Enterprise Formation and Sustainability

Program Leaders: Andy Lloyd-James and David Court

One of the most significant gaps in the creative innovation system is the lack of evidence-based research on what is needed for creative professionals to form enterprises at a level of sustainability above that of the solitary artist. This includes questions of how to access a wider range of capitalisation and investment funding options, and how to mobilise existing cultural assets, which are often locked up as Crown Copyrights, encumbered by antiquated access policies or technical regimes, or subject to prohibitive fees.

Mechanisms to improve the formation and sustainability of creative enterprises and the business and regulatory environment in which they work are crucial to an effective innovation system. This program seeks to develop these through several projects, drawing together a diverse interdisciplinary range of expertise and talent.

Projects at CCI

Business of Creativity
Business Process Management
Enabling Technology for the Analysis of Electronic Cultural Archives
Standards and Metadata
Firm strategy and innovation in the creative industries