UKCCA Survey of Creative Business Incubation 2010

UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA) is investigating the need for a dynamic creative business incubator hub in Luton Town centre. To help the UKCCA decide if an incubator could help potential small scale and start up firms in this area, we are asking that you take a few moments to complete this survey.

A creative incubator helps start up and existing businesses to be more successful. An Incubator Hub is space within a bigger creative building that can house small and start up businesses for and offer shared services at a low cost. As part of this offer the UKCCA wants to make available its brand new state of the art workshop facilities (wood work and metal work), music, dance and street arts rehearsal spaces, meeting rooms, specialist training and one to one support combining this offer with technical advice and support from the business world.

It is our vision to create a flexible, dynamic, interesting and vibrant scheme that is tailored around the needs and demands of the creative community. This can mean offering access at weekends.

Confidentiality
Who will see my answers?
The survey is being conducted by Consultant Tony Jules of Strategic Alternatives on behalf of UKCCA and UKCCA staff. UKCCA will not publish any statistics that would divulge information obtained from this survey identifying any business, institution or individual without the previous consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. To enhance its usefulness, UKCCA will create a database combining individual responses from this survey with other information that UKCCA has from other surveys or from administrative records.

Authority
If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures you may contact Maggie Yarde by telephone or email address specified below.

CONTACT US
If you have questions about this survey or require further information, please contact Maggie on 01582 437 100, or email maggie@carnivalarts.org.uk

1. ABOUT YOU


Name
Address
Town County Postcode
Phone Fax
Email Website
 
2. CREATIVE BUSINESS
Do you consider yourself to be an entrepreneur or an enterprising person?

a. If so, do you have a creative business idea that can generate an income or technical skills that can be offered to the centre? Please explain.

 
b. What best describes your business or creative idea? Events Promoter
  Musician
  Dance and Drama
  Designers
  Performers
  Technical
  ICT
Other (specify) 
c. How many months/years have you been in business? Months Years
d. Do you employ people if so, how many people/or do you have volunteers?
e. Do you earn a living from this?
f. With the right training and the right support could your idea grow to generate income for you and provide a sustainable source of income? Yes No
  (if you answer yes to both then go to question i)
g. If you have an idea for a business but have not yet invested a significant amount of time and money,
I. What assistance is needed to determine the feasibility of your idea?
II. What help do you need to get the business started?
III. What skills are needed so that you have confidence in moving forward?
h. Do you have a current business plan? Yes No
i.Would you attend any of the following seminars or classes? (tick as many as apply)
  Textiles and Trimming
Business advice                                                Sewing Classes
Social networking
j. Please use this space to explain what creative space you would need, the support you require and when you would need the space. i.e. hours, days, monthly?
 
3. BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
The UKCCA building houses the following business support needs which individuals/businesses can benefit from especially when sharing capital costs of equipment and or clerical services with other growing businesses. We would want to find out how best our building, facilities and equipment can positively respond to your creative business needs. Please tick all that apply.
AREA 1 - TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
 
AREA 2 - REHEARSAL SPACE - (Music, dance, other art form)
 
AREA 3 - BUSINESS HUB
 
 
AREA 4 - STREET MARKET
a. How often would you use the above facilities?
b. Have you sought the folowing services? If so, please tick all that apply.
Other  
 
4. MULTI-LEVEL MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE
UKCCA seek to suit your business needs to tailor your support. Please tell us which services you consider that best reflect your needs. We are looking at options graded into usage and cost which targets the level of support to encourage new business and creative ideas with services starting at, as little as £1 per hour. Please select the most suitable.

Cost to hire:

Hot desk and internet - £1 per hour, Business address/virtual office £15 per month; Mas Camp - £90 per hour; Meeting/conference room £30 per hour; Main Hall £90 per hour; Live Room £30 per hour, Technical workshop and wet lab £90 per hour; Street market stall £15 per table.

Please let us know which times would best suit your needs?

 

Please use this opportunity to tell us more about your requirements:
 

Training Packages available: Business Support, Marketing, Presentation Skills, ICT (MAC/APPLE/QUARC), Basic Accounting, Events Management, Creative Media, Business Plans, Networking Skills, foundation /intermediate accredited courses (Carnival Arts Course), Costume Making and Design, Dance and Drama, Body Art and Makeup, Music Studio.

Please advise which course/s you would be interested in:

 
     
 
 
 
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

if  you  have  questions  about  this  survey  or  require further information,  please contact  Maggie  on 01582 437 100, or email;maggie@carnivalarts.org.uk
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Where the UKCCA receives any data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) it shall ensure that it fully complies with the provision of the Act and only deals with the date to fulfill its obligations.