Exhibitions

Will Your Idea Work?

WHEN : Thursday 12th June 2014 14.00 to 17.00

WHERE : Sutherland Institute, Longton, Stoke on Trent, ST3 4HY

WHAT IS IT : Half Day Event to give you the skills to take your idea from Concept to Prototype Stage. Includes talks from two entrepreneurs who have successfully taken their ideas from concept right through to Market - Come and learn from the Experts!

Includes talks from two entrepreneurs who have successfully taken their ideas from concept right through to Market

Come and learn from the Experts!

  • Can your Innovation be Protected?
  • Is there a Market for your Idea?
  • Concept Design & Development
  • Prototype Development
  • What funding is currently available to you
  • What to do whilst you Prove the Concept
  • Is is worthwhile proceeding?
  • Is it feasible to make it?
  • What are your options in making a prototype? Includes tour of prototyping facilities

FEATURING

Deb Leary OBE, FRSA Forensic Pathways Limited/ClarityIntel - Forensic Stepping Plates and beyond

Richard Olphin Cabbunk Limited - What Worked for me!

This event is Free of Charge to Staffordshire based individuals and small and medium sized companies

Tel: 0845 845 8020 or e-mail [email protected]

Staffs BIC is Exhibiting @ Finance For Business

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WHEN : Wednesday 7th May 2014 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TIME : Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford, ST16 2LT

WHAT IS IT : Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership invites you to discover the financial support available within the area. This FREE event will inform, raise awareness and overcome misconceptions of the models and sources of funds available to small and medium sized businesses.

  • Small Business Grants
  • High Growth Investment
  • Equity & Venture Capital
  • Non-Bank Lending
  • inc. finance, invoice, discounting / factoring

Staffs BIC is Exhibiting @ We Mean Business

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WHEN : Wednesday 26th March 2014 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

TIME : Moat House Hotel, Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, ST17 0RJ

WHAT IS IT : Designed for local businesses to help raise their profile but most importantly to do business and make new contacts. It’s a cost effective, practical business exhibition with seminars and advice clinics for both the business community and members of the public looking to set up in business.

There are many ways in which your business can make the most of this event:

  • Any business or member of the public can simply come and join us as a visitor and make the most of this networking opportunity.
  • Those businesses based in Stafford Borough can book exhibition space.
  • In addition to the above anyone can attend the seminars and advice clinics by appointment.

Innovation Masterclass Event

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Event Details

Tuesday 10 September
Registration & breakfast from 8am, 9am start and 11am close
Stone House Hotel, Stafford Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0BQ


We are delighted to invite you to join us at an exclusive, ‘business innovation masterclass’ for GrowthAccelerator which is the premier business growth service led by the private sector and backed by government. Business’ that excel during recessions use innovative new approaches to fuel sustainable growth and deliver great profits.

Taking place on Tuedsay 10 September at the Stone House Hotel, Stone, Staffordshire this event will introduce you to creative problem solving techniques, help generate new ideas that will unlock new market opportunities, grow sales and improve bottom line performance. If you have the ambition to grow 20% per annum, then you really can’t afford to miss this insight into the kind of specialist innovation expertise larger firms rely on.

You will learn:
• How to find out what value your customers are really buying from you
• How to generate, capture and validate new ideas
• How to put your ideas into practice and make them happen
• How to ‘break the pattern’ using focused tools and techniques.

Although this hugely popular Masterclass is usually chargeable, this event is being funded by the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Therefore there is no charge for attending on this occasion, but bookings are limited to two places per company.

Promoting STEM to Staffordshire Schools

Event Information

If you and your business would like to engage with Staffordshire Schools to encourage pupils’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, you may be interested in attending a promotional event in your area, an event will be held in Stoke on Trent on 9th July at Staffordshire University