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Developing Innovative Business Programme
Tel: 01245 430350 Web: www.essexinnovation.co.uk
About Us
The Developing Innovative Businesses Programme is for early stage and established innovative businesses.
What is innovation?
Innovation – ‘the successful commercialisation of new ideas’ – is vital if we are to see our economy grow stronger and witness the emergence of a new generation of businesses able to compete in the international marketplace.
The Essex Innovation Programmes, therefore, are working to create the best possible environment within Essex, Thurrock and Southend, that allows both new and existing businesses to exploit to the full potential of their new ideas and creativity.
Support Available
The Essex Innovation Programmes include a fully funded range of specialist services that can enable you to fully exploit the potential of your business, help sustain your business in those often difficult initial stages, and leave it well placed for future growth.
Practical, meaningful advice from an assigned specialist mentor could include:
• Help to understand the market need and/or demand for your technology/product
• Assistance in establishing a strategic marketing plan
• Advice on securing finance to develop your business
• Strategies to protect your idea and future profits
• Advice on winning business in niche markets, both at home and abroad
• Guidance on how more effective use of design might strengthen your business offer to customers
• Options for the development of your business
• Approaches to developing new products and services
• How to better promote your company and win new business
• The brokerage of support for research and development activities
• Making the university sector work for you
How does it work?
The programmes are fully flexible to suit what you need. We have a range of specialist mentors who will work with you to develop your ideas.
Your mentor will recommend a plan of action for you to help you achieve what your goals.
Am I eligible for support?
- You are an SME (An SME employs fewer than 250 persons and has an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million)
- You have been trading for longer than a year
- You have a new innovative product or service.
- Your company is registered in Essex
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