UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. The aim of this competition is to provide a package of targeted support to high growth creative businesses to scale, build investor networks and reach their potential.
Your proposal must:
- be from the creative industries
- be from a micro, small or medium sized enterprise registered or operational in an appointed Create Growth Programme region
- focus on a clear growth opportunity and the proposed innovation to address it
- demonstrate the impact funding and support can have on the growth plan of your business
- demonstrate how your business has either engaged with, or intends to engage with the ongoing regional support provided by the programme
The programme support comprises of three complementary strands:
- business support targeted at the creative industries
- finance
- investor capacity building activities
The Create Growth Programme Competition 4 is split into 2 strands;
Strand 1: DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: small projects (this strand). This strand is focused on small scale creative projects of costs between £20,000 and £50,000 and is 100% funded.
Strand 2: DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects. This strand is focused on larger, more ambitious scale creative projects with total eligible costs between £50,000 and £200,000. This strand requires match funding.
Find out more here – Create Growth Programme
