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Upcoming event
23/06/10
The Northamptonshire Business Summit 23rd June 2010
Cost: £25 pp including: Lunch, Refreshments, Bank of England Debate, One Morning and One Afternoon Discussion
The Northamptonshire Business Summit - A one day event, the first of its kind, designed to bring the Northamptonshire business community together.
An opportunity to listen to high profile industry professionals sharing their experience and knowledge and for attendees to participate in lively discussion forums to raise awareness of key issues facing business in today’s economic environment.
The day will begin with an interactive debate with Alastair Cunningham from the Bank of England exploring the prospects for the UK economy, this will be followed by a further six interactive discussions (of which attendees can choose to attend two, one in the morning and one in the afternoon).
Speakers include, Nick Fry from Mercedes GP PETRONAS, David Rolton from the Rolton Group, Jon Thorpe from ACS amongst other leading business professionals, the discussions will be facilitated by Caroline Oldrey, former ITV Anglia news presenter and director of Stream Exchange, and Jonathan Nunn, CEO of Individual Team Performance.
This event is expected to attract around 200 attendees and we have limited places for each of the discussion forums, so please book early!
For further information about this event please contact: julia.schumacher@northamptonshireenterprise.ltd.uk
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£2.5 Million funding support for transport businesses
Transport businesses from around the East Midlands are now able to access £2.5million worth of funding and consultancy support to drive forward innovation, through the Transport iNet.
The fund, provided by East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and a successful bid to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), will enable the Transport iNet to deliver a range of measures to help small and medium sized businesses to innovate. These include finance for research and development collaborations with universities, innovation support grants for specialist consultancy, as well as a comprehensive timetable of events and training to share knowledge across the five key sectors.
Transport iNet advisors will provide guidance to businesses and individuals in the aerospace, rail, marine, automotive and motorsport sectors to maximise opportunities for innovation. SME’s will be able to overcome barriers that come with developing novel products or services, with the assistance of the Innovation Support Grant. With up to £10,000 on offer, businesses can use this to source external expertise which will help deliver their innovative transport related projects.
The Higher Education Collaboration Fund supports research and development projects and joint working between academia and business. The grant strives to strengthen and improve the regions HEI’s reputation for transport research and innovation.
Additional advice and support will be on offer at more than 40 informative events taking place throughout the region. These activities will aim to highlight key issues that are currently affecting the industry and provide an opportunity for networking and identifying future opportunities.
Located at the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC) at Loughborough University, the Transport iNet is a business-led organisation funded by emda and the ERDF. The iNet is actively seeking applicants for support and funding. Free consultancy is currently available from the Transport iNet advisors to promote innovation among transport businesses to increase their long term profitability and maintain their competitive advantage.
For more information visit www.eminnovation.org.uk or contact Carol Wright on 01509 635270.
