CIN is a membership organisation which helps creative businesses build relationships in Derby and Derbyshire. Run by the industry for the industry, CIN provides a broad range of services including regular events, a resource website, a programme of training and support, an industry newsletter and an online showcase of creative services provided by its members.

Are you: • Taking a new product to market? • Looking to diversify? • Trying to grow your business? “The Business of being Creative just got easier…..” Creative Launchpad provide FREE: 1-2-1 Business Development Advice - Just talk through your ideas and get help with finding funding, marketing development, training, advice and more. Training - From NLP and Stress Awareness to Internet Marketing. Qualifications - Gain free professional qualifications to help you succeed, from a Professional Trainer’s Award to ILM Level 2 Exploring Enterprise. Guidance and Signposting - to partner organisations, funders and networking opportunities. Networking Events - A chance to meet like minded people. Monthly E- Newsletter - Jam packed with news, events and opportunities in the East Midlands. Individual artists, community groups, businesses can access one or all of these at any time, whether it’s just receiving the newsletter or having a one-off business guidance session, to coming in on a regular basis to work out a more complex business development issue.

Derby’s Innovative and Creative Entrepreneurs Club is for enterprising students and graduate entrepreneurs who are interested in networking opportunities and socialising with like-minded entrepreneurial people. Keep up to date with enterprise related activities and come and join us at our meetings, organised at the University of Derby. Also join our DICE club online social networking site on Facebook.

Golf, the unchallenged heart of the old-boy business network, isn’t just for men anymore! Ever heard the old wives’ tale about the word “golf”? Supposedly, it stands for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden”. Of course it’s not true. It is a well know fact that the game of golf is synonymous with BIG business. It is fast becoming one of the most effective tools for networking and deal-making in today’s modern business world. From top CEO to Junior Manager, the men understand this. They all have one thing in common…they play golf for personal and professional development! Most female executives and managers don’t. Whether through fear of ridicule, lack of confidence, sheer frustration at the “old-boy network” attitude or embarrassment about not knowing the rules and etiquette of the game, women have stayed away from the game in their droves. Until now, that is! golfHER is an exciting and innovative networking concept that combines the art of golf with access to a series of unique Personal Impact and Development Programmes for executive women. This coming together is aimed at confidence-proofing your business or career by giving you an in-depth appreciation of this powerful business tool. During these times of economic downturn, …

Hi there, We are Jay and Louise; Award Winning Image Management Consultants. We specialise in magic by helping you look and feel fantastic about yourself. Think of us as your fairy godmothers (okay we can’t solve the pile of housework admittedly) but we can get you to see how: INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, INTELLIGENT and absolutely UNIQUE you really are! And that’s just for starters! We will show you the secrets to creating optical illusions that the celebrities pay thousands for. The reasons we started our business are: 1. Louise is a qualified designer, understands clothes and has a passion for fashion. 2. Jay has a real creative flair and loves the power of colour and putting together new looks. 3. We love introducing women to the colour and styles of clothes that flatter them. 4. We want women to love themselves for who they are and not clone themselves by trying to match up to celebrity images and people in the media. 5. We have learnt then secrets to not having anymore body hate days because we learnt to make the best of who we are. 6. We want to show you just how easy it really is. As women, …