Innovate UK Business Growth (previously Innovate UK EDGE) is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s deep investment in the pioneering businesses that drive economic growth. It is a publicly-funded service available to all high potential small to medium sized innovation-driven companies, including Innovate UK grant winners.
Innovators are motivated to improve the ways we live and work. Innovate UK Business Growth supports those building scalable businesses to achieve their goals, in every sector and from seed to scale stage.
Support on offer is broken down into the below three areas
- Investment Readiness – Training to get things like pitch decks ready and then pitch days with investors in their sector
- International support through the EEN portal
- Innovation management for IP, Research grants, Cyber Security, Trademarks etc
Current open calls
- Global Business Innovation programme – a funded trip to Taiwan to look at Smart Manufacturing
- Call for multiple partners to work with a African company on project looking at Recycling plastics to create resin for paint production
- National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) and Futurebuild, has launched the Big Retrofit Challenge
- XR for mental health
You can find out more about Innovate UK Business Growth here and if anyone would like an introduction please contact Lesley Robinson – lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk