Next month will see a shake up in the creative sector as a brand new support programme is set to launch.

The Creative Industry Finance programme will be put in place to offer business support and finance to help boost and maintain the development of cultural and creative companies.

Businesses will have access to 12 hours worth of free sector-specific support for creative enterprises and loans starting from £2, 5oo.

The scheme will be launched across England from September 23 2014 and applications will be available online to creative and cultural organisations that have been trading for at least 18 months.

Alan Davey, chief executive of Arts Council England, said:

“The roll-out of a nationwide Creative Industry Finance programme is fantastic news for the creative industries and even better news for the economy and those of us that reap the benefits of a well-funded creative sector.

“This programme gets right to the heart of creating opportunities for young and fresh talent to bring their creative ambitions to life and to find the seed-funding and much needed capital to support innovation.”

The organisation behind this programme is Creative United, an Arts Council England-backed community interest company.

Source: Insider Media

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