Creative industries
This includes businesses in:
- advertising
- architecture
- the arts
- crafts
- design
- film
- video
- interactive software
- music
- the performing arts
- and publishing.
We are able to help with training in business skills development and support business networking. We are working with partners to develop workspace accommodation.
For more information contact:
Anthony Byrne - 01629 580000 ext 7475
email: anthony.byrne@derbyshire.gov.uk
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Focusing Creativity - free Business Support for Creative Minds.
Focusing Creativity is a free business support programme offering a series of five jargon free workshops (opens in a new window), specialist mentoring and grant assistance. This is delivered by Derbyshire County Council in partnership with the Derbyshire Enterprise Agency.
The purpose of the programme is to enable you to achieve balance of being creative with running a business. From Web Design to Visual Art, Advertising to Music, if you are creative we want to hear from you.
This support will continue to run throughout many areas of Derby and Derbyshire up to January 2008 with the next programme starting on Tuesday 4 September 2007. All support is delivered by arts and creative industry specialists.
To check your eligibility or to apply please contact Janet Howett:
Tel: 01246 207207
email: janet.howett@dncc.co.uk
For further information please visit the Focusing Creativity website www.focusingcreativity.co.uk (opens in a new window)
Derbyshire County Council Creative Industry Database
We are developing a comprehensive database of creative practitioners and enterprises, shared with partners who will offer support. This includes networking opportunities and events, business support, grant funding and many other opportunities.
If you are a creative enterprise based in Derbyshire and would like to feature on this database please contact Anthony Byrne: anthony.byrne@derbyshire.gov.uk
Making Connections was commissioned by us with support from EMDA, DCBL and the Arts Council of England East Midlands to provide a report on the workspace and support infrastructure requirements for the creative industries across Derbyshire. Please use the links in the more information section to download the Executive summary and the full report.
The documents in the more information section are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free if it isn't available on your computer. Download Adobe Reader (opens in a new window) or visit our PDF information page.
