WHY HERE? WHY NOW? Factors of attraction, entrepreneurialism and growth in the Brighton CDIT Cluster. Juan Mateos-Garcia Brighton Digital Festival 11 September 2012
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Preliminary findings of the Brighton Fuse Firm Survey. Descriptive, using a subset of the sample (n=104). Caution in the interpretation of the (intriguing) findings is advised.
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WHY HERE?WHY NOW?Factors of attraction, entrepreneurialism and growth in the Brighton CDIT Cluster.
Juan Mateos-Garcia
Brighton Digital Festival 11 September 2012
WHAT BRINGS CDIT ENTREPRENEURS TO B&H?
QU
ES
TIO
NS
WHAT MAKES THEM START THEIR COMPANIES HERE?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT BRIGHTON THAT MAKES CDIT BUSINESSES COMPETITIVE?
SECTORAL DIFFERENCES? HISTORICAL TRENDS?
SO
WH
AT
? B
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Important questions for policymakers who want to attract talent,
increase entrepreneurship & promote innovation
& growth
What brings CDIT entrepreneurs to B&H?
Attracted to Brighton as a place rather than Brighton
as a cluster
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given
What brings CDIT entrepreneurs to B&H?Some differences across sectors
IT = Set up business
Universities relevant here
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given (by sector)
What brings CDIT entrepreneurs to B&H?
Are professional factors becoming more important? Hmmm…
Maybe…
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given (by year)
What makes them set up their companies here?
Already lived here
And other factors…
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given
What makes them set up their companies here?Factors for sectors…
BrightonREP
LondonArts &
culture
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given
What is it about Brighton that strengthens its businesses?
Lond
on c
allin
g?Crit
ical
mas
s
% mentioning the factor as significant or very significant advantage of being based in Brighton
What is it about Brighton that strengthens its businesses?
Content ♥
London
Skills
% of all in the sector mentioning the factor as significant or very significant advantage of being based in Brighton
Get them while they are young: Do B&H’s
reputation & lifestyle attract
entrepreneurial people who don’t yet know
they want to be entrepreneurs?
Is Brighton at the optimal distance –
geographical, cultural – from London?
Close but not too close? What does EL
Tech City mean, in this respect?
One size doesn’t fit all, even within Brighton –
look at the differences in drivers of advantage;
cluster or network of networks??
To
be c
ontin
ued…
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