss practical creative livelihoods, sustaining them, resilience and making the most of opportunities up ahead.