Skills support for creative businesses
In this guide:
Advisory support for creative businesses
Sources of information and advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There are several sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest NI offers a range of advisory support to businesses in the creative sector, including:
- design support in Northern Ireland
- research and development support
- intellectual property advice
- collaborative working advice
- skills development support
Northern Ireland Screen
NI Screen offers mainly funding and skills support for the film, television and digital content industry. However, they also:
- offer free information service - helping you with all aspects of filming in Northern Ireland, including budgeting, studios, crew, locations, permissions and services
- occasionally organise trade missions - giving individuals and businesses an opportunity to visit target markets and festivals at home and abroad
They also offer a range of education and work experience programmes for young people considering a career in the industry. Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland
Arts & Business NI supports collaboration between business and the arts by providing advice, fundraising learning and consultancy support. Find out more about Arts & Business NI membership.
Craft NI
Craft NI runs a number of programmes to support the craft sector and the makers of quality contemporary craft. Its website is updated frequently with various training opportunities, webinars and workshops aimed to help you establish a successful craft practice. Find out more about Craft NI's programmes.
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Funding support for creative businesses
Sources of funding support for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
If you're starting or growing a creative business, there may be funding options available to help you achieve your goals.
Northern Ireland business support finder
You can use our business support finder database to search online for available sources of funding and support.
Invest Northern Ireland support
You can also explore funding options from Invest NI, including:
- innovation, research and development funding, such as Innovation Vouchers
- capability development - including support with mentoring, consultancy and access to specialist knowledge
- intellectual property support, including financial assistance to carry out intellectual asset management audit and protect patents, trade marks and design
- a range of loans and equity funds
Northern Ireland Screen support
NI Screen offers various funding programmes across its economic, cultural and educational activities:
- development funding- includes script, project and slate development for feature films, television and digital content
- production funding - comes in the form of a recoupable loan and assists in completing budgets on productions which are almost fully financed
- short films schemes - aim to help emerging film makers
- skills fund - is a grant offered to individuals working in the Northern Ireland screen sector to support their training or development needs
- games funding - including project development and project production funding
Northern Ireland Screen also runs two cultural funds: the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund.
Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts Council NI
The Arts Council NI offers a broad range of funding opportunities for creative and arts organisations and individuals in Northern Ireland:
- find funding for organisations, including small grants programme, lottery project funding, music touring support and creative apprenticeships/internships programme
- find funding for individuals, including support for individual artist programme, travel awards, etc
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Skills support for creative businesses
Sources of skills support and development for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Developing up-to-date knowledge and skills is important to all businesses, since it can improve their competitiveness, boost business performance and profitability.
Invest Northern Ireland support
Invest NI offers skills and training support to local businesses to help them develop:
You can also get HR advice from Invest NI as well as training support through workshops, mentoring and various skills development programmes.
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen actively supports both businesses and individuals through training, skills development and funding programmes, including:
- animation internship programme
- skills fund
- company placements
- training and workshops
- craft and technical programme
- Aim High programme
- the Pixel Mill
Find out more about Northern Ireland Screen skills support programme.
Sector skills support
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the UK's creative and cultural industries, including craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.
ScreenSkills (previously known as Creative Skillset) is the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries - animation, film, games, television, VFX and immersive technology.
Both ScreenSkills and Creative & Cultural Skills help develop skills and talent in organisations and individuals across the creative industries.
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Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
Find out about networking opportunities for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There is a wealth of organisations in Northern Ireland working to make business connections possible. Successful business networks have been established by:
- the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
- Invest Northern Ireland
- the Federation of Small Businesses
- the Institute of Directors
- the Rotary Club
- Women in Business
- Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
- the Centre for Competitiveness
- the Northern Ireland Science Park
Find out how to get involved in Northern Ireland business networks.
Collaborative networking can be particularly helpful to creative businesses to help improve business performance, products and staff skills and win new business. Read about business growth through collaboration.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland is a creative network that advocates and facilitates creative partnerships between the private and cultural sectors. Its remit covers the performing arts, literature, visual arts and crafts, museums, libraries, heritage and film.
