Renew Australia has partnered with various govt bodies to assist artists and other new businesses to provide working office and other spaces that assist at this crucial incubator stage.
A great initiative in Docklands Melbourne is underway and artists are moving in...
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/free-rent-a-creative-solution-to-the-docklands-people-shortage-20130425-2ihg0.html
More on Renew Australia at
http://www.renewaustralia.org/
and in Hong Kong.....
Another excellent example of how a former industrial neighbourhood is undergoing a renaissance is found in Hong Kong where warehouses are a new home to creative start-ups.
See Monocle24: Neighbourhood: Chai Wan, 6 mins video
http://monocle.com/film/affairs/neighbourhood-chai-wan/