Stephen Barker
CEO Creative Quarter Company
Made in Coventry
Trent Poly 1985-9
Lenton Business Centre
Severn Trent Water
Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham City Council
The Midlands Engine
Boater
The Creative Quarter Company
The Creative Quarter Company encourages the growth of Nottingham’s creative economy and promotes the Nottingham City Council Creative Quarter as a first- choice location for creative businesses, and a great place to live, learn, work and invest
An environment that attracts and supports creative and digital businesses to start-up, to grow, and to create jobs
Nottingham Trent University
Creative Quarter Company Board Members
Toby Reid Barbara Craig Wolfgang Buttress BioCity Matthews Chettle Artist NTU NTU Confetti
To be confirmed Mark Barry Hayman Cherry NCC Chivers Hayman Creative Underwood Boots Renewal Trust What we do
Economic Development
Place-making
Business support
Sneinton Market
Events
Advocacy
Small Team CQ Forward
New Business Plan
Refining our Purpose
Updated Focus
Engaging Bigger Businesses
Recognising the Assets
Celebrating Success UK Creative Industries 2015-2017 Jobs in UK Creative Economy and Industries 2015-2017 UK Creative Industries Exports 2014-2016 Economic Development and Place-making
We support Nottingham’s creative and digital businesses WHEREVER they are
To grow and create jobs Economic Development and Place-making
In the CQ
we support ALL
We support Nottingham’s creative and digital businesses WHEREVER they are
businesses
To grow and create jobs Productivity & Growth
£££ £££
£££ Business Support
More focus now Scale-Up
Focus to date Start-Up
Via The Big House project the Creative Quarter has provided support to 750 SMEs and Entrepreneurs More. More Creative. Even More Digital
Future Past
Creative Digital Graduate Retention & Talent Attraction
Leeds
Manchester
Nottingham
London Graduate Retention & Talent Attraction
Leeds
Manchester
Nottingham
London Graduate Retention & Talent Attraction
Leeds
Manchester
Nottingham
London Partnership
D2N2
Growth Hub Marketing NG Creative Quarter
Big House Partners
Midlands Engine Creative Quarter : Place Making Geography Sneinton Market
Hockley Motorpoint Arena
Bus depots Lace Market
BioCity
BBC Nottingham College Sneinton Market Street Art Unlock the Pit – Skate Nottingham Live
Modern urban living in and amongst refurbished lace factories and warehouses
On-trend independent retailers and many bars, restaurants, cafés, galleries, arts cinema and theatres
A buzz in the daytime and a rhythm at night
Metronome Live
Surface Surface Gallery – The Shop – Cobden Chambers – Nottingham Contemporary Gallery Live
Montana
Independent Retail – Ideas on Paper – Debbie Bryan – Montana - Mimm Live
Neon Raptor – Blend – Fox & Grapes – Friday Night Street Food Club Live
Hockley Hustle Hockley Hustle - Pride - Dot to Dot - Beat The Streets Learn
Nottingham Trent University, the UK’s University of the Year, has a Creative Quarter campus where Confetti is expanding fast and Metronome is open
Nottingham College is investing £58m in a new skills hub
Thousands of students of all ages acquiring the skills needed for creative jobs and careers of the future in the Creative Quarter
Nottingham College Adams Building Learn
NTU CQ Campus, Confetti – Metronome – Nottingham College – The Big House Work
Easy-access offices and workshops. Co-working and incubator spaces
A community of like-minded individuals, suppliers and customers
We support entrepreneurs and creative businesses before they start trading, to start trading, and to grow
The Creative Quarter is the perfect environment for businesses to flourish
THiNK NG Work
BioCity, Antenna, Broadway Media Centre, Sneinton Market Avenues Invest
Investment and business location in Nottingham support the growth of our creative economy
More incubator and shared workspaces are opening. We want more grade A offices too
The Creative Quarter offers the right skills, the right location and the best opportunities in the East Midland's fastest growing city. It’s a great place to invest
Lower Parliament Street Invest
Sneinton Market Square – Sneinton Market – Avenues D & E Invest
Lower Parliament Street - Fruit Market at Sneinton Market – Boots Island Questions?
CEO : Stephen Barker
0115 7100 107 [email protected] www.creativequarter.com
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