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BUSINESS WEST – CONNECTING BUSINESSES INNOVATION News and information on innovation in the South West Food Super smart: At-Bristol in Millennium Square
Bristol leads the way in digital innovation
Bristol has been named as the UK’s top smart city outside London and the only regional centre classified as a leader for digital innovation. The Smart Cities Index, compiled by
Chinese information and communications giant Huawei, found that Bristol and London are leading the way in implementing significant projects at both the pilot and full- scale levels. The Smart Cities Index celebrates best
practice and identifies challenges which the centres need to be overcome to become smarter. The report cites Bristol’s strengths in open data access, energy innovation and community engagement. Gordon Luo, CEO of Huawei UK, said:
“Bristol is a city that is driving the UK’s digital agenda, highlighted by its pioneering smart cities innovations.”
Find suitable funding to support research
Finding suitable funding to support your research, development and innovation can be a difficult and confusing task. If you are looking to access funding from
Innovate UK or Horizon 2020 programmes, Enterprise Europe Network South West can provide help and advice to support your bids. Our expert team will work with you on an individual or workshop basis to identify suitable funding sources, prepare your business to make a bid, find potential partners for joint bids, and provide feedback on your application.
For more information, contact our team via
info@enterpriseeuropesw.org.uk or 01275 370 997.
18 insight JULY/AUGUST 2016
South West food and drink companies are making a splash in Copenhagen
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nterprise Europe Network (EEN) South West is helping South West food and drink companies to identify
opportunities in the Nordic countries. Fifty businesses interested in entering this
market attended an event organised by EEN SW at Bordeaux Quay in April. Attendees heard from Anders Skeem a
Danish EEN international business adviser, on the various differences between the countries, cultures, priorities and meeting etiquette giving delegates excellent insight on how to prepare for and succeed in these markets and avoid the pitfalls. Tim Harrap from Lyecross Farm, a local family
run cheese producer who’ve achieved considerable growth from export sales to over 30 countries, provided first hand experience of dealing with buyers in the Nordic countries and gave some useful advice on the importance of doing research, understanding the people, being
‘We left feeling confident that we will be able to secure some business in the future’
prepared for the unexpected, remaining flexible and open minded to new opportunities. After this event, as part of on EEN’s ‘Tour
D’Europe’, 10 South West fine food producers were selected by Swedish buyers from a showcase of over 280 international companies to participate in business meetings in Stockholm. Simon Offord from Primal Joy said: “We had
three meetings booked but ended up meeting other buyers who saw and tasted our products. The buyers were really receptive and we left feeling confident that we will be able to secure some business in the future. We also met lots of other producers and made some brilliant international contacts.”
producers explore Nordic markets
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