Business Support Nottingham

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!

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Do you run a business based in Nottingham city? We're here to help you grow!

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Are you eligible?

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

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Are you based in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire?

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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?

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.

Success Stories

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. This March, I was even invited by CGN2 to attend the Big Creative UK Summit in London to network with other innovators and pitch my business to investors.

Dave Smith, founder of DS Performance

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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.

Roma Patel, co-founder of Makers of Imaginary Worlds

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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. What I found especially valuable were the expert sessions. I had the chance to speak with a professor from the Nottingham Business School at NTU one-on-one. It was like having access to a wealth of knowledge that you’d normally have to pay thousands for.

Richard Scott, founder of Monitor of Things

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It 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. It also helped me to think more creatively about how I want to deliver the content of my third book, exploring new technologies to connect with my audience in innovative ways.

Sunita Passi, director of Tri-Dosha

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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.   

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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.