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Supporting Nottinghamshire’s stand‑out creative talent
Eight creative and digital businesses took to the stage on 17th December for Pitch to Propel, a Create Growth N2 (CGN2) event giving early‑stage founders the chance to win £5,000 or £2,000 to power their marketing and build real market traction. Early‑stage businesses...
Turning creative curiosity into regenerative action
Interdisciplinary artist and researcher Usha Mahenthiralingam, whose holistic practice brings together art, health, education and ecology, joined Create Growth N2 (CGN2) in October 2024, drawn by a curiosity about immersive technologies and a desire to explore new...
Makers of Imaginary Worlds secure £49,940 DCMS funding to scale up
Roma Patel, co-founder of Makers of Imaginary Worlds attended the Create Growth Summit in London earlier this year with Create Growth N2 (CGN2), where she showcased a small prototype of an interactive stepping-stone installation. Conversations at the summit and...
Reimagining tabletop gaming: a fantasy world for everyone
An interview with Wingshan Huntley, Warp Witch at Warp Miniatures. Nottingham-based Warp Miniatures has been crafting fantasy tabletop miniatures and games since 2010, with a global community of painters and players. With support from Create Growth N2 (CGN2), the...
£425,000 boost for Creative and Digital Businesses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Create Growth N2 (CGN2) has secured a further £425,000 in Government funding to continue delivering vital business support for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s thriving creative, digital, and creative technology sectors throughout 2025/26. CGN2 offers local business...
Training smarter: where sport meets immersive technology
Blending AI, 3D avatars and immersive training environments, DS Performance is reimagining what it means to have a personal coach through digital innovation.
Bringing imagination to life: transforming play through immersive technology
Nottingham-based Makers of Imaginary Worlds blend traditional crafts with immersive technology to create interactive, sensory-rich experiences for children.
Turn your ambition into reality! Further Create Growth funding to support Creative & Digital businesses across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
Innovate UK have announced a further £8m of funding to support projects in the creative and digital sector. The DCMS Create Growth Competition 4 launched last week providing a package of targeted support to high growth creative businesses to scale, build investor...
Introducing the Create Growth N2 “Magnificent Seven”
Introducing CGN2's Big Creative UK Summit 2025 Dream Team! Felix Coulton | Swing Dash Swing Dash is the world's first social radio: self-service DJ broadcast studios live-streaming to the dedicated social platform: swingdash.live Dave Smith | DS Performance DS...
The Innovation Challenge 2025
This programme is designed to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs by leveraging expertise of a unique partner network. A tailor made competition working to support SMEs on their Innovation journey The Innovation Challenge 2025 is powered by TBAT...