Develop, innovate and grow

Ready to elevate your business? Create Growth N2 (CGN2) offers fully funded business support to help creative, digital, and creative technology businesses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire thrive. Applications are now open!

What Is Create Growth N2?

Funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and supported by University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Innovate UK, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and NBV Enterprise Solutions, CGN2 delivers two unique programmes, each offering distinct pathways to business success and access to a breadth of specialised business support.

Business Support Nottingham

Business Growth Programme from Nottingham Business School, NTU

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Designed for creative, digital and creative technology businesses ready for scaling up.

  • Access 1-1 mentoring with a focus on investment readiness
  • Enhance your business model and strategy
  • Benefit from a blend of expert talks and workshops
  • Grow your professional network – meet, learn from and connect with local creative and digital business leaders

Starts on: 26th September 2024

Our ‘Agency Springboard’ cohort for Marketing SMEs starts on 3rd October.

If you’re eligible, you’ll benefit from a free, customised programme, crafted to meet your business needs and help you develop, innovate and grow

Explore Immersive Technology with University of Nottingham

Discover the powerful potential of harnessing immersive technologies in your business.

  • Drive growth through innovation
  • Unlock the possibilities of immersive experience design and technology
  • Benefit from a blend of expert talks and workshops
  • Grow your professional network – meet, learn from and connect with  local creative and digital business leaders

The next Explore Immersive Technology is on: 6th – 28th January 2025

If you’re eligible, you’ll benefit from a free, customised programme, crafted to meet your business needs and help you develop, innovate and grow.  

Explore Immersive Technology Programme
Explore Immersive Technology

Are you eligible?

Does your business operate in the creative, digital, or creative technology sectors?

Are you based in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire?

Would you love to boost your confidence with and learn more about immersive experience design, attract investment, and develop innovative growth strategies to scale up your business?

If so, CGN2 is here for you!

CGN2 is funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport to support high-growth potential creative industries across England, outside of London. We encourage applications from businesses that:

  • Show high-growth potential and the ambition to scale up. 
  • Have generated sales revenue in the last two years. 
  • Employ at least two staff members (full-time, part-time, or freelance). 
  • Are based in or have a trading address in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire. 
  • Are seeking investment for growth. 

Eligible sectors include:

Advertising and Marketing  

Architecture

Crafts

Product, Graphic and Fashion Design

Film, Video, Broadcast, and Photography

IT, Software, Computer Services, FinTech, Data Analytics

Game Development, Animation and Immersive Technology

Writing and Publishing

Museums, Galleries and Libraries

Music, Performing and Visual Arts

Please note: Create Growth N2 is not a grant funding programme. However, opportunities to apply for funding through partners like Innovate UK, Arts Council, and others are available. Get In Touch to find out more.

Interested? Let’s get started!

Complete our Expression of Interest Form to see if you qualify for Create Growth N2 support. Our team will review your application and get in touch to discuss your eligibility.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or fill out the contact form below and a member of the team will get back to you.   

Contact Form

Please note: We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.