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Person planning and prioritising

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority is one of 12 regions participating in the Create Growth Programme since 2022. The programme has supported 60 high-growth creative businesses, helping them scale and become investment-ready through targeted business support.

In January, DCMS announced a one-year extension of the programme. This means high-growth creative businesses in the West of England will be able to access finance, with business support activities coming in autumn 2025. Further details will be available soon.

 

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The Create Growth Programme consists of three complementary strands:

  1. Bespoke regional business support programme
  2. Access to grant competitions delivered by Innovate UK
  3. Investor outreach activities

Consortium Members

The Mayoral Combined Authority are the lead organisation in a consortium including North Somerset Council, Watershed Arts Trust, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LEP & Creative UK.

Find out more about the Cornwall Create Growth Programme (opens in a new tab).

Our funding

The Create Growth Programme is funded by Department for Media, Sport & Culture and is led by national delivery partners Innovate UK. Find out more about their activity (opens in new tab).