Mechanisms of collaboration between creative small, medium and micro-sized enterprises and higher education institutions: reflections on the Creativeworks London Creative Voucher Scheme

Virani, Tarek

All Outputs (5)

Investigating London’s creative economy: A word on research methods (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper

The creative SME: A cautionary tale (2015)
Preprint / Working Paper

The aim of this paper is to explore the debate about defining a small firm, or a small and mediumsized enterprise (SME), and examining the relevance of this concern to the creative industries and creative businesses. The first part of this paper navi... Read More about The creative SME: A cautionary tale.

Re-articulating the creative hub concept as a model for business support in the local creative economy: the case of Mare Street in Hackney (2015)
Preprint / Working Paper

The literature on ‘creative hubs’is scarce. Although the term is currently in wide use in policy circles, its actual meaning is not always clear. Accordingly, this paper aims to clarify what is meant bythe ‘creative hub’through the use of ethnographi... Read More about Re-articulating the creative hub concept as a model for business support in the local creative economy: the case of Mare Street in Hackney.

Do voucher schemes matter in the long run? A brief comparison of Nesta's Creative Credits and Creativeworks London's Creative Voucher schemes (2015)
Preprint / Working Paper

In policy circles, the common consensus about voucher schemes aimed at the creative sector is that they have short term but no real lasting impact. This short position paper queries this notion. This is mainly because these schemes are notoriously va... Read More about Do voucher schemes matter in the long run? A brief comparison of Nesta's Creative Credits and Creativeworks London's Creative Voucher schemes.

Mechanisms of collaboration between creative small, medium and micro-sized enterprises and higher education institutions: reflections on the Creativeworks London Creative Voucher Scheme (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper

According to the literature, university-industry collaborations are far from straightforward. This
paper adds to this work by looking at how the process of collaboration has fared between higher
education institutions (HEIs) and small, medium and m... Read More about Mechanisms of collaboration between creative small, medium and micro-sized enterprises and higher education institutions: reflections on the Creativeworks London Creative Voucher Scheme.