Varsity Pitch Competition

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If you are about to graduate or have graduated since 2009 you may be interested in entering this competition to win £10,000 to help develop your business.

There are seven categories but you may be particularly interested in the “Product Design” Category where they are looking for business ideas to find new ways to serve the entertainment, recreation, food and accommodation sectors through innovation in product or process.

Closing date is 13 October 2013

Funding | Advice

Staffs BIC Funding

To help you find funding to support your business growth, the BIC has developed over a number of years its own database of funding support which identifies all the business support organisations in the region that can help your business and includes a separate section showing all the funding opportunities open to businesses in the region.

Who can the BIC help?

Inventors
Entrepreneurs
Small and medium sized businesses

How can the BIC help?

By providing advice on new product and new business ideas
Through the provision of seminars and workshops to encourage innovation and New Product Development
By sourcing UK and European grants for funding and innovation
Through the provision of incubation workspace and grow on accommodation combined with 0n-site business facilities, advice and support.

What does it cost?

The BIC is supported by local sponsors, the European Regional Development Fund, UK Business Incubation, Staffordshire County Council and various other national and local funding organisations. This means that much of the work carried out is free of charge. However, for detailed work carried out on your behalf, charges would be agreed in advance, and calculated on a cost recovery basis.

Specialist Intensive Assistance

Through our recently awarded contract funded by the European Regional Development Fund the Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre can help businesses in certain sectors to develop and grow with their innovations by offering:

  • Face to Face or On-line Business Advice on New Product/s or Process Developments
  • Useful Business Start up and Directors Briefings (click here for a sample briefing)
  • Access to Finance + Regular Business Updates
  • Regular Networking Events
  • BIC On-line IT Support
  • Regular Self Development Workshops on Innovation

 

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What is the BIC?

Staffordshire BIC is part of a European network of over 160 organisations which assist businesses and individuals to evaluate and develop inventions, innovations and technology related issues.

Who can the BIC help?

  • Inventors
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Small and medium sized businesses
  • By providing advice on new product and new business ideas
  • Through the provision of seminars and workshops to encourage innovation and New Product Development
  • By sourcing UK and European grants for funding and innovation
  • Through the provision of incubation workspace and grow on accommodation combined with 0n-site business facilities, advice and support.

 

What does it cost?

Staffordshire BIC is supported by local sponsors, the European Regional Development Fund, UK Business Incubation, Staffordshire County Council and various other national and local funding organisations. This means that much ofthe work carried out is free of charge. However, for detailed work carried out on your behalf, charges would be agreed in advance, and calculated on a cost recovery basis.

 

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