Have you dedicated time this week to progressing a new idea? With a busy schedule, we know working on new ideas or innovations can get pushed to the bottom of the priority list, but have you considered how taking time out of your business to work on your business could have great benefits?
Explore how The Innovation Retreat could be the intensive, supportive and bespoke programme that helps you do just that ➡ http://www.mmu.ac.uk/business-services/innovation/retreat
This is a funded opportunity for limited businesses.
Be quick! The next cohort starts June 19th and we will have 2 more cohorts in September and December.
The Innovation Retreat is a project to support SMEs to develop an action plan for the launch of a current new product idea/concept.
By enabling adoption of a lean innovation process, we will help SMEs to:
- Develop their value proposition.
- Identify the early market.
- Develop/plan Lo-Fi and Hi-Fi Prototypes.
- Develop a strategy for market testing.
- Understand the GM Ecosystem and the support they can access.
- Develop a network of 'innovation active' peers
This is delivered via 2 half-day workshops that sandwich a 2-day residential retreat. The project is delivered and funded in partnership with the Growth Company, and is fully funded (no cost).
Places are very, very limited, if you are a GM-based SME and currently working on a new product then this could be what you need to accelerate your plans.
Eligibility:
*Greater Manchester SME
*Sector/Cluster: Net Zero, Digital & Creative, Health,/life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing.
* Tech families: AI, Data, Advanced Computing, Sustainable Advanced Materials, Diagnostics/genomics.
We are actively recruiting, so if this is you or you know of an organisation that would be interested, get in touch to find out more.
Email Nikki Palin to find out more - N.Palin@mmu.ac.uk
