Mentoring

The Mercury Creatives Mentoring Programme is a free business support and mentoring programme for early career creative businesses and arts freelancers working in the arts and creative industries across Colchester, Harlow, Tendring and Chelmsford and the wider Essex and Eastern Region who are experiencing barriers in skills development or looking to progress their career to the next stage. The programme also includes an online directory and resource portal, showcasing alumni and local creatives skills and opportunities.

Business Support

Ambitious Essex Growth Hub provides businesses in Essex with a single point of access to a wide range of local, regional and national support. Our team of friendly and experienced navigators offer free and impartial signposting to help new and existing businesses find the most suitable support for them.

Create South East is designed to help creative businesses in the early stages. The programme will support the development of the skills to secure investment so that creative businesses can achieve their ambitions to grow. It is tailored to the needs of different creative disciplines, respective markets, governance and distribution models.