Innovation And Growth Specialist
CurrentA not-for-profit company with 200 staff and a turnover of £10 million, which aims to make the South West the best place to live and work. 21,000 businesses trust us to help them start and grow as well as lobby government on their behalf. Profits are reinvested back into the business in order to achieve our mission.Innovate UK Edge innovation and growth business support services and coaching programme provide a bespoke package of support to enhance the innovation capabilities within organisations seeking to achieve business growth in the South West.These provide fully funded support from Innovation and Growth Specialists, who work with SMEs to develop an action plan to overcome barriers to innovation and agree a bespoke package of expert modules support, to help them improve their innovation capabilities, and achieve and sustain business growth. The support services will help you to:understand how to stimulate and implement innovationexploit and protect your intellectual propertyaccess sources of finance including private and institutional finance and Research Development & Innovation fundingidentify new markets, understand market entry requirements, and find partnersreview and develop your internal processesdevelop your people by understanding what skills are required for innovationgain access to tools and expertise to help make more informed decisions