Elephant Bed (John Grade, 2009 exhibition sponsored by the Arts Council)

Guest post by Stephanie Fuller, Senior Planning, Arts Council

In my work I spend a good deal of time promoting the value of the arts and cultural sector to the creative industries as a whole and the economy in general.  Current enthusiasm for growth as an economic driver doesn’t do these organisations any favours – typically they are micro or small businesses and for the majority growth is neither desired nor appropriate.  Despite this they make a significant contribution to the economy through driving innovation, collaboration and exchange of ideas.

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Last week we talked about some of the effort that goes into crafting a good business survey.   The Fuse survey asks you to provide data on your business’ turnover, operating profit and employees. As an important note: we will of course treat these data as confidential – and you don’t have to respond to any questions that you don’t feel comfortable about answering.

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Piles of surveys, not a single Brighton Fuse survey

After much blood, sweat, tears and biscuits, the Brighton Fuse survey went live just over a week ago. We’ve been delighted by the tide of results rushing in – if you have been invited to participate, please do fill your survey in as every response counts! Freelancers, we haven’t forgotten about you – we’re currently working on a second survey specifically tailed to your own work which will be going live in the autumn.

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We’ve been working on Brighton Fuse for a few months, and we’ve often talked about the project to different kinds of audiences. Almost every time someone asks the same question: Why are you looking at Brighton? Why not [insert name of almost any other city in the UK]?

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One crucial element of our research is the Brighton FUSE Company Survey, which is going live in June 2012. If you run a creative or digital business in Brighton & Hove, you will receive an e-mail inviting you to participate.

Your participation really matters to us! We need a high response rate to develop reliable findings and sound recommendations which can help support your business in lots of ways. Continue reading →