Creative industries

Our team has a vast amount of experience of working with new and existing businesses in the creative industries sector which  has long been acknowledged as a field of high self employment and includes the following sub-sectors: advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film and video, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, software, computer games, television and radio. This includes writers, editors, journalists and copy writers, graphic designers, web designers, software developers, programmers, technicians, artists, illustrators and professionals working in advertising, marketing and market research. (DCMS, 2011)

Evidence exists to demonstrate that creatives entrepreneurs are often turned off by traditional enterprise programmes and require tailored, specialist support such as incubation and virtual incubation programmes. (NESTA, 2003) and we are able to utilise our vast amount of skills, experience and knowledge to provide tailored support to meet your individual and business needs of creatives.

Recent research shows the UK creative sector has an estimated 182,000 businesses which generates revenues of approximately £100 billion per annum and provides employment for over 2 million people contributing approximately 8% of the UK’s GDP. It is estimated that between 39% – 42% of people working within the sector are classified as self employed whereas for the working population as a whole approximately 12% are classed as self employed. Exports of services by the creative industries totalled £17.3 billion in 2008, equalling 4.1% of all goods and services exported/ (DCMS, 2011)

An increase in creative businesses is often perceived as a catalyst for urban regeneration and the distribution of intellectual property.

“The creative sector represents one of the future great growth prospects for the city and its influence following European Capital of Culture is not only growing, but becoming more important.” – Mike Taylor, Liverpool Vision

The Creative Industries sector on Merseyside employs over 20,000 people in more than 4,500 enterprises and encompasses some 13 sub-sectors ranging from architecture to television.

START-UP SUPPORT

Based in Liverpool? Are you thinking of starting a creative business? Do you need help, support, funding or training?  Our specialist team of start up business advisors that understand the ethos and needs of creative and digital design enterprises and have a proven successful history getting people started and helping them develop and grow their business models.

We specialise in getting your ideas and businesses off the ground, developing your creative idea, portfolio development, developing business plans, raising funding/grants, connecting you to networks, EU research and development, clients and suppliers. We will support your idea and art and design practice from conception to releasing your full ambition. We fully understand the need to focus on your creative idea and personal art practice.

Make the time to get professional advice. It will save you time and money. We understand you won’t know everything about how to run or set up a business. We can help. Pacificstream  can answer whatever questions you have and provide the professional advice that will help you succeed. The business support services we deliver are FREE for those living and/or setting up their business in Liverpool.

We work in partnership with Design Initiative on business support for the creative sector.