Develop, innovate and grow
Ready to elevate your business? Create Growth N2 (CGN2) offers fully funded business support to help creative, digital, and creative technology businesses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire thrive. Applications are now open!
What is Create Growth N2?
Funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and supported by University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Innovate UK, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and NBV Enterprise Solutions, CGN2 delivers two unique programmes, each offering distinct pathways to business success and access to a breadth of specialised business support.
Explore our pathways
Business Growth Programme from Nottingham Business School, NTU
Designed for creative, digital and creative technology businesses ready for scaling up.
- Access 1-1 mentoring with a focus on investment readiness
- Enhance your business model and strategy
- Benefit from a blend of expert talks and workshops
- Grow your professional network – meet, learn from and connect with local creative and digital business leaders
The next round of cohorts are now live, click to view our events!
If you’re eligible, you’ll benefit from a free, customised programme crafted to meet your business needs and help you develop, innovate and grow.
Explore Immersive Technology with University of Nottingham
Discover the powerful potential of harnessing immersive technologies in your business.
- Drive growth through innovation
- Unlock the possibilities of immersive experience design and technology
- Benefit from a blend of expert talks and workshops
- Grow your professional network – meet, learn from and connect with local creative and digital business leaders
Our next cohort is now live, click to view our upcoming dates!
If you’re eligible, you’ll benefit from a free, customised programme crafted to meet your business needs and help you develop, innovate and grow.
Business support areas
An important objective of CGN2 is to promote and cultivate our vibrant creative and digital sector across Nottinghamshire and demonstrate regionally, nationally and globally what we have to offer.
To help build this success, we are working with business advisors and key stakeholders across the districts to make sure our brilliant CDI businesses have all the information and support required to help meet their dreams, attract investment and network effectively.
Check out our business support areas to find out more.
Are you eligible?
Does your business operate in the creative, digital, or creative technology sectors?
Are you based in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire?
Would you love to boost your confidence with and learn more about immersive experience design, attract investment, and develop innovative growth strategies to scale up your business?
Success Stories
“CGN2 gave me new skills in video production that I’ve already applied in a short film, enhancing Tri-Dosha’s brand storytelling and supporting my application for the Women in Innovation Grant.”
“You’re surrounded by bright, motivated people, all working to grow their own businesses, so there’s a real sense of community. I’ve had the chance to network, exchange ideas, and even learn from people with skills in areas I didn’t.“
“What I found great about CGN2 is how broad and flexible and tailored the support is. Personally, CGN2 helped us to push our immersive environments forward, refine our investor-facing materials – like pitch deck videos – and grow through business development opportunities.“
“It was through the CGN2 programme that we gained a deeper understanding of the business landscape, learned how to secure investment in the immersive technology industry, and built valuable business relationships.“
One year of CGN2
Business support applications from businesses across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Local businesses supported through Create Growth N2 programmes (and counting!)
Cohorts delivered with Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham
£'s worth of funding secured by businesses following CGN2’s support
Interested? Let’s get started!
Complete our Expression of Interest Form to see if you qualify for Create Growth N2 support. Our team will review your application and get in touch to discuss your eligibility.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or fill out the contact form below and a member of the team will get back to you.
Please note: We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.