Cultural Enterprise Office

In Scotland, the sector is generally seen as being made up of the following industries: advertising, architecture, art, crafts, design, designer fashion, film, interactive leisure software, music, performing arts, publishing, software and computer services and TV and radio.

This definition is used by Scottish Government to help monitor activity, support and fund the sector. And many funding schemes and services use these categories to check your eligibility to access their support.

For instance, we exist to support the creative industries and our services can only be accessed by businesses and individuals whose activity fit within the following categories:

• Advertising
• Animation
• Architecture
• Crafts
• Dance
• Design
• Fashion
• Film
• Games
• Literature
• Music
• Photography
• Publishing
• Radio
• Software & Apps
• Theatre
• TV
• Visual Arts

Disclaimer: We want to keep you in the know, so we offer a wide selection of useful resources. But Cultural Enterprise Office isn’t responsible for the advice and information of external organisations in this document. So if you have any questions, please contact the specific organisation directly.