Join our Recovery Innovation workshops series to start your innovation journey and learn from top innovation experts

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 top 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 moving forward, providing you with a competitive advance in the future.

Workshop Outcomes?

Workshop content?

What is in it for you?

By the end of the workshop you will;

All participants will receive a RISE Recovery Innovation Certificate of Attendance when they complete 12 hours or more workshop time or support from the RISE project

And up to £5000 of free academic expertise to work on their innovation project.

Who should attend?

This workshop is suitable for business owners or innovation project drivers working from within a small or medium sized business. The workshop is an introduction to managing innovation so no prior knowledge of innovation projects is required.

If you have a small team concerned with innovation then it might be helpful to bring them along since the workshop will give a kick-start to the process of developing your strategic innovation management capability.

The workshop applies to not-for-profit ventures as long as there is a trading arm.

EDRF eligibility rules apply. Spaces will be prioritised for West Sussex based businesses.

Bringing the expertise

Confidentiality

This is an open workshop so we suggest no commercially sensitive information is discussed. Any innovation project details and any new intellectual property information should be shared during a 1-2-1 session with our Innovation Advisors.

Eligibility and how to book

This workshop has been designed for businesses operating in the West Sussex area who are actively working on an innovation idea. However, businesses from across the region are also able to attend.

It is FREE to attend if you have joined the RISE project – either as a friend or member.

To reserve your place, please email your name, business name and contact details to RISE@brighton.ac.uk and joining instructions will be sent to you.

This workshop will be hosted at Rooms, Worthing.

This workshop is delivered to you through the support of West Sussex County Council and our ERDF funding. For more information on our funders see our About page and is subject to our Terms and Conditions of the RISE project.

More RISE Recovery workshops in the series

Members of RISE can attend more workshops in the series including;

• Recovery Innovation – strategy and leadership to overcome challenging times
• Innovating for new business development
• Managing Innovation: Lift Off! identify strengths and weaknesses in your innovation project
• Innovation profiles and talents
• Open Innovation: Develop and benefit from partnerships

Watch out for new dates listed on the RISE events page or announcements in the RISE members portal.

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This event is valued at £120 of State Aid support. State aid information is detailed in our T&Cs.