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Creative Catalyst is sponsored by Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation). The Creative Catalyst program offers funding and tailored non-financial support for high-potential micro and small businesses that are part of or support the creative industries in the UK.
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Area of investment and support Area of investment and support: Creative Catalyst The Creative Catalyst offers funding and a package of tailored non-financial support for high-potential micro and small businesses that either: are from the creative industries support the creative industries The programme will de-risk innovation in the creative industries and help businesses to grow.
The average annual budget for this programme is £15 million This is an ongoing initiative with annual funding rounds The scope and what we're doing The Creative Catalyst is a £30 million programme, providing end-to-end innovation support for projects by high-potential micro and small companies in the creative industries sector.
The programme for 2024 to 2025 Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) will invest up to £10 million in innovation projects for micro and small companies in the UK, that have not previously received Innovate UK grant funding.
The programme is for UK-registered micro and small companies that either: are from the creative industries support the creative industries sector Successful applicants will get up to £50,000, alongside a package of phased non-financial support to grow their business.
This includes: priority access to Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme , which will give grant awardees the chance to visit emerging international markets, to collaborate, build their networks and find future opportunities for business inclusion in Innovate UK KTN ‘s peer-to-peer network, made up of previously awarded innovators.
The network provides access to events, stakeholders and other scaling companies to engage with, build collaborations and gain insights from the opportunity to solve challenges large organisations are facing through open innovation funding, which will call out to the creative industries.
This will be a collaboration with Creative UK continued support through Innovate UK EDGE , which gives one-to-one business growth support, tailored to business needs access to a programme of specialised support and accelerating opportunities for investment and Innovate UK’s connections to investors The creative industries projects supported by this fund must focus on one or more of the following subsectors: advertising and marketing visual art and photography 23 January 2024: competition opens 25 January 2024: online briefing event 6 February 2024: online grant writing workshop one 28 February 2024: online grant writing workshop two 6 March 2024 11:00am UK time: competition closes 10 May 2024: applicants notified Why we invest in this area The aim of this programme is to scale up innovation within the creative industries, by providing a package of targeted and continuous support to help businesses grow.
The vision of this programme is to de-risk innovative projects in the creative industries, giving ambitious teams the network to succeed, and work with them on action plans that will accelerate their ideas. Opportunities, support and resources available The Creative Catalyst’s funding competition opens for applications on 23 January 2024. Submit your application by 6 March 2024 11:00am UK time.
Keep up to date with the creative industries Innovate UK KTN’s creative industries web page has information on opportunities, including the Creative Catalyst. Past projects, outcomes and impact The Creative Catalyst programme was created on the back of the Creative Industries Fund, which ran in 2021 and supported 127 businesses. It highlighted the need for innovation support.
The video shows some of the outcomes of that fund. Watch Creative Industries 2021 (YouTube) . Creative Catalyst 2023 supported more than 200 creative businesses and included three Global Business Innovation Programmes to India, US and Finland.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: UK-registered micro and small companies from or supporting the creative industries that have not previously received Innovate UK grant funding. Projects must focus on one or more specified creative subsectors. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to £50,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Creative Catalyst is funded by Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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