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Powering Screen Ambition

Powering Screen Ambition is an impact campaign from Creative Enterprise, showcasing the real stories of screen businesses we’ve supported to grow, adapt, and thrive.  

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Creative Enterprise supports England's screen businesses to grow, adapt, and thrive.

Through tailored programmes, expert mentoring, and targeted funding, we help founders build strong foundations, scale sustainably, and unlock new opportunities. We also help businesses become investment ready, giving them the knowledge and confidence to secure funding and take their next steps. By providing tools, networks, and insights, Creative Enterprise helps creative businesses navigate challenges and make a lasting impact in the fast-moving screen industries.

Powering Screen Ambition is a new campaign celebrating the journeys of the founders and teams transforming the UK’s screen industries. Through case studies and first-hand insights, we’re showcasing the challenges they’ve overcome, the opportunities they’ve seized, and the role Creative Enterprise has played in supporting their growth.

We’ll be sharing these stories over the coming months, shining a light on the founders, teams, and ideas shaping the future of the screen industries.

Our Impact in Numbers

 

184
 
businesses supported through intensive support programme since March 2023 
59
%
 
of supported businesses are run by Female Founders
1400
+
 
attendees of our Open Access Events 
26
%

of supported businesses have founders with disability 

77
%

of supported businesses are located outside of London 

35
%

of supported businesses are run by founders from low-income, working-class backgrounds

Featured Case Studies

 

What is Creative Enterprise?

Creative Enterprise is a bespoke set of initiatives for ambitious screen businesses to access connections, training and networks to achieve business growth. Our goal is to give film & TV, games, immersive, animation and creative tech companies a disproportionate advantage in the industry.

Working closely with our partners at the British Film Institute (BFI), Creative Enterprise has been designed by industry leaders to take ambitious entrepreneurs who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film and television, games and technology, on a journey to maximise their ability and create opportunities for business growth. Creative Enterprise has proved transformational for participating businesses, with an earned reputation for providing intensive support, connections and opportunities to fulfil growth potential.

 

Our Support Programmes & Grants

Screen Launchpad & Foundations 

These are our early-stage programmes offering support to brand new and aspiring screen entrepreneurs. Screen Launchpad helps aspiring founders from underrepresented communities turn their creative ideas into sustainable screen industry businesses while Foundations support early-stage moving image companies (under 2 years old) helping them build strong business foundations and take their next big step.

 

Female Founders

The Female Founders programme empowers women-led screen businesses through expert-led training, mentorship, and networking, and has grown into a thriving community celebrated annually at the Female Founders Conference as well as  the Female Founders Magazine, which spotlight the achievements and stories of its inspiring alumni.

 

Reframe 

Reframe is a mentor-led business support programme designed to help screen-based companies navigate industry shifts, embrace new technologies, and unlock fresh opportunities for growth. Through expert guidance, personalised coaching, and insight into emerging tools and trends, Reframe equips businesses with the strategies and confidence to thrive in a rapidly evolving creative landscape.

 

Investment Readiness

The Investment Readiness Programme equips ambitious screen businesses with the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to secure investment while providing access to experienced mentors, industry experts and curated sessions with active investors, helping founders refine their business models, build confidence, and effectively communicate their investment potential.

 

Business Builder Grants

Business Builder Grants are designed to help businesses accelerate growth by subsidising the cost of expert consultancy, offering specialist support in areas like strategy, marketing, IP monetisation, and international expansion.

 

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Explore Latest Case Studies

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“It enabled me to have the courage to keep going” CEO Nina Roussakoff on how Creative Enterprise gave Lovewish a much-needed confidence boost
By Simon Bland 25 July 2025

Having fresh ideas is great but how do you sell them to a world that’s unfamiliar with your bold...

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“It helped re-frame myself and how the industry sees us" Storymix founder Jasmine Richards on how Reframe made change easy
By Simon Bland 25 July 2025

What do you do if you spot a glaring issue in your chosen sector? If you’re children’s publishing...

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“It’s transformed the company” Other Brother Studios Founder Matthew Lawes-Wickwar On The Invaluable Benefits of Mentorship and Creative Enterprise Foundations
By Simon Bland 29 July 2025

Sometimes, easy access to creativity can convince people they know everything there is to know...

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Lights, Camera, Capital: Unlocking Growth in the Screen Sector


Lights, Camera, Capital explores the finance challenges facing screen-based storytelling businesses across the UK - from film and TV to games, animation, immersive and CreaTech. Based on original research, the report reveals the scale of unmet finance demand, the barriers faced by diverse founders, and the urgent need for a more supportive investment ecosystem.

Find out more about the report here.

📥 Download the report to explore the findings and discover the recommendations shaping the future of screen business supporrt. 

 

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We are deeply grateful for the support of the BFI, National Lottery funding, which makes the work of Creative Enterprise possible. Their commitment to building a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable screen sector has enabled us to support founders and businesses across the UK, helping them to grow, adapt, and reach their potential.

Thanks to the BFI’s continued support, we have been able to deliver impactful programmes, connect founders with mentors and investors, and help businesses become investment ready. This support has been instrumental in building a stronger, more connected screen business ecosystem, and we are proud to work together to back the ambition of the UK’s screen industries.

 

Creative Enterprise Newsletter 

If you’d like to see more inspiring case studies, founder stories, and opportunities to help your screen business grow, sign up to the Creative Enterprise newsletter. You’ll get updates on our programmes, events, and practical resources straight to your inbox, along with the latest stories from the businesses and founders transforming the screen industries across the UK.

 

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