Creative Businesses across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are being invited to submit their application to be one of ten outstanding companies in this year’s Creative Class of 2016.
The Creative Class 2016 is co-supported by Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Means Business (NMB) and is being sponsored by PwC. The Creative Class 2016 – or #CC2016 on Twitter – will be announced at the Nottingham Contemporary on 7 July.
Launched in 2011, this will be the fifth anniversary Creative Class event. The initiative began with nine creative companies, which were heralded as leading the way in terms of dynamism and diversity. Many Creative Class companies have gone on to achieve significant success, create hundreds of jobs and gain huge profile for the city and county.
Applications
Download the Application Form (please note it will download as a Word document to your desktop or downloads folder)
Any business based in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire working in the Growth Hub sectors (Creative & Digital Industries, Life Sciences, Clean Tech and Advanced Manufacturing) can put themselves forward by filling in the application form and telling us what makes your business a good ‘fit’ for The Creative Class.
The judging panel (made up of local business representatives) will review all applications against specific criteria. Businesses will need to demonstrate that they are:
- High performing
- Innovative – using new technologies, systems or processes
- Ambitious for high growth
- Ambassadors for the city and county – advocates for and passionate about Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Here is the video of last year’s Creative Class event, to give you a flavour as to what to expect. It’s a wonderful celebration of all that’s great about businesses in the city and county.
Benefits:
Each year the Creative Class members will be:
- Featured on the Nottingham Means Business (NMB) and Creative Quarter website as a business showcase
- Mentioned in social media campaigns both before and after the event
- Cited as examples of creative, dynamic businesses in all NMB press and marketing opportunities
- Put forward to the press and broadcast media for any other comment or related opportunities by NMB and the Creative Quarter
- Featured at a special NMB / Creative Quarter event to showcase Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s creative and entrepreneurial talent
- Invited to two Creative Class members-only social and networking lunches in the year
- Receive honorary membership of NMB for 12 months
- Featured on a banner displayed on the front of the Council House after the event
- Supported by PwC throughout the year via optional quarterly review meetings
- Supported in their business development by the panel and the Creative Quarter
Being a member of the Creative Class can bring extraordinary benefits to your business. Here is a video of Aaron Dicks from Impression (who recently took home the New Business of the Year Award at the Nottingham Post Business Awards) talking to Simon Gray of NMB about the impact of becoming a member of the Creative Class 2015.
We look forward to receiving your application. Deadline is: Midnight 10 June 2016. No applications will be accepted after this date.