Blick Shared Studios is a social enterprise that provides fully serviced, creative and affordable shared space, facilities and resources for creative and digital start-ups, freelancers and small businesses. Set up by a group of creative entrepreneurs to fill a gap in the market for suitable workspace for creative businesses in Northern Ireland, we provide studio and office space within Belfast and Derry~Londonderry.
Our properties have a creative and professional work environment and a friendly, informal and supportive atmosphere that encourages communication, collaboration and inspiration. Our workspaces are affordable and with flexible leases which takes the risk out of renting property. They are also fully serviced which eliminates hassle for residents so they can concentrate on growing their businesses. Meeting rooms and event spaces are available free of charge for our residents and at affordable rates for non-resident creative businesses.
We offer virtual services for creative businesses just starting out that are not able to afford workspace or for those happy to work from home but seeking a professional public image for their business. Sharing resources such as internet, utility costs and meeting rooms as well as minimising unnecessary overheads keeps our services affordable. We have a small team of staff and offer a friendly and personal service to all our clients. We are interested in collaborating and working with other creative organisations and building our business to become a profitable, recognised and respected brand whilst maintaining our independence and brand values.
To remain an independent financially sustainable social enterprise
To maximise opportunities and be flexible and business minded in our approach so we remain financially independent and sustainable
Be inclusive and open minded to new ideas and new people and be an organisation open to everyone
Remain focused on the needs of creative industry entrepreneurs
Be innovative and forward thinking to provide sustainable solutions to the needs of creative entrepreneurs
To offer affordable workspace solutions and business services to help creative and digital start-ups to get started
To offer fully serviced workspace solutions that take the hassle out of organising premises and allow our resident creative businesses to concentrate on running their businesses
To bring together creative and digital start-ups to encourage collaboration, business to business sales and peer learning
To create a supportive atmosphere within our workspaces and activities that encourages creativity, innovation and collaboration
To be an independent, innovative and forward thinking organisation, able to adapt quickly and flexibly to the needs of creative entrepreneurs.
To develop long term, meaningful business support for creative and digital start-ups in Northern Ireland.
If you are interested in workspace, virtual services, room hire or coming to any of our events or any general enquiries get in touch.
Get in TouchWe are delighted to be part of the @nerve_centre Spring Into the Creative Industries Programme with 'A Time is Now' panel discussion on ...
Mar 3
Next in our series of @womenfolk.co Dig Deep events is 'A DIY Guide on Instagram' on Sat 13th March from 10.00am - 12.00pm featuring the ...
Mar 2
Next in our series of @womenfolk.co Dig Deep events is 'A DIY Guide on Photographing Your Work' next Wed evening 6.30 - 7.30pm full details ...
Feb 24
BUSINESS ADDRESS SERVICE - we offer a business address service for creative businesses for both our Hill St studios and Malone studios. Giving you a ...
Feb 18
The tiniest bit of spring in the air in the Cathedral Quarter this afternoon. Fingers crossed things are starting to look up and these streets will be...
Feb 15
We have this great online event on setting up a website yourself for your creative business on Sat 20th Feb part of our @womenfolk.co Dig Deep ...
Feb 11
We still have some of the lovely artwork from @belfastdesignwk on display in our Malone studios, unfortunately not many people are able to view it, ...
Feb 8
We have a great new online event this Wednesday evening on creating your own brand. It's part of our @womenfolk.co Dig Deep programme, but open ...
Feb 6
We have put together lots of free business and self-care resources for creative businesses as part of our @womenfolk.co Dig Deep Programme. We will be...
Feb 1
It’s tax return time! the perfect time to implement new finance management systems and practices for your creative business for the next financial ...
Jan 27
Looking forward to having our spaces filled with busy creatives again. Hopefully in the not too distant future
Jan 20
Happy New Year everyone! We have made it into 2021 in one piece and we just wanted to take the time to recap our highlights of 2020.
In this...
Jan 14
We just wanted to wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
What a year it has been, with everything going on. We ...
Dec 18
In our Malone Road studios, we currently have an ongoing exhibition where we have curated some of the artworks from the Belfast Design Week Pop Up ...
Dec 10
‘Work Hard & Be Nice to People’ as the Anthony Burrill print says.
Be patient, and keep yourself in check. Realise your strengths and ...
Dec 9
All 4 episodes of our @stbdpodcast audio documentary 'The World Turned Upside Down' on the impact of Covid-19 on the creative industries in ...
Dec 4
@belfastdesignwk took place from 2nd-8th November 2020 and included a Pop-Up Design Museum in venues across Belfast city centre with work by ...
Dec 3
'Ways of Hoping' is the second set of highlights from our Small Town Big Dreams Covid-19 Toolkit for Creatives created by Dr Brian Dixon. ...
Dec 1
'Ways of Coping' is the first set of highlights from our @stbdpodcast Covid-19 Toolkit for Creatives created by Dr Brian Dixon. Featuring ...
Nov 30
- - - Virtual Office Services - - -
Did you know we offer virtual services for all business types with reduced rates for creative industry ...
Nov 29
We are excited to introduce our newest Blick Resident - @dannisimpsonart
Danni is an Australian artist who specialises in Commercial ...
Nov 27
This year for Belfast Design Week, we had the pleasure of curating the Pop Up Design Museum which is the second time in a row it has been ...
Nov 26
Filming this week in our main room in our Malone studios which is currently available to rent hourly or for the day or evening, prices and info on our...
Nov 24
We had some gorgeous light shinning on our Malone Road studio this morning! Feels like the last of those crisp autumnal mornings before winter ...
Nov 19
Monday morning vibes at our Cotton Court Studios!
We love how different all of our different studio spaces are but still have the same...
Nov 16
We've got that Friday feeling at our Hill Street Studios! We hope that you all have a great weekend and keep cozy!
Nov 13
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact across the globe across all industries.
As a creative business-focused organization, we...
Nov 12