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.

1. WHY HERE?
WHY NOW?
Factors of attraction, entrepreneurialism and growth in
the Brighton CDIT Cluster.
Juan Mateos-Garcia
Brighton Digital Festival 11 September 2012

2. WHAT BRINGS CDIT ENTREPRENEURS
TO B&H?
S
QUESTION
WHAT MAKES THEM START THEIR
COMPANIES HERE?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT BRIGHTON THAT
MAKES CDIT BUSINESSES
COMPETITIVE?
SECTORAL DIFFERENCES?
HISTORICAL TRENDS?

3. B
SO WHAT?
Important questions
for policymakers who
want to attract talent,
E increase
entrepreneurship &
promote innovation &
growth
G

4. 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

5. Some differences across sectors
What brings CDIT entrepreneurs to B&H?
IT = Set up
business
Universities relevant here
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given (by sector)

6. 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)

7. What makes them set up their companies
here?
Already lived here
And other factors…
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given

8. What makes them set up their companies
here? Factors for sectors…
Brighton
REP
rts
& don
A e Lon
cu ltur
Factor cited as significant as a % of all factors given

9. What is it about Brighton that strengthens its
businesses?
ma tical
ss
g?
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in
all
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% mentioning the factor as significant or very significant advantage of being based in Brighton

10. What is it about Brighton that strengthens its
businesses? nt ♥
Conte n
Londo
s
Skill
% of all in the sector mentioning the factor as significant or very significant advantage of being based in Brighton

11. y are young: Do B&H’s
d…
Get them while the
re puta ti on & life s tyle attract
entrepreneurial pe ople who don’t yet know
To be continue
they w ant to be entrepreneurs?
–
Is Brighton a t the optimal distance
?
geographical, c ultural – from London
se? W ha t doe s E L
Close but not too clo ct?
T e ch C it y m e a n, in t his re s pe
within Brighton –
One size doe sn’t fit all, even
s of advantage;
rences in driver
look at the diffe k of ne t wor k s ?
?
c lus t e r or ne t wor

12. THANK YOU
Juan.mateos-garcia@nesta.org.uk
@JMateosGarcia