So if you are between 18-24 (older candidates can be considered), live in Manchester and are interested in the creative industries, go on the link above for more details. Open to all except full-time students.
There is not so much time left to put yourself in the running for a £4000 grant for a PR (including a social media) campaign.
You have until the end of February to register: it is a five minute process.
You have to be a VAT registered Manchester / Cheshire business.
You might – if you are a business in Manchester, north Cheshire and parts of Lancashire – know about Creative Credits.
Creative Credits is a £4000 grant from NESTA, a government body, for marketing, PR and creative projects. Recipients match it with a £1000 of their funding. So a £5000 project for a cool thousand – that’s a good deal surely?
If you want to know more about Creative Credits click here.
If you registered for October but did not get a grant you will need to re-register. You should be getting an e-mail reminder.
If you want to register for a Creative Credits grants, it only takes two minutes, click through. It is simple and businesses are selected randomly, not on size or project idea. The key rules are that you are VAT registered and have a company number and have been trading for a year.
So worth a few minutes of your time to apply, surely?
Are you a business based in Manchester, an SME perhaps?
Are you considering PR, would it help your business?
Well if you want to raise your profile in the business community, with potential clients, then this might be of more than some interest.
NESTA, a body that promotes innovation in business, is providing £4,000 towards the costs of marketing and PR projects.
Recipients will invest £1,000, but as this is matched by a £4,000 grant it will mean that 80% of the cost of a project or campaign will be covered.
The scheme called Creative Credits is a pilot project and is being launched in Greater Manchester, with a possible view to rolling it out to other cities.
So if your company is based in Greater Manchester then why not register, it takes about 10 minutes to do so. (You will need a company number and be VAT registered).
Click here to register for Creative Credits.
There are 75 grants available, which will be selected in October. If your business is chosen – it is a lottery process – then you can select a supplier from the online gallery on the Creative Credits Internet site to provide the service you need, be it photography, design or PR.
Artisan will be providing PR and copy writing. Integrated campaigns providing marketing and social media elements can be provided in conjunction with PR.
Please feel free to contact me, Rob, if you need further information.
