West Midlands

Creative Advantage Fund

The Creative Advantage Fund provides venture capital in the West Midlands to assist the growth of businesses in the creative industries.

http://www.creative-advantage-fund.co.uk/

Advantage Growth Fund

The region’s venture capital fund has £20m to make first investments, of not more than £250,000 with the potential to make follow-on investments of a further £250,000, in high growth small and medium sized enterprises. The fund is managed by Midven Ltd.

http://www.midven.com

Tel/Fax – 0121 710 1990
E-mail – enquiries@midven.com

Innovation and Development Fund

This fund offers grants to creative businesses in Herefordshire. It will finance ideas which are estimated to cost between £2500 and £10,000. The fund managers work alongside Business Link Worcester and Hereford who are experienced in advising creative businesses.

Contact: Andy Dawson, Creative Industries Co-ordinator at Hereford Council:

adawson@herefordshire.gov.uk

Screen West Midlands – Production Loan Fund

This fund invests in the development and production of film, tv drama, digital media, animation and games. All awards for development and production will be made on a loan basis at preferred interest rates.

http://www.screenwm.co.uk

Telephone – 0121 766 1470
Fax – 0121 766 1480
E-mail – info@screenwm.co.uk

Aston Re-investment Trust

Launched in 1997, the Aston Re-investment Trust was established to fill a gap in the finance needs of Birmingham based small businesses and voluntary organisations that are unable to access full borrowing requirements through the banks.

http://www.reinvest.co.uk

Telephone – 0121 359 2444
Fax – 0121 3592333
E-mail – reinvest@gn.apc.org

Investor Champions

Investor Champions provides introductions for growing small and medium sized enterprises to business angels and corporate venturers.

http://www.bvca.co.uk

Telephone – 020 7025 2950
Fax – 020 7025 2951
E-mail – bvca@bvca.co.uk

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The UK Film Council invests £7.5 million a year into regional film activities through the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE). Through RIFE the agencies will be able to provide a variety of resources aimed at developing public access to and education about film and the moving image. These funds will include: production funding; exhibition development funding; education project funds; archive development funds; training and development funds; and funds for audience development. For further information regarding the Regional Investment Fund for England please contact your local agency on the contact number given in the list below.

Screen West Midlands is the regional agency for all screen media in the West Midlands.

We receive Lottery money through the FILM COUNCIL, which we channel into funding strands that offers individuals and companies the chance to apply for Production and Sector development. Support is available to organisations across the UK for screen media projects based in the region and relating to production, education, exhibition, training and archive. Individuals living in the region are eligible for production related support.
Our aim is to support, promote and develop the screen media industry through six operational areas: production, education, exhibition, training, archive and locations.

Screen West Midlands
31/41 Bromley Street
Birmingham B9 4AN
Tel: 0121 766 1470
Fax: 0121 766 1480
Email: info@screenwm.co.uk
http://www.screenwm.co.uk

Chief Executive: Krysia Rozanska
Chair: Jonnie Turpie

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