A model for entrepreneurial development in the creative industries was developed through my PhD research that concluded in November 2018. This model is a theory connected to cultural entrepreneurship that has immense potential for future research in its testing and application.
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About the model

This research is based on grounded theory data collection and analysis from a wide range of cultural entrepreneurs across the UK and beyond. The model combines three bodies of knowledge: value constellations or ecosystems; the quadruple bottom line of the creative industries integrating economic prosperity, social change, artistic innovation and institutional development; and Cohendet's theory of the three key players in the creative industries: the underground, middleground and upperground.

Applying the model

This has been tested with groups of students and entrepreneurs in co-working spaces and university settings, applying the model to their work and their future aspirations. For more information about these workshops, please contact me at [email protected].