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.

How to apply

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.

Open for application:

• Insight Out Midlands Moving Image

Please submit your application by 10 am on Monday, 1st September.

Complete the application form online

Insight Out partners

If you are interested in finding out more about Insight Out in your area, please contact the local partner below.

	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.
	Insight Out South West Partner organisation: South West Regional Development Agency Contact: Mike Gardner Phone: 01392 229 555 Email: mike.gardner@southwestrda.org.uk Our goal is to improve the economy of South West England. This involves giving people the skills they need, encouraging enterprise and improving communications. We also promote the strengths of the region and help people to regenerate their communities. In partnership with South West Regional Development Agency, Insight Out South West will run in three centres across the region - Spike Island, University College Falmouth and The Arts Institute at Bournemouth.
	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.
	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.
	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.

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.