Networking beyond Northern Ireland
Digital Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is a UK-wide network that provides a place for creative innovators to meet, share ideas and shape the future. It promotes funding and collaboration opportunities and delivers insights into technology trends and developments.
European Creative Business Network assists creative entrepreneurs to do business together across Europe and find new markets. Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Finally, new technologies are increasingly enabling new ways of networking for businesses. There is a whole host of online opportunities for creative businesses to network right across the globe.
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Creative business support and funding
Finding support and funding for my creative business - Jude Cassidy (video)
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy talks about finding support and funding to grow her creative business.
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy, owner of Jude Cassidy Textiles, explains how finding the right advisory and financial support has helped her start and grow a successful creative business.
From her design studio in Saintfield, Jude has been supplying bespoke hand-woven textiles to the luxury interiors market. Since launching her business in 2010, she has taken part in many local business support and funding programmes, including those of the Prince's Trust, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Craft NI and Invest Northern Ireland.
In this video, Jude highlights the importance of identifying and pursuing the right funding and support for your creative business.
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Funding support for creative businesses
In this guide:
Advisory support for creative businesses
Sources of information and advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There are several sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest NI offers a range of advisory support to businesses in the creative sector, including:
- design support in Northern Ireland
- research and development support
- intellectual property advice
- collaborative working advice
- skills development support
Northern Ireland Screen
NI Screen offers mainly funding and skills support for the film, television and digital content industry. However, they also:
- offer free information service - helping you with all aspects of filming in Northern Ireland, including budgeting, studios, crew, locations, permissions and services
- occasionally organise trade missions - giving individuals and businesses an opportunity to visit target markets and festivals at home and abroad
They also offer a range of education and work experience programmes for young people considering a career in the industry. Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland
Arts & Business NI supports collaboration between business and the arts by providing advice, fundraising learning and consultancy support. Find out more about Arts & Business NI membership.
Craft NI
Craft NI runs a number of programmes to support the craft sector and the makers of quality contemporary craft. Its website is updated frequently with various training opportunities, webinars and workshops aimed to help you establish a successful craft practice. Find out more about Craft NI's programmes.
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Funding support for creative businesses
Sources of funding support for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
If you're starting or growing a creative business, there may be funding options available to help you achieve your goals.
Northern Ireland business support finder
You can use our business support finder database to search online for available sources of funding and support.
Invest Northern Ireland support
You can also explore funding options from Invest NI, including:
- innovation, research and development funding, such as Innovation Vouchers
- capability development - including support with mentoring, consultancy and access to specialist knowledge
- intellectual property support, including financial assistance to carry out intellectual asset management audit and protect patents, trade marks and design
- a range of loans and equity funds
Northern Ireland Screen support
NI Screen offers various funding programmes across its economic, cultural and educational activities:
- development funding- includes script, project and slate development for feature films, television and digital content
- production funding - comes in the form of a recoupable loan and assists in completing budgets on productions which are almost fully financed
- short films schemes - aim to help emerging film makers
- skills fund - is a grant offered to individuals working in the Northern Ireland screen sector to support their training or development needs
- games funding - including project development and project production funding
Northern Ireland Screen also runs two cultural funds: the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund.
Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts Council NI
The Arts Council NI offers a broad range of funding opportunities for creative and arts organisations and individuals in Northern Ireland:
- find funding for organisations, including small grants programme, lottery project funding, music touring support and creative apprenticeships/internships programme
- find funding for individuals, including support for individual artist programme, travel awards, etc
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Skills support for creative businesses
Sources of skills support and development for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Developing up-to-date knowledge and skills is important to all businesses, since it can improve their competitiveness, boost business performance and profitability.
Invest Northern Ireland support
Invest NI offers skills and training support to local businesses to help them develop:
You can also get HR advice from Invest NI as well as training support through workshops, mentoring and various skills development programmes.
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen actively supports both businesses and individuals through training, skills development and funding programmes, including:
- animation internship programme
- skills fund
- company placements
- training and workshops
- craft and technical programme
- Aim High programme
- the Pixel Mill
Find out more about Northern Ireland Screen skills support programme.
Sector skills support
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the UK's creative and cultural industries, including craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.
