• Become a Mentor

MBP was awarded the mandate to design and implement the mentoring scheme for the 'School for Creative Startups', a new initiative launched by the entrepreneur and Dragons' Den panelist, Doug Richard in collaboration with Westminster City Council. The programme is focused on helping 100 new creative industries businesses start and grow in London over the next year and is explicitly about shining a light on the creative sector in the UK. It offers an innovative and unique approach to nurturing the next generation of leaders in the creative industries. Supporting homegrown creative business is obviously not only beneficial to the UK economy, but also serves to maintain Britain's international reputation as an active advocate for the cultural sector and at the vanguard of new creative enterprise. The programme launch took place in July under the patronage of Ed Vaizey, Minister of Culture, and the programme commences in late September.

The structure of the programme equips talented individuals with the very necessary skills to bring their plans to fruition. In addition to a raft of exclusive and tailored support, participants will receive specialist creative business training and take part in workshops, seminars and bootcamps. They are also assigned a mentor - a leading figure in their respective creative field who will offer first-hand advice and an invaluable insight into the reality of establishing and sustaining a creative business. Our mentors will be an exciting and diverse pool of experts from across the creative industries from gallerists/curators, to fashion/product designers, to film makers and producers to name a few. More information can be found on the School for Creative Startups website or in this downloadable pdf document.