WOULD-BE entrepreneurs flocked to Salford’s MediaCity yesterday for advice on setting up creative companies.
The event was hosted to celebrate and break new ground in the creative and digital economy. Forty expert speakers from around the globe covered subjects such as: Creative & Digital, Health and Wellbeing, Engineering and Environment and Sport for Salford University students.
Social media use was prevalent via Creative Entrepreneur tweets and Salford University’s business account. Sessions were streamed live and recorded.
#CreativeEnt 2016. MediaCityUK. 23 November!
Register for FREE: https://t.co/j13rVzQ2kV pic.twitter.com/v8kfA4NqVj
— #Digi4Conf (@CreativeEntUK) October 17, 2016
The event continued throughout the day with four rooms full of speaking, workshops and pitches.
The event allowed students to experience Media City features such as cutting edge technology, multi-touch tables, Christie Tile walls and a digital performance lab.
Huge thank you to all our speakers and guests at #CreativeEnt – we hope you've found today informative and inspiring. Here's to next year! pic.twitter.com/abPsq9mbVk
— Salford Biz School (@salfordbizsch) November 23, 2016
The event culminated in a Tech Angels – Dragons Den provided by Web Apps UK.
The Dragon’s Den-style pitch event offered prize money and potential access to £2,000 per month, premises and business support.
Creative Entrepreneur Next Generation hopes to host another event at Media City soon.
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