The Creative Business Mentor Network was set up to nurture creative businesses in the TV production, advertising and digital media sectors with an appetite for growth.
Creative businesses contribute a crucial £57 billion a year to UK plc, however those creative business with high-growth potential often require specialised help.
The Creative Business Mentor Network created by NESTA with help from PACT, the trade association for independent media companies, and business advisors Grant Thornton, gives 24 creative companies the benefit of one-to-one mentoring from some of the most successful business people from the creative sector.
The companies will receive practical advice on overcoming the challenges of growing a creative business and be able to tap into their mentors’ years of business and industry experience.
The NESTA mentors are all creative professionals with tried and tested experience in the industry. They are also well connected with other prolific creative business figures offering a further network for business advice.
The mentors understand the value of talking to a new generation of entrepreneurs and are keen to nurture the high-growth companies of the future.
We've recently produced a collection of insights and observations from our Creative Business Mentor and Raise the Game programmes. This includes the suitability of mentoring for creative entrepreneurs and best practice in mentoring. Download the evaluation.
A collection of insights from our mentoring pilot
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Read Lord Puttnam's speech delivered by Sir Chris Powell at the Creative Mentor's Event.
