TrainingCreative Scale-up programme - Closing date 5th June 2020

Creative Scale-up programme – Closing date 5th June 2020

Apply now for cohort 3 programme

Creative Scale-Up is an exciting new initiative designed to empower creative businesses in the Greater Manchester region to realise their full growth potential and gain investment to take their business to the next level.

 

With a buzzing community of creative businesses, the Greater Manchester region boasts one of the country’s leading creative forces and contributes an estimated gross value added (GVA) revenue impact of £1.4bn to the UK economy from culture and creative industries. 

The Creative Scale-Up Programme is fully funded by the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and has been created to further develop what is already a thriving industry, helping creative organisations based in the Greater Manchester region attract investment to grow their business sustainably. Creative Scale-Up is open to a variety of Greater Manchester region businesses operating in the creative industry, including but not limited to; gaming, film, music, publishing, art and design. 

Applications close for the next cohort on 5th June 2020:

To be eligible for the programme, businesses need to:

  • Be a Creative Industries business – such as: Advertising & Marketing; Architecture; Arts & Culture; Craft; Createch; Design; Fashion; Gaming; Music; Publishing; TV & Film
  • Be based in Greater Manchester
  • Have scaled by 10% in the last year (turnover or employees)
  • Have a minimum of 8 employees, up to 4 of whom can be regular freelance staff
  • Have not received more than €200,000 in government funded business support in the last 2 years

To view the contents of the programme please click the Apply now button

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