Funding for Creative Graduates in business
Received this email this morning
NESTA
is a lottery funded organisation that invests in business and supports
creativity. Their Insight Out programme is a training and funding programme
designed to support recent graduates set up interesting new businesses.
Anyone who has
graduated from a higher education course in the creative industries and plans
to develop an exciting and original business can apply to one of the
participating regional areas.
Divided into
four phases Insight Out offers a unique approach to business and professional
development through a series of workshops and one-to-one meetings led by key
experts in the fields of finance, law and business. Regionally based each
Insight Out programme accepts up to 20 business ideas. Those who attend will
have the opportunity to apply for up to £5,000 in business start-up funding
from a total pot of £20,000.
The following
Insight Out Programmes will be accepting
applications from August to October 2006:
- West Midlands application
deadline: 22 September - North East – application deadline: 27 October
Northern Ireland - application deadline: 29 August
North West – application deadline: 31 August
- Yorkshire and
Humberside – application
deadline: 29 September
Read more, and apply here:NESTA