Applications Open: West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme
- Are you a West-Yorkshire based creative business, working in the music, screen, convergent technologies, fashion, or gaming industries?
- Do you want help to make better decisions on investment, intellectual property, business structures and growth plans?
- Do you want to connect with expert mentors and like-minded founders to maximise your growth and innovation potential?
- Are you ready to scale-up, attract investment, and expand your market?
The Create Growth Programme is designed to address the challenges facing investment in the creative industries. With intensive support, that is tailored to the needs of your creative business, it will help you develop the essential skills needed to secure investment to help you grow. The programme also provides support from industry and investment experts, and one-to-one coaching and mentor support. Create Growth sets you on the pathway towards securing the right investment, at the right time.
If your company is based in West Yorkshire, we invite you to complete the expression of interest form (button below). If you are eligible, our team will invite you to submit a full application form. Read our FAQs for more info.
Over 40 creative West Yorkshire businesses have completed the programme so far, participating in bespoke workshops and benefitting from expert mentorship from leaders in their sector. They joined a celebration of creative investment in Bradford with live investment pitches and expo booths, hosted by the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin. They were also invited to a national Creative Industries investment summit hosted by Creative UK in London, with an opportunity to showcase and pitch on a national stage.
The Create Growth Programme is funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and is delivered in partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority. It aims to support creative businesses in planning for growth and exploring and securing commercial investment opportunities.
Upcoming webinars
Join our free webinars to learn more about the programme, the eligibility criteria, the application process and more.
Tuesday 6 May, 12:30pm – 1:30pm – register
Wednesday 14 May, 12:00pm – 1:00pm – register
Tuesday 20 May, 12:00pm – 1:00pm – register
Hear from the first cohort of West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme
