Creative Business Works project is inspired by the need to bridge the gap between the serious livelihood issues faced by professional rural creative practitioners / businesses, and the high growth opportunity of the creative sector identified by national and regional policymakers.

The project will bring together creative businesses and freelancers to discuss sustainable creative livelihoods and make the most of opportunities up ahead, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship, export, fair work and digital creative skills.

At the project’s core is the one-day festival of ideas that celebrates the creative industries in the Scottish Borders. The hybrid format event includes speakers representing a range of creative experiences, industries and organisations.