The Medway Enterprise Gateway

Regional context

• 8,000 businesses in Medway• 350 creative businesses in Medway + many

suppliers• Creative sector in SE grew by 28.4% in 1995-2000

• Double rate of growth of rest of UK• £46.5Bn turnover

• 1,700 KIAD students • Potential 7,000 population in 06 with combined campus

But• Perceived isolation and poor environment

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy

Local support for new creative businesses

Advertising Architecture

Art/antiques trade Crafts Design

Designer fashion Video, film, music & photography

Music and the visual performing arts

Publishing

Computer games, software, electronic publishing

Radio and TV

KIAD

Interior Design & Architecture

Digital Media (& multi-media)

Product Design

Fine Art

Fashion

University of Greenwich

Architectural Design

Graphic and Digital Design

Landscape Design

Business Studies

University of Kent

Visual and Performing Arts

Internet and Multimedia Design

Culture and Business Studies

Pre-start >>> Start >>> Early growth >>> Consolidation/development

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Matching business needs with support

Coordinated Business Support

Business Management Skills>>> Practical, On-site >>> Breadth and depth of support develops with business

Creative Skills, IT & Marketing SupportEducation >>> Specialised support

Facilities & Community >>> Hatchery >>> Subs Workspace >>> Commercial Workspace and Property

Information and Training

The Prince’s Trust

Voluntary Sector

Other Incubators

Private Sector

Medway Education Business Partnership

Chamber of Commerce

Universities

Gateway managementMEG Steering Group

Jay Choudhry (Puretone)

Russell Plunkett (BLK)

Julie Perry (SEEDA)

Kathy Wadsworth (MC)

Andy Back (Avon-Dale)

Dalia Halpern (CAC)

Paul Robinson (Vines Cntr Trust)

Jeffrey Brown (Univ of Kent)

MEG Team

Alastair Dean (BLK)

David Hawkins (KIAD)

Wayne Saunders (MC)

Tracey Manley (Ch of Com)

Contractor?Security, Catering,

IT eqpt supply & support

Our mission

The Medway Enterprise Gateway will help people

in the Region turn their creative skills and ambition into commercial success.

We offer facilities, access to business services and a network of organisations and advisors who can help young businesses to form and start to grow.

A modern working environment

3 meeting and training rooms

Exhibition space

Administrator & access control

6 hot desks with PCs

Broadband internet and email

Networking and coffee area

Hatchery layout

How do I start a creative business?

Join the network today

MEG Online

• Introduction

• Contact details

• Why and how to join

• Booking facilities and advisors

• Creative Directory

• eZine – News – Features - Events

• Networking forum

• Creative exchange- business leads and ideas

• Business directory

• Promotion to customers

An integrated Enterprise web?

Geographical Scope

Sectors Targeted

SEEDA(All Enterprise Gateways)

Medway Council(Medway Business Portal)

MEGPortal

MEG objectives

• Improve business startup rates and survival rates

• Will build data on:• Average cost of support for each startup.• Average wealth that each business brings to area - survey.

Yr1

Yr2

Yr3

C1a Jobs created 3 3 4

C4a New businesses created 3 3 4

C3a Learning opportunities 10 15 15

S1a Businesses using incubator 3 3 4

S2 Businesses receiving advice 3 3 4

S6a Adults receiving skills training 3 3 4

S7 Businesses receiving broadband 3 3 4

Current issues…

SEEDA

Contractor

BLK/MEG Steering Group Weak Liaison relationship

SEEDA

Contractor

BLK/MEG Steering Group

+ SEEDA L&P rep

… negotiating property and management relationship aspects of next phase of implementation

                                            

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• Enterprise Network – defined minimum standards, terminology, services.

• Family resemblance – Enterprise Network as a ‘silent brand’ - applied discreetly to all shared pages to show consistency of presentation, terminology etc - but not for active promotion.

• Individual pages to be classified according to sector/region and branded with owner/partner logos and contact details

• Some design variation according to target sector/location/sponsor.

• Allows individual projects to be developed independently.

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Dimensions

• Sector

• Location

• Sponsor

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We can help you go MAD!

Marketing

Doing

Administration

All underpinned by TECHNOLOGY

Vision

Gateways and Hubs

Enterprise Gateway• Business support in targeted communities• Small/early start-ups - creative sector focus in Medway • Businesses in community and incubator (80/20)• Include Social Enterprises - reinvestment• Entrepreneurship

Enterprise Hub/Innovation Centre• Knowledge-based or tech transfer/spin-off from

academia and larger companies (Greenwich Univ, BAe)• Tech resources in incubator or in ‘parent’ org• Innovation, growth

Community Enterprise Hub• Focus on voluntary/community sector

Joining MEG and progressing

Hatchery Joiner Shop Subsidised Commercial

Membership or rental cost

Progression coordinated with other facilities

Based on Time and Cost push/pull.

UK context

Nearly 15,000 design jobs were lost in the UK in 2002. Most from large consultancies employing 50 or more, who lost 32 per cent of their personnel.

Middle-ranking consultancies escaped economic gloom. Those with turnover of £100-250K were up 10%.

Design Council