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

Watch our VodcastTeam 17's Martyn Brown

team-17 Martyn Brown is studio director & co-founder of Wakefield based video games developers Team 17, whose global client list includes publishing giants Sony, Microsoft, Vivendi and THQ. Team 17 - the first EU developer to release a title on PS3 - is one of the most established and renowned games developers in Europe. One of the company's most recent hits is the award winning Worms franchise - which has now sold 15 million copies worldwide.

Watch our vodcast to hear Martyn talk about his career, why he thinks Yorkshire is a world-class base for games developers and the support available for the industry through Game Republic and Screen Yorkshire.