East Midlands Creative Consortium - Create Growth
Product Description:
Applications have opened for the third cohort of a £1.2 million support programme for East Midlands creative businesses.
Companies are being encouraged to apply for the Create Growth, which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
Already passing through the programme have been 23 East Midlands businesses completing the first cohort of the regional business growth accelerator. 83% of companies who completed cohort 1 would recommend Create Growth to others.
Businesses completed an initial business health check, attended a full-day business bootcamp, which included opportunities to network, and logged on to eight virtual masterclasses covering themes including leadership, marketing, sales, finance and business planning.
As well as the 90-minute masterclasses delivered by industry experts, all participants were also assigned a mentor offering five hours of free support, as well as an opportunity to undertake investment readiness workshops.
Area of Expertise:
Growth
Accelerate
Eligibility:
To be eligible for Cohort 3 of the East Midlands Create Growth programme, businesses must:
Have turnover growth of 10% year-on-year over approximately 3 years (including either prior to or during the Pandemic)
Employ a minimum of 2 people over the last two years (full-time, part-time or freelance)
Have created a revenue generating product, launched a new platform or service, or reached a market of scale
Generated sales revenue in the last 2 years.
Be trading or registered within Leicester, Leicestershire, Derby, Derbyshire, Lincoln, Greater Lincolnshire, or Rutland areas.