Applications are currently being accepted for participation in the Creative3 Investment Marketplace. The event has been designed as a forum for new and emerging creative businesses to pitch their business ideas to a panel of business experts. The applicant who is judged to have the most innovative and viable business concept by the panel will win a creative business package – comprising in-kind support and a cash component – valued at $100,000.

The Creative3 Investment Marketplace is being held as part of the Creative3 forum – a new international industry event hosted by QUT Creative Enterprise Australia in Brisbane from April 14 to 16 2010,  that aims to empower both individuals and organisations to harness the power of creativity, investment and enterprise by providing invaluable insights and practical learnings from some of the best in the business.

The Creative3 Investment Marketplace is open to Australian-based creative businesses in the sectors of:

– Design (including architecture and designer fashion)

– Film and television
– New Media including games and software development
– Music

To be eligible to participate applicants must be:

– Motivated and capable entrepreneurs or enterprising management teams.
– Have a viable business concept within the creative industries sector that seek to further develop or commercialise their innovative new product/s, processes or services based on own proprietary intellectual property or service innovation.
– In the start-up or development phase and have an annual turnover of less than $500,000 and can demonstrate evidence of sufficient capital and growth potential.
– Be already close to market and have the ability to compete in a clearly identified market.
– Comply with the terms and conditions of the creative3 Investment Marketplace

Creative businesses are required to submit their applications online by Wednesday 24 March 2010.

For more information and to apply visit here.

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