ScreenSkills (previously known as Creative Skillset) is the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries - animation, film, games, television, VFX and immersive technology.
Both ScreenSkills and Creative & Cultural Skills help develop skills and talent in organisations and individuals across the creative industries.
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Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
Find out about networking opportunities for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There is a wealth of organisations in Northern Ireland working to make business connections possible. Successful business networks have been established by:
- the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
- Invest Northern Ireland
- the Federation of Small Businesses
- the Institute of Directors
- the Rotary Club
- Women in Business
- Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
- the Centre for Competitiveness
- the Northern Ireland Science Park
Find out how to get involved in Northern Ireland business networks.
Collaborative networking can be particularly helpful to creative businesses to help improve business performance, products and staff skills and win new business. Read about business growth through collaboration.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland is a creative network that advocates and facilitates creative partnerships between the private and cultural sectors. Its remit covers the performing arts, literature, visual arts and crafts, museums, libraries, heritage and film.
Networking beyond Northern Ireland
Digital Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is a UK-wide network that provides a place for creative innovators to meet, share ideas and shape the future. It promotes funding and collaboration opportunities and delivers insights into technology trends and developments.
European Creative Business Network assists creative entrepreneurs to do business together across Europe and find new markets. Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Finally, new technologies are increasingly enabling new ways of networking for businesses. There is a whole host of online opportunities for creative businesses to network right across the globe.
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Creative business support and funding
Finding support and funding for my creative business - Jude Cassidy (video)
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy talks about finding support and funding to grow her creative business.
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy, owner of Jude Cassidy Textiles, explains how finding the right advisory and financial support has helped her start and grow a successful creative business.
From her design studio in Saintfield, Jude has been supplying bespoke hand-woven textiles to the luxury interiors market. Since launching her business in 2010, she has taken part in many local business support and funding programmes, including those of the Prince's Trust, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Craft NI and Invest Northern Ireland.
In this video, Jude highlights the importance of identifying and pursuing the right funding and support for your creative business.
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Advisory support for creative businesses
In this guide:
Advisory support for creative businesses
Sources of information and advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There are several sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest NI offers a range of advisory support to businesses in the creative sector, including:
- design support in Northern Ireland
- research and development support
- intellectual property advice
- collaborative working advice
- skills development support
Northern Ireland Screen
NI Screen offers mainly funding and skills support for the film, television and digital content industry. However, they also:
- offer free information service - helping you with all aspects of filming in Northern Ireland, including budgeting, studios, crew, locations, permissions and services
- occasionally organise trade missions - giving individuals and businesses an opportunity to visit target markets and festivals at home and abroad
They also offer a range of education and work experience programmes for young people considering a career in the industry. Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland
Arts & Business NI supports collaboration between business and the arts by providing advice, fundraising learning and consultancy support. Find out more about Arts & Business NI membership.
Craft NI
Craft NI runs a number of programmes to support the craft sector and the makers of quality contemporary craft. Its website is updated frequently with various training opportunities, webinars and workshops aimed to help you establish a successful craft practice. Find out more about Craft NI's programmes.
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Funding support for creative businesses
Sources of funding support for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
If you're starting or growing a creative business, there may be funding options available to help you achieve your goals.
Northern Ireland business support finder
You can use our business support finder database to search online for available sources of funding and support.
Invest Northern Ireland support
You can also explore funding options from Invest NI, including:
- innovation, research and development funding, such as Innovation Vouchers
- capability development - including support with mentoring, consultancy and access to specialist knowledge
- intellectual property support, including financial assistance to carry out intellectual asset management audit and protect patents, trade marks and design
- a range of loans and equity funds
Northern Ireland Screen support
NI Screen offers various funding programmes across its economic, cultural and educational activities:
- development funding- includes script, project and slate development for feature films, television and digital content
- production funding - comes in the form of a recoupable loan and assists in completing budgets on productions which are almost fully financed
- short films schemes - aim to help emerging film makers
- skills fund - is a grant offered to individuals working in the Northern Ireland screen sector to support their training or development needs
- games funding - including project development and project production funding
Northern Ireland Screen also runs two cultural funds: the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund.
Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts Council NI
The Arts Council NI offers a broad range of funding opportunities for creative and arts organisations and individuals in Northern Ireland:
- find funding for organisations, including small grants programme, lottery project funding, music touring support and creative apprenticeships/internships programme
- find funding for individuals, including support for individual artist programme, travel awards, etc
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Skills support for creative businesses
Sources of skills support and development for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Developing up-to-date knowledge and skills is important to all businesses, since it can improve their competitiveness, boost business performance and profitability.
Invest Northern Ireland support
Invest NI offers skills and training support to local businesses to help them develop:
You can also get HR advice from Invest NI as well as training support through workshops, mentoring and various skills development programmes.
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen actively supports both businesses and individuals through training, skills development and funding programmes, including:
- animation internship programme
- skills fund
- company placements
- training and workshops
- craft and technical programme
- Aim High programme
- the Pixel Mill
Find out more about Northern Ireland Screen skills support programme.
Sector skills support
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the UK's creative and cultural industries, including craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.
ScreenSkills (previously known as Creative Skillset) is the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries - animation, film, games, television, VFX and immersive technology.
Both ScreenSkills and Creative & Cultural Skills help develop skills and talent in organisations and individuals across the creative industries.
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Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
Find out about networking opportunities for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There is a wealth of organisations in Northern Ireland working to make business connections possible. Successful business networks have been established by:
- the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
- Invest Northern Ireland
- the Federation of Small Businesses
- the Institute of Directors
- the Rotary Club
- Women in Business
- Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
- the Centre for Competitiveness
- the Northern Ireland Science Park
Find out how to get involved in Northern Ireland business networks.
Collaborative networking can be particularly helpful to creative businesses to help improve business performance, products and staff skills and win new business. Read about business growth through collaboration.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland is a creative network that advocates and facilitates creative partnerships between the private and cultural sectors. Its remit covers the performing arts, literature, visual arts and crafts, museums, libraries, heritage and film.
Networking beyond Northern Ireland
Digital Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is a UK-wide network that provides a place for creative innovators to meet, share ideas and shape the future. It promotes funding and collaboration opportunities and delivers insights into technology trends and developments.
European Creative Business Network assists creative entrepreneurs to do business together across Europe and find new markets. Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Finally, new technologies are increasingly enabling new ways of networking for businesses. There is a whole host of online opportunities for creative businesses to network right across the globe.
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Creative business support and funding
Finding support and funding for my creative business - Jude Cassidy (video)
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy talks about finding support and funding to grow her creative business.
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy, owner of Jude Cassidy Textiles, explains how finding the right advisory and financial support has helped her start and grow a successful creative business.
From her design studio in Saintfield, Jude has been supplying bespoke hand-woven textiles to the luxury interiors market. Since launching her business in 2010, she has taken part in many local business support and funding programmes, including those of the Prince's Trust, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Craft NI and Invest Northern Ireland.
In this video, Jude highlights the importance of identifying and pursuing the right funding and support for your creative business.
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Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
In this guide:
Advisory support for creative businesses
Sources of information and advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There are several sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest NI offers a range of advisory support to businesses in the creative sector, including:
- design support in Northern Ireland
- research and development support
- intellectual property advice
- collaborative working advice
- skills development support
Northern Ireland Screen
NI Screen offers mainly funding and skills support for the film, television and digital content industry. However, they also:
- offer free information service - helping you with all aspects of filming in Northern Ireland, including budgeting, studios, crew, locations, permissions and services
- occasionally organise trade missions - giving individuals and businesses an opportunity to visit target markets and festivals at home and abroad
They also offer a range of education and work experience programmes for young people considering a career in the industry. Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland
Arts & Business NI supports collaboration between business and the arts by providing advice, fundraising learning and consultancy support. Find out more about Arts & Business NI membership.
Craft NI
Craft NI runs a number of programmes to support the craft sector and the makers of quality contemporary craft. Its website is updated frequently with various training opportunities, webinars and workshops aimed to help you establish a successful craft practice. Find out more about Craft NI's programmes.
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Funding support for creative businesses
Sources of funding support for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
If you're starting or growing a creative business, there may be funding options available to help you achieve your goals.
