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Register your interest in the Create Growth Programme

22 November 2022

Creative businesses in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Rutland and Lincolnshire will benefit from £1.3m of new funding as part of the new Create Growth programme.

A brand new website for the programme is now available www.eastmidlandscreategrowth.co.uk

As a regional project, Create Growth will run across Leicester and Leicestershire, Derby and Derbyshire, Rutland, and Greater Lincolnshire. The aim of the project is to scale up high-potential creative businesses.  Eligible businesses will have the opportunity to bid for additional funding provided by Innovate UK.

The programme is set to offer each business nine months of business support via a combination of targeted workshops and expert mentoring for investment readiness.

The programme is due to start in spring 2023 and will run until 2025.  Applications will open in January 2023.

If you would like to apply, please check your geographical eligibility here. (This will tell you which county your postcode is in).

Register your interest in the programme below: