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17th May 2022

Goldsmiths’ Centre: Make the Maker Market Ready Evaluation, UK

TFCC is delighted to be working with the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London to evaluate the Make the Maker Market Ready programme. This involves business development support for over 120 creative makers.

Our work will develop understanding of the impact of initiatives to support maker market readiness; to explore makers’ ongoing skills and learning needs; and to enable an overall assessment of the investment value.

Goldsmiths' Centre is the UK’s leading charity for the professional training of goldsmiths. They support jewellers, silversmiths and the wider precious metal industry to improve skills and shape careers.


www.goldsmiths-centre.org

15th April 2022

A Creative Industries Strategy and Road Map for the Republic of Moldova

TFCC has been commissioned by the Government of Moldova via Chemonics (and supported by USAID and the Swedish Government) to develop the first National Strategy and Road Map of the Moldovan Creative Industries.

This comes at a critical time for Moldova, which is currently hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the war in Ukraine and facing cyber-security and military threats from Russia. The Moldovan Government is determined to build on its distinctive cultural heritage and become an international hub for creative enterprise. This is as part of a wider plan to nurture a progressive future built on tolerance, respect and cultural expression.

The Creative Moldova programme provides the overarching vision and mission for this Strategy and Road Map. TFCC will be working with partners across Government, civil society and enterprise to drive progressive culture-led opportunities in the face of external aggression.


www.invest.gov.md/en/sectors/creative-industries/

5th April 2022

An Evaluation of Creative UK’s Investment Programmes 2017 – 2021

TFCC has been commissioned by Creative England to evaluate its investment programmes over the last 5 years. Through surveying and a programme of interviews, we will evaluate the impact of three dedicated funds:

- The Creative Growth Debt Finance Fund
- The RGF Fund (debt finance)
- The Equity Investment Fund.

Access to finance is a crucial mechanism to enable any business to grow, however creative businesses and entrepreneurs often experience difficulties accessing the finance they need to develop and realise their growth plans. Creative UK works to address the market failure that prevents small creative businesses from getting the early finance they need to scale-up. Our work will measure the impact of this investment.


www.wearecreative.uk

1st April 2022

Culture-proofing the City Centre Strategy and Investment Plan, Southend-on-Sea, UK

TFCC has been commissioned as part of a team led by We Made That to undertake a City Centre Strategy and Investment Plan for Southend-on-Sea. Our role is to culture-proof the strategy and investment plan, ensuring a long-term commitment to culture in the UK's newest city is converted to dedicated activities and infrastructure. As part of this process, we are engaging with creative enterprises and cultural organisations in the city and scoping a set of priority interventions - to include creative workspace, cultural infrastructure, and activities which can re-animate the city centre as a creative hub of regional significance.

This exercise is part of the city's 2050 vision for the city, which includes priorities in areas such as health and wellbeing, environment and economic prosperity.


www.southend.gov.uk/southend2050

17th March 2022

Major new research programme: The Future of the Cultural and Creative Industries in the United Arab Emirates

TFCC has been commissioned by The British Council UAE and the Ministry of Youth and Culture UAE to lead a major new research programme for the country. We have added to our core team a cohort of local experts working in creative education and skills, creative enterprise and digital transformation to undertake three interconnected pieces of research:

a) Future foresighting of the cultural and creative industries/creative economy in the UAE
b) Skills required to develop talent for future jobs in the cultural and creative industries in UAE
c) Educational gaps in UAE higher education to fulfill the required skills.

We will be commencing with a programme of interviews, workshops and surveys to develop evidence which will support the direction of the new UAE Creative Industries Strategy. Our work will also identify opportunities for UAE / UK collaboration across the cultural and creative industries. This will be a key outcome of a new MoU between the two countries.

This research programme builds on our extensive track record in the region, including the recent Creative Economy Programme for Kuwait and our work advising the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi in their strategic approach to the creative economy.