A new training programme, aimed specifically at small companies working in the creative industries, is being launched next week. ‘Business Blitz’ is a mix of evening workshops and clinic days to inspire creative start-ups and equip them to trade in an increasingly competitive market at home and abroad.
Operated by Blick Studios on the Malone Road, and funded by Belfast City Council, it is aimed at SMEs in all creative sectors including digital media and design, fashion and textiles, television, film and music.
The course will look at how to access funding and support and initiate business collaborations, local success stories, marketing and exporting, innovation and investment, brand building and professional pitching.
The course is open to everyone in the creative industries dedicated to actively building and expanding their business. With a selection of expert business people, as well as public sector bodies, ‘Business Blitz’ hopes to tackle the nitty gritty of business development in the current economic climate.
For further information on ‘Business Blitz’ email alyson@blickstudios.org or mcgoranb@belfastcity.gov.uk
Blick Studios is an incubation project, funded by Belfast City Council as part of it’s support for the creative industries, and provides affordable workspace and business development facilities to creative start-ups specialising in digital media and design, fashion and textiles, television, film or music.
Based on the Malone Road, Belfast, the studios also offer communal facilities including a meeting room, seminar room, exhibition space and presentation equipment to all its members. Blick’s vision is to become a driving force within Belfast’s creative community and establish a cohesive and effective network for emerging talent.
Blick seeks to offer practical business support and development advice, enabling creative professionals to build their profile, advance their career and create working relationships with the wider creative industry at home and abroad. Blick is funded by Belfast City Council with support from the European Regional Development Fund through the Northern Ireland Sustainable Competitiveness Programme.
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