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Events & Workshops

Workshops & networking events

The Big House offers a wide range of free events and workshops specifically designed to meet the needs of Creative and Digital businesses. Once enrolled in the programme, you are welcome to attend any of the events run by the Partner organisations.

Help for creative SMEs at any point in their journey

Pre-Startup

You have a great commercial idea but have not yet started up a business

Startup

You have been trading less than 12 months, so are in the early stages of developing your business

Growth

You have been trading more than 12 months and want to start to grow and maybe expand your business

Established

You have been trading for over 5 years, have a number of employees and are looking for specific support to evolve the business further

Mentoring & Guidance

Expert advice from The Big House partners

Business Diagnostics

To plan out you’re the best support package for you, we always conduct an initial Business Diagnostic. This is a 1:1 consultation with an experienced Business Advisor, who will explore your current situation in some detail and invite you to talk about what you would like to achieve from participating in The Big House programme. Together you will then draw up an Action Plan that will provide you with a route map to set you on your way. This plan can of course be modified further into the programme should your requirements change.

Networking Events

We offer regular Networking events that will enable you to pick up some useful tips from speakers who are experienced in running a business in the CDI sector or are able to offer some expert advice relevant to the sector. These networking events enable you to meet and exchange experiences and ideas with like-minded people in the same sector and to make useful contacts who could assist you in moving your business forward.

They are also an opportunity to develop a peer group that you will be able to stay in contact with after the programme has been completed.

Workshops

The Big House programme offers a number of workshops on both general business topics of relevance to Creative and Digital businesses and on specific topics of interest to those in a particular creative or digital field.

These interactive workshops are delivered in lively and interesting ways and provide plenty of opportunity to try out new skills and apply new knowledge to your own business supported by an expert on the topic.

Often these workshops take the form of a series of sessions that you are welcome attend in their entirety or pick and mix according to your interests and needs.

Grants

Business Development Grants

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