Leading business development agency for creative businesses

Creative Industries Precinct Pty Ltd (trading as ‘QUT Creative Enterprise Australia’) was established in 2001 and aims to be Australia’s leading business development agency for creative businesses and a creative industries advocate and thought leader. This is in line with its vision to power the creative economy by accelerating the business performance of Australia’s creative industries.

As Australia’s only dedicated creative industries ‘incubator’ for start-ups, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA) has a strong track record of assisting businesses through its creative business solutions, creative connections and creative workspaces. Since 2001, CEA has assisted in more than 150 start-up companies and secured over $10m investment.

CEA equips creatives with the skills required to make and manage their success and grow to the next level. This is achieved primarily through business development support and training; providing access to leading technology and office spaces; and connecting clients with the right networks and opportunities.

On a day-to day basis, CEA works with businesses in the areas of film and television, music, design and new media to reach their full potential. This is complemented by CEA’s collaborative relationship with QUT Creative Industries Faculty and shared focus on creative competitiveness and real world creativity.

Key services include industry-specific, business development workshops, business loan support services, launch pad program, one-on-one consulting and mentoring. CEA clients also benefit from being part of a creative community and access the professional, contemporary and flexible workspaces and world-class creative technology and facilities.

Flagship initiatives include:

• The CEA Fashion Incubator which supports commercially-driven start-up fashion labels and emerging brands into sustainable business through a range of business development and technical support programs. It offers a collaborative studio space, provides essential business skills, and supports fashion entrepreneurs through the complexities of the fashion industry to fast-track their growth, and launch them onto the national and international stage.
• Creative3 Forum (www.creative3.com.au) empowers creative individuals and businesses to harness the power of creative, investment and enterprise to build a successful creative business through practical learnings and applications. Delegates learn to advance creativity in a commercial context through the action-based forum, which addresses the current issues facing the creative industries and showcases emerging growth and market opportunities, investment models, research and technologies. creative3 brings together some of the world’s most inspiring and brightest talent and industry practitioners from different creative fields, and creative enterprise leaders to share their ideas and offerings, form partnerships, network, and do business.
• Creative3 Investment Marketplace provides new and emerging creative businesses across Australia the opportunity to pitch their business ideas and investment pitch to a panel of business experts and for the chance to win a creative business prize valued at $100,000.