Build Your Brand.
Back Your Community.
How it works?
1. You Place an Order
You get bold, professional design and print that helps your business stand out in the real world.
2. Part of the Profit Fuels the Promise
We set aside a fixed percentage of the profit from every job. When the fund reaches the level needed to deliver a Startup Bundle, we gift it to someone wanting to launch their own business but can't due to the upfront costs.
3. You Nominate. The Community Votes. The Community Moves Forward.
Every customer gets the chance to nominate a founder or small business. We shortlist three. The community votes. The community helps someone take their first big step.
Why it matters?
It connects your brand to something meaningful and visible
When you work with Clydebuilt Creative, your business becomes part of a bigger story. People notice when a brand stands for something real. The Promise gives your project purpose and gives your customers something to get behind.
It supports local growth, job creation and future customers
Strong local businesses build strong local economies. By helping fund Startup Bundles, you are not just backing another founder. You are creating future suppliers, partners and even customers. When others grow, the whole network benefits.
It shows your business is part of the solution
Plenty of businesses talk about supporting the community. This actually does it. Quietly. Consistently. You become known as a business that puts action before slogans and plays a part in building something better.
It builds trust with people who care about community progress
More and more customers choose businesses based on values, not just price. When they see that your brand helps others get started, that trust grows. So does your reputation.
Who benefits?
The Clydebuilt Creative Promise exists to strengthen Scotland’s local economy from the ground up. We support founders who:
Have a clear idea but lack the tools to get started
Have pushed through personal barriers and are ready to build
Want to create jobs, serve their community, and grow something real
These are not people asking for handouts. They are people with potential who need a proper launchpad. That matters to us, because when small businesses grow, so do local economies.
More jobs. More money staying in the community instead of flowing to generic corporations with no stake in the area. This is not just good design. It is economic regeneration.
We are building a network of community leaders, local partners, and business owners who can help spot people with the drive to build. All they need is that first lift. What we ask in return is simple. Give it forward.
Not in money, but in action:
Offer a desk to someone starting out.
Share a contact.
Display a flyer.
Host a stall at your event.
Speak belief into someone who needs it.
These small acts grow businesses. And growing businesses build communities. That is why we do this.
This is the Clydebuilt Creative Promise
Built from nothing.
Made to last.
We don’t wait on permission.
We don’t queue for handouts.
We build it ourselves. And we build it for the next person, too.
Whether you are ordering your own print or simply backing the movement,
you are part of something bigger.
Something that is changing how Scotland does small business. One bold idea at a time.
Want to run your
own Promise?
This model was not built to stay with us. It was built to be shared.
If you run a business and want to help someone else start, you can take this idea and make it your own. Choose what you will give, set aside a small part of each sale, and invite your customers to be part of it.
We have made it open-source so more people can start with a little more than nothing.
You do not need permission.
You just need purpose.