Is your business idea ready to be elevated? Are you aged 18-30?
Have you got a business idea and need support getting it off the ground? Have you recently launched a unique creative business, either on your own or as a small team, and you need that extra push to transform it into a sustainable career and business?
This programme is for you.
About the programme
The Roundhouse Creative Business Accelerator programme is Roundhouse’s flagship 5-month course specifically designed for businesses in the creative industries. Through weekly workshops, masterclasses, mentoring, pitch practice and peer-to-peer learning, we will get you ready to take yourself and your creative business to places you’ve been dreaming about.
As part of your place on the Accelerator, you will get a free Roundhouse Works membership, offering access to a fully equipped workspace with high-speed Wi-Fi and all the essential tools necessary to build your business. You will also receive free tickets to our ‘Self Made Live’ events, where you can listen to inspiring talks by business and creative leaders and meet more like-minded creatives.
At the end of the programme, you will take part in a pitching evening where you will present your business to industry professionals for the opportunity to secure support.
How to apply
Apply Monday 25 November, 10am using our online form
- Interviews: Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 December
- Project Dates: Weekly on Tuesdays, 14 January 2025 – 6 May 2025
- Price: Free to apply, £25 for the programme. Pay only if selected.
- You have recently started your own creative business OR are in the early stages of your creative business, be it part-time or full-time, and you’re seeking assistance in crafting a business plan and discovering pathways for growth.
- You have established a brand that distinguishes your goods or services from those of others, and you have some traction through sales or customer engagement, but you don’t know how to create a cohesive brand identity so that your business can thrive and not just survive.
- You are able to dedicate at least two days a week to the programme for its 12-week duration. One of those days will be mandatory and on the other, you’ll be expected to either work on your business or work on the programme workshop deliverables.
- We are keen to welcome applications from social impact companies.
- You’re a company of one, you’ve started making money out of your creativity and you think that you can scale it to a business that has employees. But you don’t have access to the right information and experts to help you do that.
or maybe…
- You want to turn your side hustle into your main hustle. Maybe you run a blog with a partner, or you put on events with a colleague, perhaps you design and make your own clothes. Whatever it is you’re doing, it’s starting to gain traction and you think it can be a fully fledged business but you need help to make that happen.
- Freelancers earn money from what they do by working with clients and organisations
- Freelancers earn money from what they do but without a long-term commitment to any one employee
- Solo entrepreneurs work alone, but instead of working for other companies and trading time for money, they are building a business they can run entirely on their own.
- Created a business plan
- Developed pitching skills and produced a polished deck
- The skills to talk to potential investors, partners and/or funding bodies
- Developed practical business skills from experienced mentors and experts
- Developed transferable skills, such as digital skills, presenting, networking & collaboration
- Benefited from peer-to-peer learning and support
- Created opportunities to reach new markets and generated new leads
- A dedicated day every Tuesday for pitch training and curated workshops hosted by industry experts with cash prizes
- Free Roundhouse Works Membership
- Business Mentor from Livingbridge
- Participation in the Roundhouse Self Made Masterclass events at no cost
- 1:1 surgeries with business professionals
- One-on-one support from the Roundhouse team
- Final evaluation day at Spotify HQ
- A Pitch Evening at the end of the programme with the opportunity to compete for a cash prize
- Ages: 18-30
- Apply by: Monday 25 November, 11.59pm
- Dates and times: Tuesdays, 14 January to 6 May 2025, 10am-5pm
- Location: Roundhouse Works
- Price: £25 enrollment fee (free to apply)
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Supported by the Livingbridge Foundation
