At American Express we believe that serving our communities is not only integral to running a business successfully, it is part of our individual responsibilities as citizens of the world.

American Express Philanthropy makes grants in three major program areas: Leadership, Cultural Heritage and Community Service.

Andaz Liverpool Street, the first of Hyatt Hotels exciting new Andaz brand sits at the eastern edges of the City of London and borders the more creative neighbourhoods of Spitalfields, Hoxton and Shoreditch to the east. As such, the hotel is in a position to broker new relationships between art and commerce, business and leisure.

The London Design Festival is the UK's biggest annual celebration of design and reflects London's status as the world creative hub. Supported by government, the design sector, and leading businesses, the Festival offers a platform for the best design talent.

Cockpit Arts is a social enterprise and the UK's only creative business incubator for designer-makers. It is a renowned hotbed of creative talent, helping 165 resident designer-makers to grow their businesses and hundreds more through business development workshops and seminars. We support designer-makers at every stage of their career to improve profitability without compromising on creativity.

Design-Nation promotes the excellence of British craft and design through its selected directory of talented businesses based all over the UK, which is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to buy, source or commission good design. Design-Nation also provides business advice to designers through its educational resource the Business Start-Up Guide for Designers and Makers and through its ERDF funded Creative Business Seminar Programme aimed both at start-ups and at those who have been in business for several years.

The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft.