News | 01/08/2024

creative EAST: The Create Growth Programme for creative industries in Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The Creative East: Create Growth Programme is a free to access investment readiness and business support programme, designed to connect creative businesses with the resources, experts and knowledge they need to grow.

It has been specifically designed for ambitious creative industry businesses based in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The programme is currently recruiting for its final cohort in the two-year programme, launching this September and based at the Anglia Ruskin University campus in Peterborough.

 

Participants can expect to receive:

1. A 12- week in person programme of specialist seminars, workshops, pitching sessions and networking events. Taking place on Tuesdays, weekly, from 10th September to 10th December 2024.

2. Bespoke one to one support from an Investment Funding Advisor and access to our network of industry professionals and specialists across relevant fields. This support extends to the end of the funding period, so around and beyond the in person sessions.

 

To qualify your business must:

- Be based in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk or Suffolk.

- Be revenue generating (not a start-up).

- Employ (directly or as freelancers) at least two full time equivalent staff. Fall within the DCMS definition of Creative Industries (film, tv, radio, photography, advertising, marketing, architecture, computer games, IT, software, publishing, music performing and visual arts)

 

Creative East is particularly interested in applications from businesses in the gaming and film/TV industries.

Interested businesses can find more information and submit a short expression of interest form here: www.creativeeast.org.uk

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