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• The UKs creative industries employ two million people and the sector contributes £60 billion per year – 7.3% – to the UK economy and is growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole. (Department for Culture, Media and Sport DCMS 2008)
• UK households spend, on average, £59 each week on recreation and culture – more than on any other commodities and services except Transport. (DCMS 2008)

• The science technology and engineering sector contributes around 10% GDP and one third of the UK’s total exports. (Sector Skills Council for Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology SEMTA 2008)
• The government has doubled the science budget in real terms, over the past 10 years to £3.4 billion in 2007/08. (Department of Innovation, Universities & Skills - DIUS 2008)
• Increasing the supply of science, technology engineering and mathematical (STEM) skills is vital in a global climate increasingly dependent on innovation and high value products and services. (DIUS 2008)

• The IT & Telecommunications sector provides the engine for productivity and future growth across the UK e conomy. IT intensive sectors represent 5% of the UK’s total economy. (e-skills 2008)
• Nearly 1 in 20 people (1.5 million) employed in the UK work in IT and Telecommunications. (e-skills 2008)
• The shared attributes of entrepreneurs listed on the City & Guilds Rich List 2008 include; strong self belief, patience and perseverance, capacity for hard work and ability to bounce back after failure.

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