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Creative Industries

Creative Industries

Shropshire has a large, diverse creative industry with highly innovative and dynamic companies operating throughout its many sub sectors. There are an estimated 2,280 creative businesses in the county, with an estimated turnover of more than £700 million, the commercial success of the sector is evident.

The Shropshire offer of a genuine work/life balance attracts designers, artists and photographers along with marketing, public relations and new- media agencies. Approximately 33 per cent of businesses operating in the creative industries are self employed and 43 per cent work from home. The highest proportion of new creative businesses in Shropshire are in film, advertising, software and computing services.

As the sector is developing and diversifying rapidly a number of creative business networks now exist. Creative Shropshire is a successful example of this and has been developed by businesses to support and develop the concentration of creative new media businesses in Shropshire. The aim of the network is to bring together companies in the county that work within the creative new-media field and to develop the sector through networking opportunities, sharing of ideas, increasing marketing potential as a group and promoting the county as an area of creative excellence.

To find out more details about the Creative Shropshire network please visit the website www.creativeshropshire.org

  

Creative Launchpad

One of Business Link West Midlands enterprise support providers, offers a flexible service at no cost to you, helping you to get your ideas off the ground.

The scheme provides impartial, specialist enterprise support and advice for people working in the Creative Industries in the West Midlands .

Creative Launchpad can help if:

  • You have an idea and need help setting up your own business within the Creative Industries
  • You started your business in the last 12 months but now need help to grow and develop

Creative Launchpad offers

  • 1:2:1 consultancy
  • Support through email and telephone
  • Tailored training courses and events
  • Access to an informative website
  • Information on funding, submissions, events. jobs, studio space much more…

Business Advisers are available throughout the West Midlands as part of their outreach service.

The current Creative Industry Sectors list is:

    ·         Advertising

        ·         Architecture

·         Arts and Antique Markets (see also Restoration)

·         Crafts

·         Design (see also Communication Design)

·         Designer Fashion

·         Film, Video and Photography

·         Software, Computer Games and Electronic Publishing

·         Music and the Visual and Performing Arts

·         Publishing

·         Television and Radio

So if you think this scheme might apply to you or you would like more information call: 0121 224 7375/0845 3037375 or visit www.creativelaunchpad.co.uk