A Creative Marketplace for Digbeth / Eastside

1. The East Birmingham & North Solihull Regeneration Zone (ebns Ltd) with our funders Advantage West Midlands have been investing in the development of Digbeth and Eastside as a Learning and Leisure Quarter and a centre for the creative industries, particularly the digital media sector. We have worked with a range of partners including Birmingham City Council, the Custard Factory, the Bond, Vivid, Groundwork, the Learning & Skills Council and others to develop a range of projects, create new workspace and provide new learning opportunities.

One of the project ideas now under discussion is the establishment of a Creative Marketplace, and we would like your input to help decide whether there is the demand for this, and if so what it should be.

We therefore want to take this opportunity to canvass your views. We would welcome your responses to the following questions as an addition to the festival blog:

Would you like to see a Creative Marketplace in Digbeth / Eastside?

The East Birmingham & North Solihull Regeneration Zone (ebns Ltd) with our funders Advantage West Midlands have been investing in the development of Digbeth and Eastside as a Learning and Leisure Quarter and a centre for the creative industries, particularly the digital media sector. We have worked with a range of partners including Birmingham City Council, the Custard Factory, the Bond, Vivid, Groundwork, the Learning & Skills Council and others to develop a range of projects, create new workspace and provide new learning opportunities. One of the project ideas now under discussion is the establishment of a Creative Marketplace, and we would like your input to help decide whether there is the demand for this, and if so what it should be. We therefore want to take this opportunity to canvass your views. We would welcome your responses to the following questions as an addition to the festival blog: Would you like to see a Creative Marketplace in Digbeth / Eastside? Yes

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2. If not, why not?

If not, why not?

3. What should it look like? Physical or Virtual? Who should run it?

What should it look like? Physical or Virtual? Who should run it?

4. How would your business use a Creative Marketplace?

How would your business use a Creative Marketplace?

5. What features should the Creative Market place include? Indicate all those which you would find useful:

What features should the Creative Market place include? Indicate all those which you would find useful: A directory of the region’s Creative Digital Media talent:

Help to articulate your business needs through preparing a brief for creative work:

A new way to meet appropriate creative businesses in Digbeth & Eastside, Birmingham and the Region;

An account management function (especially for smaller / freelance creative businesses)

A smart place for business meetings, presentations, networking and events;

Active introductions / brokerage to facilitate new business collaborations;

Access to an online tender alert service;

Facilities to showcase the latest technology and developments in the sector;

A changing body of work that showcase local talent;

A prominent location in or near the city centre (access by public transport etc);

Access to business customers (B2B) for your creative business

Access to consumers (B2C) for your creative business

6. What other features would you like to see in a Creative Marketplace?

What other features would you like to see in a Creative Marketplace?

7. Are you:

Are you: A creative / digital media business?

Any other business?

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