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CIDS
1st Floor, The Department Store
5 Oak Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 5JD
The Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS) works to help new and established creative businesses in Greater Manchester.
We also produce this website
News
Subscribe now to receive the next edition of CREATIVE Times
We at CIDS are currently working on the December edition of CREATIVE Times. If you’ve not done so already, you need to go to creativetimes.co.uk and subscribe to receive the next edition. CREATIVE Times, the...
Alistair's LOVE-in
Alistair Sim of LOVE Creative took the podium at the first in a brand new series of Focal Point:Lectures, organised by CIDS. A packed house at eOffice in Manchester were treated to some valuable insights,...
CIDS launches CT online
CREATIVE Times online is here! We at CIDS have embraced the interactive and multimedia elements of the web to bring you the CREATIVE Times website. It’s over two years since CREATIVE Times first arrived through...
Starting Point
Throughout 2008, CIDS are offering business development support to ambitious people that are almost ready to take the bold step of launching their creative enterprise. The Focal Point:Start programme will provide a mix of workshops...
Creatives get down to business
The delegates at this year’s Business North West will be left with plenty to think about, as CIDS enlists the help of great creative minds to talk about the positive impact of creativity on the...
Melting pot
This September, CIDS, in partnership with Stockport Economic Alliance, launched the Stockport Creative Industries Network. An impressive band of over forty creative business people and freelancers gathered for an inaugural meeting at Stockport Art Gallery....
2007 Creative & Digital Business Survey
Manchester’s creative and digital industries are confident on growth, innovative in their products and services but are often too heavily focussed on the local marketplace, a report commissioned by CIDS has found. The ‘2007 Creative&Digital...
The business of learning
CIDS and Winning Pitch have both been running programmes designed to help creative businesses up skill on nuts and bolts issues. Since February of this year, CIDS have been offering a helping hand to ambitious...
Events
Tuesday 02 December
People First: HR in the Creative Sector
Conference Room 1, MMU Business School, Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street, M1 3GH
Tuesday 2nd December | 08:30 to Tuesday 2nd December | 10:00
Thursday 16 October
Creative Focus workshop October
CIDS, 5 Oak Street, Manchester, M4 5JD
Thursday 16th October | 09:30 to Thursday 16th October | 18:00
Wednesday 15 October
Social networking: How can your business benefit?
Stockport Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, SK3 8AB
Wednesday 15th October | 18:00 to Wednesday 15th October | 20:00
Thursday 11 September
Focal Point: Lecture – Len Grant
eOffice, 1 Portland Street, Manchester
Thursday 11th September | 18:00 to Thursday 11th September | 21:00
Thursday 17 July
Focal Point: Lecture - Code Computerlove
eOffice, 1 Portland St, Manchester
Thursday 17th July | 18:00 to Thursday 17th July | 21:00
Tuesday 15 July
The Loop: Peter Saville
CUBE, Portland Street, Manchester
Tuesday 15th July | 17:30 to Tuesday 15th July | 21:00
Tuesday 15 July
Stockport Creative Industries Network - Confident and Effective Networking
Deanwater Hotel, Woodford
Tuesday 15th July | 07:30 to Tuesday 15th July | 10:30
Thursday 12 June
Introducing Focal Point: Lectures
eOffice, 1Portland Street, Manchester
Thursday 12th June | 18:00 to Thursday 12th June | 21:00
Wednesday 11 June
Creative Focus workshop
CIDS, 5 Oak Street, Manchester, M4 5JD
Wednesday 11th June | 09:30 to Wednesday 11th June | 18:00
Thursday 29 May
The Loop | Series IV| Episode III
CUBE, Portland Street, Manchester
Thursday 29th May | 18:00 to Thursday 29th May | 21:00
The Loop

Brought to you by CIDS, The Loop provides a regular masterclass and get-together for established businesses in design, music, fashion, architecture, visual arts, film, TV, video games and the professional services that support them. From MDs to CEOs, Advisors to Investors, Mavericks to Academics, The Loop provides a high level platform to learn, network, see what’s happening and make deals.
Creative Focus

A one-day workshop for new and emerging creative businesses
Is your business in its infancy? Or maybe you’re looking to take what you’ve got but change direction? We realise how easy it can be to lose sight of your goals. Could it be that a little time away from the rigours of running your business and some expert direction is w
CREATIVE Times

CREATIVE Times is a unique publication established in 2005. .
The UK’s first Creative Industries Journal is now online www.creativetimes.co.uk
Creative Annual

Gving you an update on exactly what’s going on and where you should be looking to source the very finest creative solutions.
















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