Business Support Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

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.

Business support areas

An important objective of CGN2 is to promote and cultivate our vibrant creative and digital sector across Nottinghamshire and demonstrate regionally, nationally and globally what we have to offer.

To help build this success, we are working with business advisors and key stakeholders across the districts to make sure our brilliant CDI businesses have all the information and support required to help meet their dreams, attract investment and network effectively.

Check out our business support areas to find out more.

Bassetlaw Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Ashfield Gedling Broxtowe Rushcliffe Nottingham

CGN2 is here for you!

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

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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?

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Are you based in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire?

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.

Success Stories

“CGN2 gave me new skills in video production that I’ve already applied in a short film, enhancing Tri-Dosha’s brand storytelling and supporting my application for the Women in Innovation Grant.”

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Sunita Passi

Managing Director, Tri-Dosha

You’re surrounded by bright, motivated people, all working to grow their own businesses, so there’s a real sense of community. I’ve had the chance to network, exchange ideas, and even learn from people with skills in areas I didn’t.

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Richard Scott

Founder, Monitor of Things

What I found great about CGN2 is how broad and flexible and tailored the support is. Personally, CGN2 helped us to push our immersive environments forward, refine our investor-facing materials – like pitch deck videos – and grow through business development opportunities.

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Dave Smith

Founder, DS Performance

It was through the CGN2 programme that we gained a deeper understanding of the business landscape, learned how to secure investment in the immersive technology industry, and built valuable business relationships.

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Roma Patel

Co-founder, Makers of Imaginary Worlds

Frequently asked questions

How will we decide which cohort you will be placed in?

We will consider the information you provide on your EOI, where you are on your growth journey. One of the business advisers will discuss which elements of support will be most beneficial to you during your diagnostic.

Can I participate in multiple cohorts?

Yes, this may be possible, please discuss with your business adviser or project contact.

Can I find out about other business support available to my business?

Yes, we have access to business advisors across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire who can signpost and broker you to other support and investment available to help grow your business.

One year of CGN2

Business support applications from businesses across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Local businesses supported through Create Growth N2 programmes (and counting!)

Cohorts delivered with Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham

£'s worth of funding secured by businesses following CGN2’s support

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