Northern Ireland business support finder
You can use our business support finder database to search online for available sources of funding and support.
Invest Northern Ireland support
You can also explore funding options from Invest NI, including:
- innovation, research and development funding, such as Innovation Vouchers
- capability development - including support with mentoring, consultancy and access to specialist knowledge
- intellectual property support, including financial assistance to carry out intellectual asset management audit and protect patents, trade marks and design
- a range of loans and equity funds
Northern Ireland Screen support
NI Screen offers various funding programmes across its economic, cultural and educational activities:
- development funding- includes script, project and slate development for feature films, television and digital content
- production funding - comes in the form of a recoupable loan and assists in completing budgets on productions which are almost fully financed
- short films schemes - aim to help emerging film makers
- skills fund - is a grant offered to individuals working in the Northern Ireland screen sector to support their training or development needs
- games funding - including project development and project production funding
Northern Ireland Screen also runs two cultural funds: the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund.
Explore Northern Ireland Screen support.
Arts Council NI
The Arts Council NI offers a broad range of funding opportunities for creative and arts organisations and individuals in Northern Ireland:
- find funding for organisations, including small grants programme, lottery project funding, music touring support and creative apprenticeships/internships programme
- find funding for individuals, including support for individual artist programme, travel awards, etc
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Skills support for creative businesses
Sources of skills support and development for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Developing up-to-date knowledge and skills is important to all businesses, since it can improve their competitiveness, boost business performance and profitability.
Invest Northern Ireland support
Invest NI offers skills and training support to local businesses to help them develop:
You can also get HR advice from Invest NI as well as training support through workshops, mentoring and various skills development programmes.
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen actively supports both businesses and individuals through training, skills development and funding programmes, including:
- animation internship programme
- skills fund
- company placements
- training and workshops
- craft and technical programme
- Aim High programme
- the Pixel Mill
Find out more about Northern Ireland Screen skills support programme.
Sector skills support
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the UK's creative and cultural industries, including craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.
ScreenSkills (previously known as Creative Skillset) is the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries - animation, film, games, television, VFX and immersive technology.
Both ScreenSkills and Creative & Cultural Skills help develop skills and talent in organisations and individuals across the creative industries.
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Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
Find out about networking opportunities for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
There is a wealth of organisations in Northern Ireland working to make business connections possible. Successful business networks have been established by:
- the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
- Invest Northern Ireland
- the Federation of Small Businesses
- the Institute of Directors
- the Rotary Club
- Women in Business
- Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
- the Centre for Competitiveness
- the Northern Ireland Science Park
Find out how to get involved in Northern Ireland business networks.
Collaborative networking can be particularly helpful to creative businesses to help improve business performance, products and staff skills and win new business. Read about business growth through collaboration.
Arts & Business Northern Ireland is a creative network that advocates and facilitates creative partnerships between the private and cultural sectors. Its remit covers the performing arts, literature, visual arts and crafts, museums, libraries, heritage and film.
Networking beyond Northern Ireland
Digital Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is a UK-wide network that provides a place for creative innovators to meet, share ideas and shape the future. It promotes funding and collaboration opportunities and delivers insights into technology trends and developments.
European Creative Business Network assists creative entrepreneurs to do business together across Europe and find new markets. Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Trade shows, conferences, seminars and networking events organised by trade associations, professional bodies and business support organisations also offer a good opportunity to meet new contacts and network.
Finally, new technologies are increasingly enabling new ways of networking for businesses. There is a whole host of online opportunities for creative businesses to network right across the globe.
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Creative business support and funding
Finding support and funding for my creative business - Jude Cassidy (video)
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy talks about finding support and funding to grow her creative business.
Award-winning textile designer Jude Cassidy, owner of Jude Cassidy Textiles, explains how finding the right advisory and financial support has helped her start and grow a successful creative business.
From her design studio in Saintfield, Jude has been supplying bespoke hand-woven textiles to the luxury interiors market. Since launching her business in 2010, she has taken part in many local business support and funding programmes, including those of the Prince's Trust, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Craft NI and Invest Northern Ireland.
In this video, Jude highlights the importance of identifying and pursuing the right funding and support for your creative business.
