Creative UK

🔔Creative businesses are four times more likely to face obstacles accessing finance🔔 Just one of the telltale findings from our newly released report: Unleashing Creativity: Fixing the Finance Gap in the Creative Industries, undertaken with the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre. 📊Report link: https://hubs.ly/Q038-FPr0 Based on a survey of 896 creative sector firms, the report sheds light on the state of finance for businesses operating in all creative sub-sectors. We know that creative companies fuel our economy and the report provides evidence that creative organisations have a higher appetite for growth than businesses from other sectors (72% vs 59%). Despite this, our respondents reported that 👉51% of creative organisations believe that funders view them as too risky to invest in 👉41% say there are no suitable financial products to meet their needs To access the full report, visit our website: https://hubs.ly/Q038-FPr0

Delighted to be a partner with new Creative UK Member: Experience UK on their upcoming Innovate X 2025. 📅 Join us on 27 March 2025 at The Wellcome Collection, London  🔗 Learn more & register now https://lnkd.in/eFBrvzcP

Introducing a new investment framework for the creative industries! Creative Economy Capital is the provocation paper we have put together based on the challenges presented in our report, Unleashing Creativity: Fixing the Finance Gap in the Creative Industries. After we surveyed 896 creative sector firms to learn more about access to finance in the creative sub-sectors, we knew we needed to respond with a proposed solution. Creative Economy Capital IS that solution. It's not enough to fit creative sector companies into investment frameworks that simply don't suit them. In order to support the creative industries to flourish we are arguing for a framework that is specifically designed to better align commercial capital, social impact finance and philanthropic investment. Find the link to the paper in our comments ⬇️ #ValueCreativity #CreativeEconomyCapital #InvestmentForGrowth

700 people have signed a letter to The Times calling on the UK Government to improve creative education, including our CEO, Caroline Norbury, OBE The arts have the power to enrich the lives of millions of young people across the UK and it's time for the UK Government to ensure the Curriculum and Assessment review puts the arts back where they belong - at the heart of our schools. See the full letter in the link in our top comment. #CreativeEducation

🌍 New Research: Mapping UK-Ireland Cultural Connections ☘️ British Council has launched a new Cultural Mapping Research project, uncovering the deep artistic and cultural ties between the UK and Ireland. Through extensive research and engagement with the creative sector, this study explores the impact, opportunities, and future potential of UK-Ireland collaboration across the arts. The findings provide key insights into cross-border partnerships, shared creative influences, and the evolving landscape of cultural exchange. Join their online webinar on 19th March from 12-1pm (GMT) to virtually launch and disseminate the upcoming research 📖 Read the full research & join the webinar below #UKIreland #CreativeCollaboration #ArtsResearch

"We're asking leadership to see EDI as a business imperative rather than a nice-to-have—and that's a challenge at the moment." The British Fashion Council in collaboration with The Outsiders Perspective established the UK Fashion DEI Report: a report which came as a response to the need for more robust, representative data within the British #fashion industry, and to encourage more fashion and beauty businesses to make equity and diversity culturally central to their businesses 👗 In our ongoing #CreateDiversity resource, we chatted with The Outsiders Perspective team to learn more about the collective mission to increase representation in the fashion and beauty industries. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q03bWH0X0

Amidst a busy March so far with delivering a national summit and launching the Unleashing Creativity report, we've also welcomed many new members into the fold! See what they're all up to below: Studio MinaLima - Creative and graphic studio behind some of the world's biggest cinematic franchises. Euras Films - Female-led film and theatre production company. Streemfire - Streaming platform provider changing the way you stream and watch TV. SRLV - Chartered accountants and business management specialists for creatives and entrepreneurs. Experience UK - Representing UK companies creating, operating, and delivering amazing visitor experiences and attractions. Bournemouth University - A leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. No.8 - An audio, colour and VFX studio in the heart of London's Soho. Auddy - Connecting audiences and communities through audio. Cultural Associates Oxford - Providing management and entrepreneurial business thinking for the cultural and creative sectors. The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) - London’s leading space for contemporary culture. BRADGATE FILMS LTD - Award-winning feature film production company based in Aberdeen and Nottingham.

Big welcome to the 2025 Creative Enterprise (Creative UK) Foundations cohort 🥳

Our Investment For Growth Summit was one week ago! We're still feeling the high from such an inspiring event✨ That means one thing - it's time for a highlights reel. Here are some of our favourite moments from the day... ⚡Mr Motivator doing a video for everyone's partner/mum/dad! ⚡Strong pitching from AiAi Studios Orbital FX xigxag SuperScout & more ⚡The VR swing at the Studio Go Go Limited stand ⚡Lisa Nandy delivering the final keynote ⚡Robert Peston updating us all on the latest goings on in the wider world ⚡Marverine Cole from ITV doing a stellar job of running our investor lounge ⚡Host, Daniel Peters telling the audience that they'd shout louder for Beyonce ⚡Angela Ferreira sharing her experience of showcasing Black British stories in TV ⚡Seeing fantastic pitches from businesses like Sticks & Glass from across the UK's creative sub-sectors There were truly so many more great moments and we want to thank everyone involved, once again, for helping us have an unforgettable day! our associates: Innovate UK/ Department for Culture, Media and Sport / Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) / The North East Combined Authority / West Yorkshire Combined Authority / West Midlands Combined Authority / Cornwall Council/ West of England Mayoral Combined Authority/ Create South East / Nottingham City Council our partners: Department for Business and Trade / British Council / Creative Enterprise (Creative UK) / Sky Arts / Creative Growth Hull and East Yorkshire / Creative East / GM Business Growth Hub / Olympia Events / EverTreasure Inc. #BigSummit25

Last week, we released Unleashing Creativity: Fixing the Finance Gap in the Creative Industries, delivered in partnership with Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre. The research revealed key insights into the challenges creative businesses face when accessing finance. Here are some of the top findings from our research ⬆️ 🔗You can access the full report - https://hubs.ly/Q03b64Qm0 #UnleashingCreativity #CreativeIndustries #FinanceForCreatives