Digital YoYo provides a strategy and policy development service for projects related to the Creative & Digital Industries, from both an economic and cultural perspective.

> We have specialist knowledge of strategy development; taking into account technology, innovation, business and cultural trends; government policy, funding issues and more.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing funding and partnership opportunities in a post-coalition government world

> Developing strategy and policy proposals for local authorities

> Advising regional organisations involved in the creative digital sector

> Writing a 32 page booklet on ICT innovation within the creative Industries for CreATE – a trans-regional European research project

> Developing the European Digital Creative Network for various European partners

> Developing Project and Funding proposals for business development in the sector

Regional Development Agency work includes:
> Developing and implementing a Cluster Plan for the Creative & Digital Media Sector, and contributing to the development of the Regional Economic Strategy.

> Building partnerships with many organisations and businesses throughout the West Midlands, ensuring that the agencies policies and projects strengthened the region’s overall ‘offer’ to the creative and digital industries.

> Developing regional responses to national policy for digital and creative industries, including: Digital Britain, Creative Economy Programme, Skills Agenda, Future of Television, Regional ‘Cross-Media’ Production and more.
> Developing new projects that can turn policy into reality.

Contact us to discuss how we can help you on 07968 56(five)095 or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com

Digital YoYo provides a project development service, combining our specialist knowledge of the Creative & Digital Industries with experience of developing complex projects in the private sector.

•    We have specialist expertise in developing projects and writing project plans.
•    We have specialist understanding of technology and digital media related projects.
•    We have specialist knowledge of developing projects to fit within policy frameworks.
•    We are good at facilitating stakeholder meetings to get clear information on how a project should be developed to make it successful.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing funding and partnership opportunities in a post-coalition government world – options analysis

> Developing project & funding proposals for local authorities and regional agencies

Our experience with a Regional Development Agency includes:
> Writing and developing projects within the creative and digital industries, with a focus on film, TV, animation, games, serious games and the music industry.

Our experience in commercial business includes:
> Developing communications, skills development, innovation and technology projects for owner-managed businesses.
> We are experienced in the pitfalls of implementing plans, such as the likelihood of over-optimism within forecasting.

The combination of our public and private sector experiences enable us to be more realistic and practical in our project development.

Contact us to discuss how we can help you on 07968 56(five)095 or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com

Digital YoYo provides a service to help you find the best fit funding sources for your project. We focus on projects that involve the Creative & Digital Industries in some way. [Health Warning - We cannot guarantee to secure the funding you seek!]

•    We bring a specialist understanding of funding streams, European Funding, technology funding and specialist grants.
•    We have specialist knowledge of securing venture capital funding for the creative and digital industries.
•    We have an understanding of Public Sector Funding requirements, including delivering outcomes, outputs and match-funding.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing funding and partnership opportunities in a post-coalition government world

> Developing ERDF, FP7 and Interreg project proposals for regional stakeholders

> Advising regional organisations involved in the creative digital sector

> Writing a 32 page booklet on ICT innovation within the creative Industries for CreATE – a trans-regional European research project

> Developing the European Digital Creative Network for various European partners

> Developing Project and Funding proposals for business development in the sector

Our experience with a Regional Development Agency includes:

> Developing funding packages for the creative and digital industries. This included becoming familiar with state aid issues over venture capital, conditional grant funding, conditional loans and more.

Our experience in commercial business includes:

> Putting together funding packages for businesses which involved venture capital, bank loans and business owner ‘match’.
> Understanding the pit-falls of being venture capital backed, e.g., the increased costs of scrutiny, tax, payroll, and the very high expectations of what will be done with often very little money.

Contact us to discuss how we can help you on 07968 56(five)095 or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com

Digital YoYo provides a bid writing service, with a focus on our detailed understanding of the Creative & Digital Industries.

•    We bring specialist knowledge of bid writing to secure project funds from public sector sources. We have a good understanding of the post coalition government world in the UK and the landscape of European Funding and partner opportunities.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing funding and partnership opportunities in a post-coalition government world

> Developing Project and Funding proposals for local authorities and regional stakeholders. Including European Funding bids such as ERDF, FP7 and Interreg.

Our experience with a Regional Development Agency includes:

> Writing, co-writing and developing bids for UK and European funding sources. This involved having a specialist understanding of what a bid should contain, how it should be summarised and how European funds differs from ‘single pot’ UK funds.
> Writing business and project plans to go alongside the bid.
> Knowledge of how to include outputs & outcomes which offer value for money.
> Knowledge of dealing with match funding and state aid issues.
> Understanding of all stages of the application process; from outline and full to appraisal and ‘going live’.

Our experience in commercial business includes:
> Writing a huge number of bids in the area of media production & communications, international charities, learning and skills resources and more.

Contact us to discuss how we can help you on 07968 56(five)095 or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com