Accessing finance in the creative industries can be a tricky business.
The Creative Finance Network is specifically designed to help creatives understand the complexities of finance and help you find the money you need to make your ideas a reality.
We have compiled a list of the more common varieties of finance alongside current funding opportunities and where to find them.
See full listWe’ve created a list of the different industries which make up the UK creative economy and their position in regards to financial investment
See full listWe speak to the founders of fellow creative SMEs and discuss their experience of accessing finance in the early days of their companies.
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When accessing finance, the first thing to understand is what motivates your potential funder.
The initial capital that Spider Eye survived on was a mix of whatever we earn, our savings and credit cards; obviously prior to the great credit crunch they were quite generous wit
When first speaking with potential investors, we asked what they wanted from Nom de Strip before stating what we wanted from them.
Experts from the world of finance share their experience of creative companies trying to access finance.
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Do bankers perceive creative industries as higher risk? That depends very much on which bank you ask. In financiers’ terms...
There is about £1 billion each year going into small businesses in the UK from angel investors and a considerable proportion of this finance is going into the creative industries..
The creative industries are really where the idea of crowdfunding started. Since 2008, traditional sources of finance have really dried up...