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Challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland creative sector
Creative sector in Northern Ireland
Introduction to the creative sector in Northern Ireland - its sub-sectors, growth and key organisations.
The creative sector in Northern Ireland is diverse and covers a broad range of business activities. It takes in industries that:
- have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and
- have a potential for wealth and job creation by utilising intellectual property
Creative industries sub-sectors
There are various definitions of the sector. However, creative industries commonly include:
- advertising
- architecture
- arts and antiques
- computer games
- crafts
- design
- designer fashion
- film
- publishing
- music
- performing arts
- software/digital media
- TV and radio
Locally, employment in the creative industries accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2020. This represented 3.9% of total employment in Northern Ireland (source: Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2022).
Strategy for supporting NI creative industries
The economic strategy for Northern Ireland identifies innovation, research & development and creativity as key economic drivers for future growth.
While the Department for Communities (DfC) is the government lead for the creative industries in Northern Ireland, organisations such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen play a key role in supporting and nurturing the creative industries across the region.
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Creative businesses and employment in Northern Ireland
Key statistics on creative industries employment, number of businesses and economic impact in Northern Ireland.
Creative industries are emerging as one of the fastest developing and increasingly important sectors of the UK economy. They are recognised as one of the key economic drivers for future growth in Northern Ireland.
Creative employment in Northern Ireland
The Department for Communities (DfC) estimates the number of people in creative employment in 2020 in Northern Ireland at 33,000 or 3.9% of the local workforce.
Creative employment covers:
- employees and self-employed individuals in creative industries
- employees and self-employed individuals doing creative jobs outside creative industries
Within the creative industries group, IT software and computer services provided the largest level of employment of around 13,000 jobs in 2020.
Creative businesses in Northern Ireland
In 2020, there were 3,500 creative businesses in Northern Ireland, accounting for 3.8% of all business units in Northern Ireland. The number of creative enterprises increased by 2% in 2020 compared with 2019.
There were a total of around 90,875 businesses in Northern Ireland in 2020, an increase of 1 per cent in 2019.
Economic impact of creative industries in Northern Ireland
Gross Value Added (GVA) for the creative industries was £1,311 million in 2019, representing 3.1% of Northern Ireland's total GVA. In absolute terms, GVA for the creative industries increased by 12% between 2018 and 2019 compared to a 2.7% increase for total GVA. Overall, GVA for the creative industries has generally increased over the trend period from 2010 to 2020.
Among the creative industries groups, IT software and computer services provided the greatest contribution to Northern Ireland GVA (£831 million).
The greatest increase in GVA from 2018 to 2019 was in the museums, galleries and libraries group (100%). However, this increase followed a 33% decrease in 2018.
Source: The Department for Communities bulletin on key economic estimates for the creative industries for Northern Ireland.
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Challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland creative sector
Learn about the opportunities for creative businesses in Northern Ireland, and the challenges they may encounter.
The creative sector is one of the fastest-growing parts of the UK economy. As such, it offers great opportunities to Northern Ireland businesses, particularly in areas of film, TV, games and digital markets.
Opportunities for the creative businesses
Creative industries in Northern Ireland have great potential to create jobs and exports, attract investment, drive innovation, entertain audiences and boost tourism. They are backed by the Department for Communities as well as several development agencies that offer a range of grant and support programmes, including help with skills and training development, to new and existing businesses.
Read about the support and funding for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Challenges for the creative businesses
Like other creative businesses across the world, global competition may affect the prospects of creative companies in Northern Ireland. From film production to design, new international centres for creative businesses are developing rapidly across the globe, making it harder for small local businesses to enter new and emerging markets.
In addition, the lack of scale of most creative businesses in Northern Ireland means that the sector comprises mostly small or micro-enterprises, and sole traders. This minimises opportunities for attracting inward investments, building supply chains and boosting employment.
Access to finance, particularly affecting micro-businesses and SMEs, may also prove difficult, as can protection and monetisation of intellectual property that has been developed through creative expressions. There may also be some specialist skills and knowledge gaps, although Northern Ireland universities, further and Higher Education colleges and Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy are ensuring a steady supply of skilled, work-ready recruits.
