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Business Innovation
Connect 2 Innovate
Connect 2 Innovate are now providing high growth
support to Hampshire based businesses.
Connect 2 Innovate are looking to work with an initial 8
companies in the next few months, with an aim to developing a much
longer term pipeline of businesses as their role in the Coaching
for Growth national programme starts to take off.
It is a real opportunity for fast growing businesses in
Hampshire to get the support they require to deliver the growth and
jobs to our economy.
The Technology Strategy Board
This is the UK’s national
innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by
stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. For information
on Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, grants and support for
innovation visit the website http://www.innovateuk.org/
Grants for Research and Development
There is a new funding scheme to
support innovative small companies. The new scheme will offer
funding to small companies to enable them to research and develop
new products, processes and services that could stimulate economic
growth.
For further information
visit the Technology Strategy Board website.
Solent Synergy Limited exists to make innovate companies
outstanding
We achieve this through a number of ways, and as we are a
not-for-profit company, we ask for nothing unless we really can
make a difference to your business.
The kind of help we provide is as follows:
- Advice for innovative businesses on how they can develop and
accelerate their growth
- Help with preparing business and investment plans and assist
with the raising of investment finance
- Link businesses of all sizes and creating collaborations
- Connect businesses to commercial and technical experts in
industry, and the very substantial local University knowledge
base
- Assist with the creation of spin-out companies based on under
utilised technologies within established businesses
- Help to create University spin-outs based on new
technologies
- Seek local supply chain partners, particularly where mutually
beneficial technology development opportunities exist
If you would like to know more, visit the Solent Synergy
website or contact nigel@solentsynergy.co.uk
for more information.
Local Universities
Universities work with local businesses to
link academic research to industry in order to generate new ideas,
technologies and the processes required to achieve competitive
advantage. For more information on the range of services (including
access to facilities, equipment, knowledge transfer partnerships,
internships, graduate placements) available visit:
University of Southampton www.southampton.ac.uk/business/ris/index.shtml
Solent University (Solent Enterprise Centres)
http://www.solent.ac.uk/business/enterprise.aspx
Winchester University
www.winchester.ac.uk/businessservices/Pages/BusinessServices.aspx
Portsmouth University www.port.ac.uk/business/
Driving Growth & Business
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New Manufacturing Advisory Service launched: A new national
programme which will focus on helping small and medium
manufacturing businesses to grow has officially launched, announced
by Business Minister Mark Prisk and the Manufacturing Advisory
Consortium.
Retirement of Sir Kevin Smith from GKN plc: Business
Secretary Vince Cable has commented on the forthcoming retirement
of Sir Kevin Smith as Chief Executive of GKN plc.
Banking structure reform: The
Government has published its response to the report by
the Independent Commission on Banking, which sets out plans to
fundamentally reform the structure of banking in the UK.
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Science &
Technology
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Research Council impact reports: Universities and Science
Minister David Willetts has released a series of reports on the
impact of Research Council funding during a speech at Policy
Exchange.
David Willetts' speech: Read David Willetts' speech given at
Policy Exchange, in which he argues that our greatest national
assets - our universities, our science facilities and researchers -
are the best single hope for making our way in the high-tech world
of the future, creating jobs and opportunities and boosting high
tech economic growth.
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Green Economy
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Calling for a WEEE bit of recycling: Three quarters of old
electrical items end up in a landfill. A campaign was launched
on Boxing Day, which shows the benefits of recycling and helps
the public find their nearest recycling point.
Future of wave hub is secured: The offshore marine energy
project in Cornwall, which allows developers to test new wave
energy technology, will be taken on by the Government to secure its
future as a vital part of the UK's green energy sources.
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Regulation
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Red Tape Challenge: The website has had 27,058 comments so
far. The Disruptive Business Models theme closes this January.
Housing, Construction and Planning Administration and Company and
Commercial Law are the two themes remaining to be launched.
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Get Involved
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BIS currently has
5 consultations open for comment, including:
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High tech future: David Willetts has set out an ambition to
make Britain the best place in the world to do science.
Manufacturing Advisory Service: It has been estimated that the
new MAS will help to generate £1.5 billion in economic growth,
23,000 jobs and safeguard 50,000 jobs.
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