Calling all creative micros, startups, freelancers and arts & culture organisations in B&NES... BSU BOOST is open for business

Welcome to BSU BOOST! 

Are you:

A creative micro business, start-up, freelancer or arts & culture organisation in B&NES?

Do you:

• Want to apply for a grant?
• Feel you’re ready to grow, but lack the tools to succeed?
• Don’t have *exactly* what the funder wants (capacity, expertise…) so think it’s a waste of time?

If so, this one’s for you…

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

 

What is BSU BOOST?

Technically, we’re a “social impact and knowledge exchange initiative” from Bath Spa University’s Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries.  Not catchy, but we are a university after all.  On the plus side, it means you can trust that we’re doing this properly and for good reasons so if you’ve got this far, read on…

What we can do: 

1. Support you through your application process to submission… and beyond
2. Increase your knowledge of how to access funds that you’ve been unable to apply for in the past
3. Help to streamline the funding distribution timeline for your grant 

There is no catch.  Our aim is – solely and truly – to improve funding access equality for businesses like yours. 

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

Still wondering if BSU BOOST is right for you?

We are currently open to applications for our 2025 BSU Boost cohort.

If you are pre-bid (i.e. you’ve not applied yet – you might not even know which grant/fund to look at) and you have a project which aims to do any of the following: 

• Help your business and/ or community grow and regenerate 
• Offer public benefit
• Further education in some way 

We would love to hear from you.

Please note: In 2025, BSU Boost is only open to organisations and/ or projects based in B&NES or within 10 miles of its borders. 

REGISTER INTEREST

 

For more information:   

If you would like to find out more about BSU Boost, please register your interest above or email s.pottinger@bathspa.ac.uk