The 1,700 sq ft Creative Clyde Business Incubation Centre,
located at Pacific Quay and another new Digital Enterprise Glasgow
incubator in the University of Glasgow's Thomson building will
provide rent free office space, a mix of intensive business support
and a nurturing environment to accelerate business growth.
Between them, the two new incubators aim to work
with over 100 new companies over the next three years.
They are the latest in a network of six incubators
established by Digital Enterprise Glasgow, a project of Glasgow
City Council. With support from Business Gateway, tailored
support services are provided for digital, e-commerce, technology,
creative and knowledge intensive young and start-up
companies.
Between them, the two new incubators aim to work with over 100
new companies over the next three years.
They are the latest in a network of six incubators established
by Digital Enterprise Glasgow, a project of Glasgow City Council.
With support from Business Gateway, tailored support services
are provided for digital, e-commerce, technology, creative and
knowledge intensive young and start-up companies.
The initial tenancy period in each incubator is six months and
following formal review, an extension may be granted, dependent on
the progress of the new business. The objective is to help
young companies develop to the point they are ready to expand to
their own commercial premises. After the initial period of
support, monitoring and appropriate aftercare will continue to be
delivered to maturing companies, to ensure ongoing, sustainable
growth.
Creative Clyde and Digital Enterprise Glasgow worked together to
establish the incubator at The Hub at Pacific Quay. It is viewed as
an essential component of the Creative Clyde project, launched last
year to stimulate the growth of the city's creative industries.
The first occupier at the Creative Clyde Business Incubation
Centre at Pacific Quay is Lifeup, a new film and TV production
company with aims to specialise in video content for the web. Among
its development projects is a web TV series which will offer a
different, more interactive viewer experience.
Further Information:
For Creative Clyde contact David Budge at Budge PR
on 0141 553 1115
For Digital Enterprise Glasgow contact Áine Harrington,
Glasgow City Council on 0141 287 0923
For University of Glasgow contact Louise O'Neill
on 0141 330 2730