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Create Growth is an innovative programme, designed to help businesses unlock and develop their creative potential.

With a buzzing community of creative businesses, Greater Manchester 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 Create Growth programme has been developed to support creative organisations to commercialise, attract investment and encourage sustainable growth. 

It's a bespoke programme covering the essentials to support your business growth and investment readiness. 

The programme is fully-funded by the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS).

Create Growth is a programme of support designed specifically for businesses in the creative industries. 

What you'll get:

  • Cohort group of 15-20 Creative Industry businesses
  • One to One business support with a specialist advisor
  • Workshops and masterclasses delivered by industry professionals
  • Creative Mixer networking events across Greater Manchester

This business support programme is fully funded, so there is no financial cost to your business.

Our next cohort is coming soon, watch this space...

You'll get:

Untitled Design (1)

Peer-to-peer workshop days with sector specific facilitators

Untitled Design (2)

121 support and advice from a  Creative Industries Business Advisor

Untitled Design (3)

Networking and opportunities to connect with likeminded founders 

Untitled Design (4)

Masterclasses and coaching sessions from industry experts

Create Growth is all about:

Encourage your team to think outside the box, explore new ideas, and take calculated risks.

Accelerate your growth trajectory and position your business for long-term success in the competitive marketplace.

Helps individuals and teams stay ahead of industry trends, master new technologies, and deliver exceptional value to clients.

Facilitates collaboration, partnerships, and networking opportunities, which are vital for growth and sustainability in the creative sector.

What our clients say:

Nerea Pérez, Blow Up

Thanks very much for these two days. Really grateful to be part of this program and how you cared about every detail. Thanks again!

Andrew Jackson, AJ Arch

Informative, and gave me a point of view to approaching business growth that I hadn’t considered.

Lucy Clarkson, Ballard Home

Relatable content. Very useful exercises which we will implement. Thank you so much! The course has been really useful.

Danni Davis, Peggy Pictures

Insightful, fun, great presenters, lots of food for thought. Thanks so much, a brilliant two days!

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Register your interest

Please contact us at 0161 3593050 or query below.

Take that first step and we’ll support you with whatever you need to succeed in the Creative industry.

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