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Creative businesses and employment in Northern Ireland
Creative sector in Northern Ireland
Introduction to the creative sector in Northern Ireland - its sub-sectors, growth and key organisations.
The creative sector in Northern Ireland is diverse and covers a broad range of business activities. It takes in industries that:
- have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and
- have a potential for wealth and job creation by utilising intellectual property
Creative industries sub-sectors
There are various definitions of the sector. However, creative industries commonly include:
- advertising
- architecture
- arts and antiques
- computer games
- crafts
- design
- designer fashion
- film
- publishing
- music
- performing arts
- software/digital media
- TV and radio
Locally, employment in the creative industries accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2020. This represented 3.9% of total employment in Northern Ireland (source: Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2022).
Strategy for supporting NI creative industries
The economic strategy for Northern Ireland identifies innovation, research & development and creativity as key economic drivers for future growth.
While the Department for Communities (DfC) is the government lead for the creative industries in Northern Ireland, organisations such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen play a key role in supporting and nurturing the creative industries across the region.
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Creative businesses and employment in Northern Ireland
Key statistics on creative industries employment, number of businesses and economic impact in Northern Ireland.
Creative industries are emerging as one of the fastest developing and increasingly important sectors of the UK economy. They are recognised as one of the key economic drivers for future growth in Northern Ireland.
Creative employment in Northern Ireland
The Department for Communities (DfC) estimates the number of people in creative employment in 2020 in Northern Ireland at 33,000 or 3.9% of the local workforce.
Creative employment covers:
- employees and self-employed individuals in creative industries
- employees and self-employed individuals doing creative jobs outside creative industries
Within the creative industries group, IT software and computer services provided the largest level of employment of around 13,000 jobs in 2020.
Creative businesses in Northern Ireland
In 2020, there were 3,500 creative businesses in Northern Ireland, accounting for 3.8% of all business units in Northern Ireland. The number of creative enterprises increased by 2% in 2020 compared with 2019.
There were a total of around 90,875 businesses in Northern Ireland in 2020, an increase of 1 per cent in 2019.
Economic impact of creative industries in Northern Ireland
Gross Value Added (GVA) for the creative industries was £1,311 million in 2019, representing 3.1% of Northern Ireland's total GVA. In absolute terms, GVA for the creative industries increased by 12% between 2018 and 2019 compared to a 2.7% increase for total GVA. Overall, GVA for the creative industries has generally increased over the trend period from 2010 to 2020.
Among the creative industries groups, IT software and computer services provided the greatest contribution to Northern Ireland GVA (£831 million).
The greatest increase in GVA from 2018 to 2019 was in the museums, galleries and libraries group (100%). However, this increase followed a 33% decrease in 2018.
Source: The Department for Communities bulletin on key economic estimates for the creative industries for Northern Ireland.
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Challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland creative sector
Learn about the opportunities for creative businesses in Northern Ireland, and the challenges they may encounter.
The creative sector is one of the fastest-growing parts of the UK economy. As such, it offers great opportunities to Northern Ireland businesses, particularly in areas of film, TV, games and digital markets.
Opportunities for the creative businesses
Creative industries in Northern Ireland have great potential to create jobs and exports, attract investment, drive innovation, entertain audiences and boost tourism. They are backed by the Department for Communities as well as several development agencies that offer a range of grant and support programmes, including help with skills and training development, to new and existing businesses.
Read about the support and funding for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Challenges for the creative businesses
Like other creative businesses across the world, global competition may affect the prospects of creative companies in Northern Ireland. From film production to design, new international centres for creative businesses are developing rapidly across the globe, making it harder for small local businesses to enter new and emerging markets.
In addition, the lack of scale of most creative businesses in Northern Ireland means that the sector comprises mostly small or micro-enterprises, and sole traders. This minimises opportunities for attracting inward investments, building supply chains and boosting employment.
Access to finance, particularly affecting micro-businesses and SMEs, may also prove difficult, as can protection and monetisation of intellectual property that has been developed through creative expressions. There may also be some specialist skills and knowledge gaps, although Northern Ireland universities, further and Higher Education colleges and Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy are ensuring a steady supply of skilled, work-ready recruits.
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