Funding for Innovation

Unlock the potential of your innovative business ideas at this event held in partnership with Innovate UK Business Growth. This is your opportunity to discover the latest funding and finance opportunities designed to propel your innovation to new heights.

Funding and finance is often crucial in your medium to long-term business plans. There are many options available across equity funding, debt funding and grants. Each comes with its own pros and cons and some may be more suitable to your business than others both in terms of the intended use of the money and the chances of securing it.

This event is for UK SMEs, either revenue generating or who have an innovative product, process or service to help make the right choices to fit their strategy and give the best chances of success.

Why attend?
Attending this event will give you:

  • A rounded understanding of the funding and finance options available to innovative SMEs
  • Confidence that the options you choose are right for your business strategy
  • Guidance on R&D Tax Relief and how to make robust claims
  • Relevant information to your business through workshops
  • The next stages of where to get further tailored support to help your business grow

Through presentations, workshops and Q&A’s, this event will help you to understand your funding and finance options to make an informed decision on what is right for your business. You will get the opportunity to learn more about and ask questions on:

Investment Readiness – an overview of how to improve your business’ investment readines, understand your finance options and make an informed decision on what is right for your business.

Grant Applications - how to find the most appropriate grants for your projects and an understanding of how best to approach your application.

R&D Tax Relief - Guidance and how to make robust claims.

 

Date 05/06/2025
Time 09:30 - 14:00
Venue

Oxford Brookes University

Headington Road Headington OX3 0BP

Event type In-person
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