Insight Out
Insight Out is a national enterprise training programme specifically designed for creative individuals who want to set up a business within the creative industries. Our trainers work with your creative skills and teach you to develop and apply them to your business idea.
The success of Insight Out depends on local, regional and national collaboration. One of our key aims is to create a sustainable enterprise training programme using local and regional resources and expertise.
To facilitate this each of our Insight Out programmes is delivered in partnership with a number of creative industry support agencies, cultural organisations, regional development agencies and Higher Education Institutions across the UK.
Criteria
- All applicants must reside and be planning to set up their business in the geographical region that the programme they are applying to is taking place.
- All overseas applicants must be able to provide a valid visa with their application, or be in the process of, and able to fund the application for a work visa.
- Applicants must demonstrate a high level of ability to create, innovate and build something of value around their business idea.
Depending on the region you apply to, Insight Out runs for six weeks full time or five months part time.
How to apply
Insight Out Wales is now open for application. Please review the key dates for 2009, below.
Application deadline
Monday, 6 July
Insight Out partners
If you are interested in finding out more about Insight Out in your area, please contact the local partner below.
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Insight Out North West
Partner organisation: Creative Lancashire
Contact: Ruth Raban
Phone: 01772 551 888
Email: rraban@lcdl.co.uk
Creative Lancashire is the creative and digital industries development service for Lancashire, Blackburn, Darwen and Blackpool. It provides digital and creative businesses with a range of specialist business development and investment advice.
It facilitates several creative networks and related events around the county, and works in partnership with local authorities, universities, Business Link and other regional funding and support agencies.
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Insight Out South West
Partner organisation: Creative Skills, Cornwall
Contact: Carole Lomas
Phone: 01209 218879
Email: carole@creativeskills.org.uk
Creative Skills is the professional development organisation for all creative industries' practitioners in Cornwall.
We offer a programme of services, including professional development planning, business development coaching, seminars and accredited training to help practitioners develop their careers and businesses.
In partnership with South West Regional Development Agency, Insight Out South West will run in Krowji in Cornwall and Spike Island in Bristol.
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Insight Out Wales
Partner organisation: Creative Business Wales, Welsh Assembly
Contact: Claire Heat
Phone: 029 20436 110
Email: Claire.heat@wales-uk.com
Creative Business Wales supports the film, television, new media and music industries in Wales. It facilitates the creation, retention and exploitation of intellectual property, encourages new investment in Wales and helps Welsh businesses to grow nationally and internationally.
Creative Business Wales is part of the Welsh Assembly Government, and helps to drive the creative industries strategy.
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Insight Out Midlands and West Midlands
Partner organisation: Media Skills, Birmingham City University
Contact: Rebecca Birch
Phone: 0121 204 9887
Email: rebecca.birch@bcu.ac.uk
Birmingham City University's mission is to be a powerful force for learning, creativity and enterprise, promoting economic, social and cultural wellbeing.
It is committed to fostering innovation and works as a catalyst to quickly bring fresh perspectives and new ideas to the marketplace by working with regional businesses and embedding enterprise into curriculum.
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Insight Out Yorkshire and Humber
Partner organisation: Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA)
Contact: Jo Wilkinson
Phone: 01484 483 140
Email: jo@cida.org
CIDA works with partners, ranging from SMEs and individuals to local, regional and national governments, to create economically successful communities and businesses.
It provides business and professional development services for companies and independent practitioners in the creative industries sector.
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Insight Out Learning
The Insight Out model has proved so successful that we've used it to develop an undergraduate professional development curriculum called Insight Out Learning, with support from the Glasgow School of Art and Scottish Institute for Enterprise.
Insight Out Learning is a web-based learning resource, providing material specifically designed to enable art and design students to creatively explore and challenge their business and personal development potential.
The resource is designed for staff in the art and design sector to facilitate this learning.
Evaluating Insight Out
We have trialled Insight Out in seven regions across the UK. We are currently evaluating the programme and working with partner organisations to embed the learning. We are not developing new regional programmes, but are working to make our resources available online in 2008.