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Stimulating Innovation

Managed by Birmingham City Council and delivered by Business Link West Midlands (BLWM), “Stimulating Innovation” programme will support businesses to commercialise new products and services, or develop innovative process management through a range of activities:


  • Innovation Brokers will be engaged to champion the concept of innovation and engage with businesses in Birmingham to provide them with information and knowledge, enthusing and equipping them with the information they require to become innovation-ready

  • Ideation Events will be delivered to specifically target the development of innovation capability within Birmingham-based businesses by helping them identify opportunities to innovate and develop new ideas.

  • Innovation Management service will develop and raise the level of innovation capacity in companies by breaking down cultural and organisational barriers, and increasing strategic focus on innovation through:
    • tailored workshops to respond to the specific needs of businesses and
    • innovation clinics that offer one-to-one support to address specific issues that companies must overcome

  • Innovation Advice to help businesses frame their innovation opportunities, specialist innovation advisers will work with them to:
    • undertake an initial assessment of their ideas.
    • If suitable, the innovation advisers will then work with the business to develop a detailed action plan that clearly identifies the resources and expertise required by the business to commercially exploit those opportunities.

  • Innovation implementation will enable companies that are committed to embracing the principles of innovation into their core business operation to drive that innovation forward successfully, by allowing access to a number of solutions-based services sourced from via HEI collaborations, public and private sectors services to meet their specific needs.

  • Innovation Grant a grant of up to £2,000 (matched by the business at 50%) is available to assist businesses to implement their innovative product, service or process (where they are unable to secure funding from other sources).

Contact details:

Email - info@businesslinkwm.co.uk
Tel - 0845 113 1234


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