25/01/2023
Creative businesses in the East Midlands can now apply for a free programme of support to accelerate business growth, create jobs, and prepare for investment.
The programme is backed by a coalition of partners including regional universities, Innovate UK, local businesses, and non-profit organisations.
The EMC² website is now live and accepting applications from local creative organisations. The programme starts in the Spring and runs until 2025.
It aims to support 100 creative businesses in four cohort groups across three years. Around 50 creative organisations have already made early-stage expressions of interest.
EMC² is available to growing creative businesses operating in:
- Advertising and marketing
- Architecture
- Crafts design and - designer fashion
- Film, tv, video and radio
- Photography
- IT, gaming, software and computer services
- Publishing
- Museums, galleries and libraries
Applicants will also gain the opportunity to go on and apply for financial support from a £7m Government fund delivered by Innovate UK
Find out more at https://www.eastmidlandscreategrowth.co.uk/