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events and courses : How innovation could help your company to emerge from the recession stronger
How innovation could help your company to emerge from the recession stronger
12 March 2010 - 00:00
Location Cedar Suite, Heriot Watt Conference Centre
Are you already running a business that uses technology in manufacturing or in the product or service?
Do you want to explore how innovation could help your company to emerge from the recession stronger?
Are you based in Edinburgh or the surrounding area?
The City of Edinburgh Council is running a series of free Business Growth Workshops in conjunction with Edinburgh Science Triangle, starting on 5th February and continuing on 26th February and 12th March.
“Innovation is a vital part of rethinking your business."
David Rogers, ProVision Communications
The workshops will use a proven approach, developed by a highly experienced business innovation trainer for NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts to support innovative companies with growth potential.
Siân Prime has over 20 years experience as a trainer, facilitator and coach with hands-on experience of running businesses, delivering business advice and coaching entrepreneurial leaders who are growing innovative businesses. The Inspiring Innovation Growth Workshops will use material developed by the trainer at NESTA as well as her own independent work.
Workshops will take place over three full days (9.30am – 4.30pm) and will help you to explore growth in the context of your existing business and future aspirations. The sessions will focus on innovation to the business model, explore how to gain the impact that you want from your business and outline the steps that will be required to succeed. Participants will leave with a clear action plan.
Specifically, you will:
- Reflect on the sort of team required to ensure that the Innovation is able to reach its full potential.
- Review how to expand your network.
- Consider new financial models and review the impact of a range of finance options.
- Develop appropriate leadership and management skills.
- Ensure that the value of the proposition is understood and articulated.
Places are limited so to participate in this exciting opportunity, register your details now to be sent more information and an application form.
Please register on line at EVENTBRITE : http://edinburghsciencetriangle-linkedin.eventbrite.com/
Completed applications must be received by 15th January 2010 and successful applicants will be notified by 22nd January 2010.
Eligibility Check
Businesses applying to take part should:
• Have an innovative and potentially commercially viable business idea based on science/technology which could be used to develop their existing business.
OR
Have a new idea which could be used to develop the product or service offered by their existing science/technology-based business.
• Have been trading for more than one year.
• Be based in the Edinburgh city region.
• Demonstrate some understanding of the proposed new market area, if appropriate.
• Demonstrate initial preliminary work undertaken to explore potential of the idea.
• Demonstrate commitment to growth and a willingness to develop the management team to enable this.
• Demonstrate a clear rationale for taking part in the workshops.
Dates and Venues
Friday 5th February 2010 - Lothian Chambers, 59-63 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Friday 26th February 2010 - Business Centre, 249 High Street, Edinburgh
Friday 12th March 2010 - Cedar Suite, Heriot Watt Conference Centre
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