CONNECT WITH LOCAL NETWORKS
With creative clusters spanning the UK and world-class creative talent driving local economies, the creative industries are ripe for investment. The Creative Scale-Up Programme partners are perfectly positioned to help connect you to budding investment networks in your local areas and showcase the exceptional investment opportunities.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The Growth Company
West of England Combined Authority
West Midlands Combined Authority
With a buzzing community of creative businesses, the Greater Manchester region 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.
The West of England’s economy is built on strong foundations with innovative and creative businesses and a highly-skilled population. It’s a place where ideas flourish and businesses grow. The creative sector in the West of England has impressive scale and international reach, 6,135 creative industries SMEs are based in the region, including homegrown talent such as Oscar winners Aardman Animations.
The West Midlands have an impressive creative and cultural sector, with strengths in games production, content creation, design and cross-sector collaboration. And with over £4bn GVA added from the creative economy, with the local games industry contributing £224m GVA to that total, the region is a hot spot for innovation.
EXPLORE THE UK CREATIVE CLUSTERS
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Newcastle
Belfast
Middlesborough and Stockton
Harrogate
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Warrington and Wigan
Sheffield
Chester
Crewe
Norwich
Peterborough
Northampton
Leamington Spa
Cambridge
Milton Keynes
Colchester
Cheltenham
Luton
Chelmsford
Oxford
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
London
Southend
Cardiff
Bristol
Slough and Heathrow
Reading
Newbury
Bath
Medway
Canterbury
Trowbridge
Basingstoke
Guildford and Aldershot
Tunbridge Wells
Southampton
Hastings
Eastbourne
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Brighton
Bournemouth
Exeter
Penzance
