Business Development Scheme: Interactive Media & Computer Games
In the South East the Interactive Media and Computer Games sectors have seen substantial employment growth in recent years with research showing them to be the largest sub–sectors in the region, playing a significant role in the South East's economic development and productivity. For more information on our research work, please visit Skillset's Research pages.
Skillset, in collaboration with other key regional partners, ran an industry–led scheme to help grow and increase the employment base in the sector by focusing on the business, management and leadership issues as well as creative ideas and technical skills.
The scheme supported predominantly small and medium sized existing businesses to add business skills and commercial/market awareness to their creative and entrepreneurial talent and focuses on developing companies, when and how to invest in technology, raise necessary capital, plan projects properly and being aware of new markets and available resources that can help businesses.
Skillset's Business Development Scheme offered companies a tailored package of support including:
- Business Consultancy Support with an expert advisor
- Workshops and networking events
- Funding for training
The scheme covered the following areas:
- Business Management and company development
- Asset exploitation and Management
- Problem solving and understanding concepts
- User awareness and understanding the different audiences and marketplaces for products
- Marketing and Brand awareness
- Pitching and preparing/making presentations
- Risk Management
- Outsourcing and Partnership Management
- Change and growth management
- Human resources and training expertise
- Collaborative working and team building
- Mergers and acqusitions and legal awareness
- Technical expertise in digital security, anti–piracy technologies and ability for companies to build systems that seamlessly integrate these functions
- Availability of resources from Government in relation to training skills and company development
This scheme is supported with funding from SEEDA, DTI (now BERR), SEMN and Industry
