Managing your Finances as a Creative Professional
A course by Mònica Rodríguez Limia , Business Consultant
Joined January 2019

Grow your business with tools designed to manage money well
One of the most difficult aspects of setting up your own business in the creative industry is putting a price on your work and defining your business strategy. In this course, review your business or business idea at a financial level to give it the best foundation, allow it to grow, and see it make progress.
With Mònica Rodríguez, founder of the business school for creators and creatives Empresas Creadoras, discover the tools to allow you to make decisions and manage your business in order to shape your future for the better.
This course is the perfect complement to Mònica's first one, Business Models for Creators and Creatives, where she teaches you to develop and implement your business vision to create more opportunities for success.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 13 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (1.4K)
- 46,915 students
- 18 lessons (3h 46m)
- 13 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Using your business criteria, define your sources of income, their prices, and the sales arguments for your communication and marketing actions.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Creative professionals with their own business or those who are considering the idea. The course is also useful if you work for an employer, as it provides you with more opportunities to improve your career by growing personally and professionally.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any previous knowledge, just some paper and a pencil to take notes.

Reviews

Mònica Rodríguez Limia
A course by Mònica Rodríguez Limia
An acclaimed mentor, coach, author, and public speaker, Mònica Rodríguez specializes in the businesses of creators and creatives, as well as slow business. She is also the founder of Empresas Creadoras and author of the first Spanish-language guide for makers and artisans, from the first collection of specialist guides aimed at businesses for creators and creatives, and the personal development book Un trabajo a tu medida for entrepreneurs and vocational professionals.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What are we going to do in this course
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U2
Heating up motors
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These businesses are different, just like you
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Do you need money to live?
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U3
Money and value, connecting with new consumers
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Business, company, company ... are just words
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New consumers, and a new perception of value
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New consumers, and a new perception of value II
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New consumers, and a new perception of value III
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Sources of income and your sales funnel
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U4
At what price are you going to sell your products and / or services?
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Basic Accounting for Entrepreneurs
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Types of expenses
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Types of expenses II
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Your price / hour
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Retail price
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Retail price II
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U5
And now that?
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Decisions that give power
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Practice, practice, practice ... the only thing capable of materializing dreams
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FP
Final project
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Money, finance and sales management for creatives
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
You’ll learn how to price your work, separate personal and business expenses, define your products and services, improve your relationship with money, and apply practical methods to make smart financial decisions in creative ventures.
Yes, the course is designed for creative individuals and entrepreneurs with no prior experience in accounting or financial management.
All you need is an interest in starting or managing a creative business. No prior knowledge or special materials are required; having a computer and internet access is recommended.
The course teaches you how to calculate your selling price by factoring in expenses, hourly rates, materials, and margins, using templates and practical exercises tailored for creative businesses.
Yes, the course offers hands-on exercises in self-awareness, money psychology, and emotional management to transform your personal and professional relationship with money.
Yes, you’ll learn to identify, categorize, and manage personal and business expenses to boost your creative business’s profitability.
The course provides tools and methods to analyze data, interpret numbers, and make informed decisions about pricing, investments, and business strategies.



Este curso te plantea muchas cosas y te ayuda a comprender mejor el cliente y sus necesidades, a como llevar una mejor relación con el dinero y saber ordenar tus ideas para que tu negocio vaya a mejor cada vez más, excelente curso.
El Curso te da herramientas visuales y claras de cómo puedes gestionar tu negocio para que sea rentable. Me gustó mucho la experiencia. Gracias por este contenido pude definir mi honorarios y tener una idea definida de los gastos que tengo en los personal y en mi emprendimiento.
Estoy iniciándome en este mundo de las finanzas y este curso me ha ayudado muchísimo , lamento no haberlo terminado antes , me ha encantado , lo repasare de nuevo . 10/10
Me encanto, Mónica explica muy bien como funcionan las finanzas para personas creativas
Excelente curso me encanto, siempre había tenido dudas al respecto