Creative Scottish collaborations clinch £50k prize
- Winners of Scottish Enterprise Collaboration Prize announced -
- Five new creative consortia win £10K support and funding from Scottish Enterprise –
Five new Scottish consortia are celebrating after winning a share of the £50,000 Collaboration Prize, which encourages Scotland’s creative businesses to work together and grow.
Launched by Scottish Enterprise in November 2015, with support from Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, the prize attracted a significant number of entries from across Scotland.
The top five entries came from (case studies provided below):
- Heritage technical experts ArchBlue Ltd
- Aerial archivists Ecosse from Above
- Literary destination Edinburgh’s Netherbow
- Digital storytellers Kettle of Fish
- Craft producers Orkney Tweed
Each prize-winning collaboration will receive £5,000 cash, up to £5,000 specialist support to set their idea in motion alongside support from Co-operative Development Scotland to form their consortium.
David Smith, Director of Creative Industries at Scottish Enterprise, said: “Across Scotland there is a growing appetite for increased collaboration, with the model shown to help businesses increase revenue and reach new markets. By encouraging companies to work together, we can help to grow the creative industries sector and in turn boost the wider economy.
“The Collaboration Prize is a fantastic initiative. I congratulate all five winners and we look forward to working with them as they look to make their collaborative ideas a reality.”
Launched by Scottish Enterprise (SE), in partnership with Creative Scotland, Cultural Enterprise Office, Interactive Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Collaboration Prize is delivered by Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS).
CDS is the arm of Scottish Enterprise working in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise that supports company growth through collaborative and employee ownership business models.
For more information about the Collaboration Prize visit www.scottish-enterprise.com/collaborationprize