Support and Funding for Innovation

Innovation is the successful development and introduction of new ideas.

Investing in innovation, research and development is important for economic growth.

Businesses that do, often emerge stronger and more competitive than they were before. If a company creates something unique it has intellectual property (IP) that it can protect and exploit.

Listed below are sources of support and funding to enable you to innovate.

 

Click one of the initiatives below to explore in more depth.

Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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Invest in Chesterfield

Chesterfield has developed significantly over the past ten years – thanks to a proactive council, plenty of business support, and access......
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Invest in Women Hub

Invest in Women Hub (IIWH) is a one-stop-shop to provide useful guidance and information to help women achieve their business......
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Innovate UK Business Growth

Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency, with resources and bespoke support for innovative SMEs from any sector who......
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Talent and Innovation

Access to technically focussed support and consultancy for Nottingham City businesses...
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Invest in Nottingham

Innovative, forward-thinking, fast-growing....
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Invest in Derbyshire

Located at the very heart of the UK, Derbyshire has one of the strongest economic performances in the country....
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Invest in Derby

In choosing to invest in the Derby area, businesses and investors recognise the area’s unique strengths and the opportunities......
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Invest in Ashfield

Businesses come to Ashfield because we have access to a skilled workforce of 78,000 people and a further 1 million plus people......
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Commercial Property in Chesterfield

Centrally located in the UK, Chesterfield is fantastically connected and has an abundance of new business premises and room to......
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Business & IP Centre

Funded support to pre starts, start and micro businesses....
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Food Innovation Centre

Food Innovation Centre supports innovation and product development to local businesses...
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Chesterfield Innovation Support Programme

Chesterfield Innovation Support Programme (Chesterfield Borough Council) is a project that increases the level of support available to businesses in......
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Swadlincote Innovation Centre

Swadlincote Innovation Centre offers business advise and premises/facilities services...
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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme helps businesses to innovate and grow....
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Events

Case Studies

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport is a family run business established in 2012 providing high quality coaching and education in movement, sport and...

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News

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

The government has introduced a £500m funding boost through the Growth Guarantee Scheme to help smaller businesses across the country...

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East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward has formally secured Government support for a set of shared growth priorities aimed...

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