Pinewood Group, Creative UK and Buckinghamshire Business First (BBF) are collaborating to provide a new Pinewood Business Growth Hub as part of the £500million Screen Hub UK proposals.
The Pinewood Business Growth Hub will be a dedicated space up to 25,000 sq. ft within the Screen Hub UK proposed developments. Comprising a communal co-working space, meeting and training rooms, in addition to office support facilities. It will target pre-start-ups, start-ups, sole traders and freelancers across the broader creative screen industry and will provide the physical space to support and unlock their growth potential with opportunities for training and coaching, networking and mentoring schemes. The Growth Hub will incorporate an incubation and accelerator programme for start-ups and sole traders with potential commercial sponsorship and funding.
Andrew M. Smith, Corporate Affairs Director, Pinewood Group: “The Business Growth Hub at Pinewood Studios will provide an essential space for networking and nurturing micro and small-scale businesses and graduates within the creative industries. Working alongside Bucks Business First and Creative UK, it will provide additional expertise and support growth across Buckinghamshire.”
Buckinghamshire Business First Managing Director, Philippa Batting: “Buckinghamshire Business First is very excited about this collaboration with Pinewood Studios and Creative UK. We look forward to supporting creative ventures to start, grow and scale-up through workshops and programmes that make it easy to access funding, resources and networking within the Growth Hub, Buckinghamshire wide and beyond.”
Caroline Norbury MBE, Chief Executive, Creative UK: “The creation of the Business Growth Hub at Pinewood Studios provides a fantastic opportunity for Buckinghamshire’s creative sector. With a rich and diverse community of nearly 6,500 creative businesses, the development offers an exciting prospect for future collaboration and engagement with Pinewood’s world-leading activity.”
Buckinghamshire Council is due to make a decision on the Screen Hub UK planning application by the end of the year.
