Creative and Digital Industries Support
The programme has been launched to improve the ability of the region’s CDI SMEs to start-up and grow, so they can take advantage of the UK’s booming CDI sector, which contributes just over £84 billion a year to the UK economy. Similarly, the number of jobs in the creative industries has risen nearly 20% since 2011 to 1.9 million, according to figures from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport
The Big House programme is being delivered through a partnership of business support organisations across the local area, with specialist
expertise in different aspects of the Creative and Digital industries.
The Big House partners include The Creative Quarter company, Derby QUAD, Derby Theatre, NBV Enterprise Solutions Ltd, New Art Exchange, Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University, The Hive – Nottingham Trent University’s business incubator and the University of Derby.