Creative United

07/10/2026

🌟 Yesterday’s Re:Create GrowthCamp workshop was a fascinating session exploring income growth, building partnerships, and strengthening brands. Meet the Re:Create GrowthCamp autumn cohort and find out more about the programme:

A group of talented creatives dived into the knotty business of setting strategy that allows for both creative productivity and financial resilience and growth, at Somerset House on Tuesday 6 October. Under the expert guidance of business mentor Louise Emerson, the second Re:Create GrowthCamp cohort...

15/09/2026

Last week we launched the latest Re:Create GrowthCamp cohort, kicking things off at Somerset House with an inspiring session from Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL.

From having a clear vision and strong culture to embracing trial and error, Susie shared practical insights on what it takes to grow with purpose.

Find out who’s on the September cohort and meet the businesses we’re supporting:

We’re delighted to have launched the Autumn Cohort of Re:Create GrowthCamp with an inspiring opening session led by Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL, entrepreneur, author, and Chair of Creative United’s Board of Directors. Hosted at Somerset House, the session explored what it takes to achieve growth a...

08/09/2026

We need a more intelligent, practical understanding of what growth really means for the creative sector.

Creativity and commercial success aren’t opposites. In fact, a stronger business can give creative founders more freedom to employ people, invest in new work, take risks and plan for the future. That’s exactly the kind of work we're championing. Find out more about Re:Create GrowthCamp: our 12-week growth programme for founder-led creative businesses.

https://recreategrowthcamp.org.uk/

02/09/2026

The article looks at the changing face of art collecting, highlighting a shift towards a more accessible and inclusive art market.

21/08/2026

Meet The Biscuit Factory, an Own Art member with a rich history, an exciting autumn group exhibition on the horizon, and plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year. Read the full piece below:

The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) is an artist-led charity with what Marketing Manager Claire Riley describes as a “long and illustrious history”. She explains that the Society’s story “began in 1809 when pioneers from the Birmingham art scene met in a room in the city for a lif...

20/08/2026

Creative nano businesses need time, space, structure, and experienced support. Not more generic advice.

In this video, Susie Warran-Smith, Chair of Creative United, shares why practical, industry-led support matters.

We've been delivering transformative business support for the creative industries since 2012. Re:Create GrowthCamp is the next evolution of Re:Create, which has supported more than 200 creative businesses across London and Essex, run by a team that knows the creative industries first-hand.

Creative founders will benefit from 12 weeks of practical support from a business mentor and a small group of creative founders, leaning how to build a steadier client pipeline, grow with confidence, and learn alongside people who understand the challenges.

Find out more and register now:
recreategrowthcamp.org.uk

12/08/2026

Tunde Babalola is one half of FUTURE CUT, alongside his business partner and musical collaborator Darren Lewis. Together they have shaped the sound of modern pop from behind the scenes, quietly powering over 50 million global album sales, three UK No.1s and eleven further international chart toppers. Their fingerprints are found across records by Lily Allen, Rihanna, Shakira and PinkPantheress, among many others. Despite Grammy, BRIT and ARIA nominations, you may not know his name.... but you definitely know his work. 🎶

Are you a musical creative founder? Tap into Tunde Babalola’s expertise through Re:Create GrowthCamp: The 12-week growth programme for founder-led creative businesses, delivered both in person at Somerset House, London, and online.

📅 Next cohort starts 8 September 2026⁠
Early adopter rate: £500 + VAT
🔗 https://recreategrowthcamp.org.uk/

06/08/2026

Discover the story behind The Butterworth Gallery in our latest Own Art Meet the Member feature! From a touring caravan in rural Aberdeenshire to a thriving online gallery, the Butterworth family's journey is rooted in a lifelong passion for Scottish landscapes: https://www.ownart.org.uk/meet-the-member-the-butterworth-gallery/

09/07/2026

🎉 We're pleased to welcome Sammi Alani as our newest business mentor for Re:Create GrowthCamp.

Sammi Alani is Co-Founder and VP North America at Pirate Studios, where he played a central role in scaling the business globally before launching and running the US operation from the ground up. He has spent a decade building and operating physical creative spaces across the UK, Europe, and the US.

Re:Create GrowthCamp mentors don't just share advice, they bring practical experience, strategic perspective, and honest insights from building companies themselves. Participants benefit from direct access to experts who have navigated growth, expansion, and the realities of scaling successfully.

📅 Our Summer cohort kicks off on 14 July 2026, with the Autumn cohort starting on 8 September 2026. This is your last chance to secure a place on the Summer cohort and join an inspiring network of creative businesses!
Register now: https://recreategrowthcamp.org.uk/

07/07/2026

🎉 Just one week to go until we kick off Re:Create GrowthCamp with a special session from Creative Director James West.

For over a decade, James has supported more than 500 creative entrepreneurs through West Creative.

Now, he's putting his own advice into practice. As co-founder of Fevvers, a plant-based materials start-up working with the fashion industry, James is experiencing first-hand the realities of building a business from the ground up.

At our launch event, he'll share an honest account of what it's really like to put years of business advice into practice, exploring what surprised him and what proved true.

If you're an ambitious creative founder looking to grow your business with expert mentoring, practical tools and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, Re:Create GrowthCamp is designed for you. Find out more:

The first cohort of creative leaders joining Re:Create GrowthCamp will gain candid insights into transforming a concept into a catwalk-ready brand from entrepreneur and mentor James West on Tuesday, 14 July. In the opening session of Creative United’s new 12-week business growth programme, James w...