Business Support
Supporting businesses is one of our key strategic priorities. If you are a games business based in Yorkshire and Humber we:
· can invest in your business to help it grow. Our Business Investment Fund exists to create sustainable jobs and wealth in the region and can provide funding for projects including marketing, research or training.
· operate the Vital Statistics benchmarking and business consultancy tool which analyses your company's performance compared to competitors and allows you to plan how to grow your business with our support.
· host regular networking events
· can offer up to 50% funding for employees to access training and development opportunities. We can also fund mentoring for senior managers and company owners.
· can offer advice and contacts, bringing companies together to work jointly on cross-platform projects
For further information about any of these opportunities, please contact jamie@screenyorkshire.co.uk or call on 0113 236 2239
Yorkshire UKDevelopment that's Ahead of the Game
Yorkshire has three of the World's Top 100 best performing studios (source: Develop 100, 2009) plus dozens of other companies developing everything from in-browser Flash games, through mobile phone titles to multi-million-selling triple-A blockbusters for consoles. Yorkshire also hosts a raft of supporting industries with expertise in animation, music, sound effects, voice acting and other digital media.
"The Yorkshire development community is one of the most united in the country and long may it continue to be supported. I always come away from the Game Republic events having learned something myself." Jon Hare, Jagex Games
"I believe that Game Republic perform a pivotal role in aiding, assisting and bringing together the games industry in the Yorkshire region. Team17 is delighted to be associated with both Game Republic and Screen Yorkshire." Martyn Brown, Team 17
