Innovation for all Organisations

Public Sector or Private, small or large this page is your starting point

For up to date innovation information and business advice on:

1. Use innovation to grow your business

2. Exploit your ideas

The Business Link service is available locally and provides the information, advice and support you need to start, maintain and to grow a business.

Find your local Business Link:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/directorysearch
or call: 0845 600 9 006

Regional Development Agency Contacts

Enterprise Hubs

SEEDA	South East Enterprise Hub Network
East of England	Enterprise Hubs Website - part of the EEDA website

Enterprise hubs are part of the:

Regional Development Agencies - RDA's

RDA's work closely with Business Links and usually recommend you contact Business Links first. RDA's are a useful resource for innovation and dependent upon the region, funding may be available.

 

England's Regional Development Agencies

All the RDA's (but not direct links to innovation pages)

RDA by Region with specific landing page for innovation

London	London Development Agency
South West	Regional Development Agency Innovation
East Midlands	Development Agency Innovation page
West Midlands	under the Regional Development Agency. They recommend contacting Business Link West Midlands first.
North West	under the Regional Development Agency
North East	OneNorthEast - Enterprise work closely with Business Link North East
Yorkshire and Humber	under the Regional Development Agency working closely with local Business Links Humber and SouthYorkshire and York and N Yorkshire
South Yorkshire	based out of Oxford Innovation site
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Wales	Plus for specific guidance on Business: Business Eye similar to Business Link online
Scotland	Innovation Centres Scotland Business Grants, Start Your Own Business, Business Gateway (similar to BL England),
	IRC Scotland, icass for inventions and more..., interface for universities and research
Northern Ireland	Invest Northern Ireland with support also from the NI Business Link (search on "innovation")

You Tube We leave you to search...there are many Innovation videos eg Google, Tom Peter's and alike

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

Department for Innovation...

BERR NB insert "innovation" in search
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Public Sector

National School of Government

NB insert "innovation" in search as the events, papers and files change

NHS

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement - share ideas now

NHS National Innovation Centre - if you have an innovation you would like to develop

Medium and Large Organisations

Jenni Innovation and Ideas Service Innovation and increased productivity from your employees cutting costs and increasing sales.They are full of innovative new ideas. All you need are the right tools and "know how" to capture, evaluate and implement those ideas. We supply a pr oven ideas management software service that is used for developing and maximising marketing opportunities fast and effectively. o i solutions ltd is the UK agent for Jenni. Quickly and constantly identify new sales and cost savings opportunities. Visit our web page showing examples of good ideas submitted. Read why Suggestions Schemes Fail and Jenni works.

For more on this see the JPB website on: http://www.jpb.com/innovation/index.php

Next Step: Just contact us now for a demonstration online

or call us on 01202 706 975 Also "Getting Started With Jenni"

Inventors link

WRTI we recommend this excellent site, the Wessex Round Table of Inventors managed by Frank Landamore. Patent advice, information on manufacturing and lots of other very practical tips as well as the fantastic newsletter published by Frank.

Rewarding Innovation

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