Re:Create Richmond empowered twenty-four creative, self-employed individuals and small enterprises in the borough of Richmond to develop their businesses, increase their confidence and establish new connections with other creatives their community and beyond.

Re:Create Richmond is a business support programme designed specifically for creatives and micro or small creative enterprises. Delivered by Creative United, with funding from Richmond Council via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the programme provided free one-to-one business mentoring, networking opportunities and access to an on-demand, e-learning course.

The objectives of the programme were to:
• Increase business resilience and financial sustainability
• Build business confidence and skills
• Develop networks in the borough

What did the programme achieve?

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Jobs Safeguarded

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Est. additional income generated across cohort

Social Return on Investment of

£1:£12.39

Who did the programme support?

A diverse cohort of twenty-four talented creative freelancers, artists, and creative business owners from across the borough of Richmond took part in Re:Create Richmond from October 2024 to February 2025

See who took part – scroll through the slider of images below by hovering over the first or last images, then click the arrows

Header reads, one-to-one business mentoring

Twenty-four participants were selected for Re:Create Richmond, and each offered 4 hours of one-to-one business mentoring and advice. Each participant was carefully matched with a mentor or advisor who would be a best fit for their business type and specific challenges.

Agreed that the one-to-one business mentoring was extremely or partially effective at providing advice, training, and guidance. 0 %

“We found the 1-to-1 business mentoring sessions incredibly effective… largely due to our fantastic mentor. Their knowledge and approachability made a significant difference, as they offered personalised advice that directly addressed our specific challenges, boosting our confidence in implementing new strategies.

Overall, these sessions have been instrumental in our growth, and we are truly grateful for the exceptional guidance we received!”
– Re:Create Richmond participant on one-to-one business mentoring

I was a bit sceptical about the mentoring as I felt that my particular problem was a bit too vague and wouldn’t fall within the remit of business mentoring. How wrong I was! James actually listened carefully to my situation, and was able to home in on exactly what I needed, offering very specific, tailored advice that was of real, useful value. If I could afford to carry on with the mentoring, I absolutely would!.”
– Susan J Lee, Susan Lee Creative and Pennychoo

Header reads, Re:Create business skills e-learning course

The Re:Create Business Skills e-learning course provided learners with the essential business skills needed to make their business resilient. The course contains short training videos, accompanying downloadable resources and quick quizzes and is made up of 4 modules:

• Marketing and E-Commerce
• Building value and getting funded
• Building business resilience
• People and team building skills

“Highly effective, offering clear, practical advice, training, and guidance. Great to be able to dip in and out of.”
– Emma Gibson of Emma Gibson Photography on e-learning

“Very helpful in covering the foundations of marketing, goal setting and networking!”
– Re:Create Richmond participant on e-learning

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Creative business in the borough had the opportunity to broaden their network and sharpen their skills at a specially designed event on 13 February at the Drop-In in Richmond.

Guest speakers, Sarah Speake (Speake Up Consulting), Katie Irvine Robertson (Not on the High Street) and Business Coach, Nat Harrison (Amaya Consulting,) shared their tips on how to improve networking skills.

“I loved the event in Richmond, it was a great chance to connect with other creatives in the
industry!” – Re:Create Richmond participant on networking event

Outcomes and Take-aways

Have an improved understanding of how to increase income in their business 0 %

Have increased confidence in how to grow and sustain their business 0 %

Feel part of a network or community of shared interests 0 %

Case Studies

We have developed a number of case studies to capture the Re:Create Richmond experience and demonstrate the ways in which individual participants benefited from the programme.
Click the images below to read each case study in more detail 

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