BUSINESS WEST – CONNECTING BUSINESSES Venturefest, taking place at Sandy Park, Exeter
inspire
Connecting industry, innovation and investment V
enturefest South West is a showcase of the most cutting edge innovation and entrepreneurship coming out of our region in 2016.
Taking place at Sandy Park, Exeter, on 18 October, it will bring
entrepreneurs and businesses together with innovators and academics to fuse business with novel ideas and research. It promises to celebrate the region’s most exciting innovators as well as facilitate new interactions, collaboration and investment.
Participants can expect: • A full day of networking with a diverse audience of investors, business owners, innovators, business owners, entrepreneurs, researchers and business support services
• Keynotes, Q&As and expert panels on the latest technology, innovation and business trends
• Masterclasses on essential skills for the entrepreneur • Pitchfest 2016 final • Spotlights on the region’s key sectors, including blue tech, agri-tech, digital health, digital creative and photonics
• The Innovation Showcase exhibition • Hackfest 2016 results • 1-2-1 meeting opportunities with support agencies
For more information visit:
www.venturefest-sw.co.uk and follow @VenturefestSW on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest news including details of the programme.
Creative thinking leads to success
Encouraging innovation and creative thinking as part of your business culture will keep your company moving forward and help you adapt and grow into new markets. innovate2succeed is an intensive
coaching programme designed to stimulate innovation in business. The programme supports high growth businesses wanting to introduce new
technologies or processes to their business or those wishing to launch new products and services to their customers and markets. Our innovation specialists provide
analysis and strategic support to help you identify barriers to growth and innovation. After an initial assessment of your business's current innovation and growth potential, they will develop an
action plan to overcome identified barriers. The innovation specialists will then agree a bespoke package of expert modules and refer to support organisations to help you achieve your goals.
For more information visit
www.innovate2succeed.co.uk or call 0330 124 1243
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 insight 17
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32