Cultural Enterprise Office Impact Summary 2013/2014

IMPACT SUMMARY 2013/14

Source: CEO Performance and Impact Report 2013/14

IMAPCT SUMMARY 2013/14

CEO client segmentation

33%

7%

clients at the pre-start stage

60%

clients actively starting a business

Impact on clarity and capacity

clients are established businesses

Positive impact

No impact

Negative impact

81% 85% 73%

91%

82%

AWARENESS

CONFIDENCE

UNDERSTANDING

KNOWLEDGE

CLARITY

of the support services available

in achieving your ambitions

of the skills you need to be successful in your field

of business practices

over what you need to do next

IMPACT SUMMARY 2013/14

Strengthening creative practice

Fostering entrepreneurial capacity

84%

62%

68%

67%

More determined to pursue my creative practice

Increased my time commitment to my creative practice

The skills to run a successful creative practice/business

The resilience to overcome difficulties and obstacles

44%

29%

40%

More able to earn a living from my creative practice

Less reliant on income from a second job

Made a financial investment in my creative practice

48%

61%

43%

Attracting funding to pursue new projects and work

Connection with, and legitimacy among, peers

New creative collaborations

59%

70%

39%

Taking your creative practice in new directions

Understanding of your place in the creative market

Building a national or international reputation

Developing financial resilience 33%

14%

Registered as self-employed or formed a business

Taken on premises or studio space for the first time

10% Registered for VAT

42% Making the decision to stay located in Scotland

IMAPCT SUMMARY 2013/14

CEO impact on the financial position of clients

53%

OF CLIENTS INCREASED THEIR INCOME

40%

BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY AS A RESULT OF CEO ADVICE/ SUPPORT

1 in 8 CLIENTS CREATED JOBS FOR OTHERS AS A RESULT OF CEO ADVICE/SUPPORT

77%

£13,200

63%

AVERAGE INCREASE IN ANNUAL INCOME ATTRIBUTED TO CEO

OF POSITIONS CREATED WERE ON A FREELANCE BASIS

OF BUSINESSES HELPED TO SURVIVE

61%

OF BUSINESSES HELPED REACH SCALE