Join our Recovery Innovation workshops series to kick-start your innovation journey.
Our Recovery Innovation programme will develop your innovation skills and capability to create new products, services, processes or a new business model in response to the impact of Covid and Brexit.
Delivered by our team of university business innovation experts, this flexible series will build your knowledge and confidence to drive innovation in your business.
It will give you the tools you need to become resilient and agile, providing you with a competitive advantage for the future.
University expertise to support your new business development
- This workshop will go through the activities and decisions needed to progress new ideas into value for your business.
- Through exploring new strategies, you will create a roadmap which identifies how to most effectively use the resources available to you for maximum return on investment.
- Our Innovation expert Dr George Tsekouras will support your new business development ideas and share insights into the critical steps to help deliver a winning innovation strategy, saving valuable resources and time.
Workshop content
By reviewing the important questions, strategic challenges and critical issues involved in new business development the workshop will cover;
- Scoping new ideas
- Developing new business lines
- Undertaking market research
- Positioning new products & services
- Exploring economic and external drivers
- Identifying internal strengths and experiences
“Simple structures to help me do what is needed but was stuck on before. Helped to break problems down with terminology and classifications I can use!”
Workshop led by innovation expert Dr. George Tsekouras
Dr George Tsekouras is Director of the Centre of Change, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (CENTRIM) at the University of Brighton. George has worked with SMEs and researching innovation for the last two decades focusing on the management and support of innovation in SMEs. He created the peer-to-peer action learning programme Profitnet and has delivered many seminars and workshop to SMEs across the world.
Guest speaker: Joanna Hunter #Chief Piglet at Piglets Pantry, Worthing. Jo will be sharing how she and her team undertook a complete business model ‘pivot’ during the pandemic.
Who should attend?
This workshop is suitable for business owners or those driving forward innovation in small or medium sized business. The workshop is an introduction to managing innovation so no prior knowledge of innovation projects is required.
EDRF eligibility rules apply. Spaces will be prioritised for West Sussex based businesses.
“Practical information that I could not have got elsewhere from a hugely qualified speaker. Great presentation, again with the emphasis on the practical”
Eligibility and how to book
This workshop is FREE to attend if you have joined the RISE project – either as a friend or member.
To reserve your place, please register via the orange register button on the right of this page.
The workshop applies to not-for-profit ventures as long as there is a trading arm.
RISE members will receive a RISE Recovery Innovation Certificate of Attendance when they complete 12 hours or more workshop time or support from the RISE project. Please note this is not accredited Continuous Personal Development.
This workshop is delivered through the support of West Sussex County Council and ERDF funding. For more information on our funders see our About page. Participation in any RISE project activities are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Venue
Many thanks to Ricardo who are kindly hosting our workshop at their Centenary Innovation Centre in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Confidentiality
We suggest that commercially sensitive information is not discussed during the workshop. Confidential innovation project details and intellectual property information should be shared during 1-2-1 sessions with RISE Innovation Advisors.
Access up to £5000 free expertise to develop ideas
By becoming a RISE member you also have the opportunity to access up to £5000 worth of academic expertise across both Brighton and Sussex universities to develop your innovation project through our Access to Expertise programme.
More RISE Recovery workshops in the series
Members of RISE can attend all workshops in the series including;
- Getting fit for innovation
- Managing Innovation: Lift Off! Identify strengths and weaknesses in your innovation project
- Innovation profiles and talents
Watch out for new dates listed on the RISE events page or announcements in the RISE members portal.
This event is valued at £260 of State Aid support. State aid information is detailed in our T&Cs.
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Date and Time:
09:30am-4.00pm
Nov 25, 2021