KUFA mentorship program
Purpose of the KUFA Creative and Cultural Industries Mentorship Program:
- To support emerging artists, artist collectives, and creative and cultural industry (CCI) businesses in taking their first steps with greater confidence, mitigating start-up risks, and encouraging the creation of new jobs.
- To enable the growth of creative ideas with strong potential but limited financial resources, helping them reach a sustainable and competitive level.
- To create a supportive ecosystem for participants by providing subsidised workspaces and technical equipment, consultations and training, access to professional mentors, strengthening the mentorship programme community, organising networking and professional events, and actively engaging all members.
The programme is targeted at three key groups:
Development of individual cultural and creative businesses
Formation and growth of artist collectives
Development and implementation of interdisciplinary projects
KUFA mentorship program is:
Targeted Mentorship
Individual consultations on business, legal, marketing, finance, and other related matters
Entrepreneurship seminars and networking initiatives
Conferences and workshops
Practical support for the development of visual and communication solutions
Meeting and common spaces
A flexible workspace in the renovated co-working space at Kultūros fabrikas
Ongoing free incubation services for the selected team
Public presentations and sales of developed projects
Additional funding for the selected team’s project
Creative infrastructure within KUFA spaces (rehearsal and event venues)
Participants who successfully complete the mentorship programme are granted priority access to subsidised workspaces and studios in the incubator at Kultūros fabrikas.
- Participation in the program is free.
- The program is partially financed by Klaipėda City Municipality.
Mentors:
The professional mentor team of the KUFA Mentorship Programme provides structured mentorship services and partners closely with participants throughout their growing business journey.
The mentors’ experience, insights, and strategic recommendations help accelerate the path to success in a more efficient and impactful way—enhancing business competitiveness, strengthening personal competencies, expanding professional networks, and opening the door to new opportunities.
Consultant of the ECN Group, a practitioner with more than 20 years of training experience
LCC Interntional University, ISM, VU lecturer. Expertise marketing specialist
“10 tiltų,” “10 tiltų kiemas,” and “tiltų namai” Co-founder. She also serves as a mentor for small businesses and is a board member of the Klaipėda branch
Teacher of branding and visual identity
Director of the “Culture Factory” and a consultant for cultural and creative business project
Partner for human resources and organizational development
Professional director and public speaking expert
Founder of VZX Photography, a long-time photographer for theater events, the “Arts Festival,” “Fashion Infection,” as well as a wedding photographer
An expert in process standardization and optimization, sales, financial planning, crisis management, and human resources