The Northfleet Place Partnership, consisting of Creative Estuary, Gravesham Borough Council and Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, is seeking applications from creative businesses and entrepreneurs, who live, work or are based in Northfleet Kent, for the Northfleet Creative Enterprise Grant Programme (NCEP).
The NCEP is a practical capacity-building programme that will enable creative entrepreneurs to establish and grow their businesses in a variety of creative disciplines and practices.
We are providing grants of up to £3,000 to fund the development of creative businesses, accompanied by a 6-month programme of negotiated support including 1-to-1 mentorship from industry professionals, access to training and skills development. We want to ensure Northfleet’s creative businesses are equipped to grow and manage future opportunities.
This grant programme is for Start Ups (practitioners/freelancers interested in starting a creative business) or Early-stage Companies, (operating for 3 years or less).
The programme will run from March 2025 to September 2025.
How to apply:
Fill in an application form and an EDI Monitoring Form, and return to info@creativeestuary.com by the 14th January 2025.
You can find the Northfleet Creative Enterprise Grant Information Pack here.
Projects must be completed and fully reported on by 31st October 2025.
Grant Programme Information Sessions
We are offering a series of online webinars and 1 to 1 surgery sessions for potential applicants. This will be an opportunity to find out more information about the programme and ask questions relating to the application, eligibility and ideas.
Webinar dates:
We will update with links to these events shortly, in the mean time feel free to contact info@creativeestuary.com
For more information on other grants based in Northfleet, click here.
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