How to grow your business and attract talent - Carmen Cummiskey
Growing a team and attracting talent are some of the most difficult challenges that entrepreneurs face. This is something that was no different for me and my business.
Tips for positive engagement with China
It might seem odd to say after working for 15 years in bridging research and innovation collaboration between the UK and China, but I still find this a fascinating space. Anyone familiar with China’s breakneck pace will tell you that …
Global business innovation visit to South Korea - advanced materials
Are you an SME working in the advanced materials space? Does your work have applications in transport and mobility? Do you want to break into international markets or increase your international collaboration? This could be the right opportunity for your …
Growing UK businesses through third sector partnerships
This year Innovate UK has teamed up with Coeliac UK to co-fund a competition addressing challenges facing patients with coeliac disease. We are delighted to be collaborating with a charity like Coeliac UK to fund innovative ideas that will not …
SBRI - more than £1 billion pounds in value to UK economy
In January 2018 the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) programme reached a significant milestone having awarded over £0.5 billion in Research and Development contracts since its inception. These awards, from Public Sector bodies to companies, stimulate the development of new …
An update on… Innovation Loans
Last October, I wrote a blog to introduce our innovation loans. We then travelled around the UK to hold briefing events, before formally launching our £50m pilot programme at Innovate 2017. Our first innovation loans competition, for infrastructure systems first …
Essential business tips for recruiting the right team
The seventh in our series of ‘Essential business tips’ covers recruitment. Putting together the right team can be time-consuming and expensive, but having the ideal mix of skills at your disposal could make the difference between success and failure. These …
Videos to help you pitch and promote your SME business
Alongside the funding and support we provide to UK SME’s we also produce a range of videos to help a business grow. Here we’ve chosen two videos to help you understand how to promote your business. Building upon your great …