26/05/2026
We built something real.
Last Month, I walked into Banks Mill Studios at the University of Derby and delivered the first regional session of the Creative Business Growth Initiative — a programme I founded to give early-stage fashion and creative entrepreneurs the commercial tools they actually need to build a sustainable business.
No theory. No generic advice. Just real, hands-on knowledge transfer from a founder who has been in the room and learned the hard way.
This short documentary captures what happened that day — the energy, the conversations, the moments where something clicked for someone in the room.
And it’s only the beginning.
CBGI is now expanding regionally — through universities, fashion-led enterprises, and creative CICs across the Midlands and beyond. The mission is simple: close the gap between creative talent and commercial reality, one room at a time.
If you’re a university, fashion organisation, enterprise hub, or CIC that works with emerging creative founders — I’d love to talk.
Watch the full documentary below. 👇
Derby
