Join GC Business Growth Hub and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on 16 January for the launch of The Creative Scale-up Programme which is fully funded by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).

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.

Creative Scale-up is an exciting new initiative fully funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), designed to empower creative businesses in the Greater Manchester region to realize their full growth potential, gain investment to take their business to the next level and build on what is already a thriving industry in the Greater Manchester region.

The exclusive programme offers a fully tailored approach, using a simple module-based curriculum, including:

• Planning for growth
• Investor-ready finances
• Structure and leadership designed for growth
• Understanding and managing intellectual assets
• Market strategy for rapid growth
• Sales skills for creatives
• Pitching with confidence
• A winning investment pitch

Join us from 10:00am on 16 January for networking, keynote presentations and lunch, plus find out more about our exciting new programme. At the event you will hear from leading Creative Industries businesses operating in the Greater Manchester region as well as keynote speeches from the Creative Scale-up team and DCMS, who will introduce the programme.

if you are a scaling Creative Industries business located in the Greater Manchester area and are interested in participating in the Creative Scale-Up Programme, please register here