Creative industries fund: fast start business growth pilot
UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative sector can apply for a package of support to grow their business. This package includes ongoing support from Innovate UK EDGE and funding of up to £25,000 for innovation projects.
- This competition is for UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative sector who can apply for a package of support to grow their business.
- This package includes ongoing support from Innovate UK EDGE and funding of up to £25,000 for innovation projects
- This package is designed to help creative businesses to explore new revenue streams by creating new products, services or IP which respond to changing market conditions.
The proposal must:
- Be from the creative industries or support the creative industries
- Focus on a clear opportunity and the proposed innovation to address it
- Demonstrate the impact funding and support can have to the growth plan of your business
- offer a clearly innovative and ambitious idea
- be new to your business, with a demonstrable impact to your growth plan
- create a new revenue stream, for example new products, services or IP
- be market ready within 12 months of receiving support
Project must focus on one or more of the following subsectors:
- advertising and marketing
- architecture
- arts and culture
- broadcasting including sport
- crafts
- design
- fashion
- film
- games
- music
- publishing
Further details here
