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Creative UK North East

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Creative UK works with regional partners in the North East to deliver tailored business support and investment opportunities for creative and cultural practitioners, organisations and SMEs based in the region.

Currently, we have two distinct programmes running. The North East Create Growth Programme. Designed as an intensive investment readiness programme, it caters to businesses with ambitious goals for securing commercial investment. This opportunity is available to businesses in Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, County Durham, Sunderland, or South Tyneside and is funded by the DCMS.

Through the Culture and Creative Investment Programme, we are investing £1.5 million through equity and loans on behalf of the North East Combined Authority, as sustainable finance for commercially viable, growth-minded businesses, that are innovative, operate in the creative and cultural sector, and are able to deliver meaningful impact in the region.  

North East Create Growth Programme

A 6-9 month programme of tailored investment readiness support and mentoring

Investment

Equity and debt investment up to £150,000 provided by the Culture and Creative Investment Programme.

North East News and Case Studies

A look at some of the businesses we've supported with our programmes of support and investment.

Resource Hub

The North East resource hub is your one-stop destination for a wealth of information and tools to empower and inspire you.

Creative Enterprise

A bespoke set of initiatives for ambitious screen businesses to access connections, training and networks to achieve business growth

If you’re not sure which support is best for your business, get in touch with us at northeast@wearecreative.uk where we can talk about your options and book a 1-2-1 call. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with the latest Creative UK news.

 

Meet the Team

Charlotte BondAssociate Director of Regional Programmes

Charlotte is the Associate Director of Regional Programmes. She manages and oversees all the regional programmes Creative UK runs.

Carol Bell, OBEAssociate Regional Director, North

Carol is a freelance Associate Director for the North. Her role at Creative UK is to provide overall strategic guidance, leadership and management/development of key partnerships focusing primarily on the North of England, and where appropriate, national opportunities to increase the profile of Creative UK’s work and ability to impact a positive future for the creative sector, its businesses and the people who work within it.

Kristian ForemanLead Programme Manager

Kristian is Lead Programme Manager for Creative UK’s North East activity, notably managing the delivery of the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme (CCIP) and the North East Create Growth Programme (CGP). He works on the development of the North East offer and maintaining the support networks in place for programme participants. 

Charlotte is the Associate Director of Regional Programmes. She manages and oversees all the regional programmes Creative UK runs.

Carol is a freelance Associate Director for the North. Her role at Creative UK is to provide overall strategic guidance, leadership and management/development of key partnerships focusing primarily on the North of England, and where appropriate, national opportunities to increase the profile of Creative UK’s work and ability to impact a positive future for the creative sector, its businesses and the people who work within it.

Kristian is Lead Programme Manager for Creative UK’s North East activity, notably managing the delivery of the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme (CCIP) and the North East Create Growth Programme (CGP). He works on the development of the North East offer and maintaining the support networks in place for programme participants. 

Being part of the Creative UK Create Growth Programme has opened us to a new community of creative entrepreneurs in the North East, each embarking on an exciting development and fundraising journey.

The 1-2-1 mentoring has been excellent and contributed to Rezon’s further development and investment strategy over the last six months.

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It’s great to have Creative UK on board as a strategic investor, supporting Venture Stream’s award-winning e-commerce and digital marketing business. With their support, we’re now able to expand our commitment to people-first strategies. Our team has always been at the heart of our business, and we look forward to continuing our journey with the financial support of Creative UK, one of the leading backers of talent and innovation in the creative and digital economy.

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Please fill out the form below to express your interest in Creative UK North East. Once submitted, you will be added to our mailing list and begin to receive programme updates and other opportunities in the region from our partners.


Creative UK North East’s programmes have been developed with and funded by North East Combined Authority and Department of Media, Culture and Sport to increase the sustainability of the creative industries in the North East.