Cornwall Digital & Creative Industry - A Thriving Creative Sector

Freedom, opportunity and inspiration collide in a region loved by creative talent.

Everything you’ll find in the city. And more. From lower operating costs and a unique lifestyle, to tech clusters and one-of-a-kind resources, Cornwall’s creative heritage empowers and fulfils the region’s talent.

A diverse digital and creative ecosystem

Find likeminded creators and benefit from dedicated resources such as innovation centres and enterprise zones.
State-of-the-art infrastructure

Benefit from Cornwall’s 90% superfast fibre broadband coverage and stay connected to the rest of Europe with convenient airport and train links.
Leading digital and creative universities

Find top talent at the source, with world-renowned creative institutions such as Falmouth University on your doorstep.
One of the UK’s fastest growing digital communities

Join a rapidly expanding digital and creative community that’s grown by 76% since 2010.

Join a thriving digital and creative cluster

Cornwall has a cultural heritage of creativity that’s paved the way for today’s most innovative businesses.

From established fintech business and software developers, to digital marketing and graphic design, the region offers the support and resources digital businesses need to grow.

Access dedicated support and resources

Enterprise zones that offer tax breaks. Innovation centres that accelerate business growth. Creative workspaces that fuel success. Tech clusters that connect innovators.

Cornwall has the resources to help you succeed:

Software Cornwall
Launchpad
Tremough Innovation Centre
Screen Cornwall
Crowdfunder

Stay connected to the UK’s creative community

With high-speed fibre-based broadband provided by Superfast Cornwall, frequent trains to London, and flights across Europe from Newquay, you can stay connected to your creative network while reaping the unique benefits of the region.

Hire from a diverse pool of creative talent

Whether you’re looking for an app developer or an animator, Cornwall has a diverse stream of new talent – straight from leading institutions:

Falmouth University
University of Exeter
University of Plymouth

hiyield

hiyield uses its technical and startup expertise to help ambitious entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. Find out how the company has found success in Cornwall.

Bluefruit Software

Cornwall’s tech cluster is growing at an exponential rate, at the forefront of this growth are companies like Bluefruit, the brainchild of Paul Massey.

Radix Communications

Radix is one of the UK’s leading B2B copywriting agencies, employing a team of 14 full time employees, and producing work for brands such as Amazon, Dell and Xerox.

Cornish agency shortlisted for award on 1st birthday

A Cornish marketing agency has been thriving since its launch at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and now it has been shortlisted for a prestigious award as they celebrate their first birthday. Kraken Marketing was founded in April 2020 by Lyssa-Fêe Crump after a decade of working in-house with Cornish companies. She saw a […]

3WhiteHats awarded Top 5 in UK’s ‘Best Places to Work’

Cornwall-based digital marketing agency 3WhiteHats has been named among the top five places to work in the UK. Campaign Magazine, one of the UK’s leading media publications, has ranked 3WhiteHats in 5th place for ‘Best Places to Work 2020’ overall, as well as number three on its list of the ‘Best Small Places to Work’. […]

Bluefruit becomes the 1st employee owned tech company in Cornwall

Cornwall’s fastest-growing tech company, Bluefruit Software, has just become the first tech company in Cornwall to change to an Employee Owned business with the formation of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Employees are now the principal shareholders in the company, with a 51% stake and a say in governance. The EOT’s board of trustees has […]