Please see below the latest Funding, Training and Grant opportunities for your business.
Please contact Suzannah Kennedy or Tom Bennett at the Dorset Gateway for more information via email or call 01202 714 800.
Innovate UK Smart Grants: July 2019
Smart is the new name for Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £25 million in the best game-changing, innovative or disruptive ideas with a view to commercialisation. All proposals must be business focused.
Applications can come from any area of technology (including arts, design, media or creative industries), science or engineering and be applied to any part of the economy.
Innovation loans: July 2019 open competition
Innovate UK is offering up to £10 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Loans are for highly innovative late stage projects with the best game changing and/or disruptive ideas or concepts. There should be a clear route to commercialisation and economic impact.
Projects should aim to develop new products, processes or services (or innovative use of existing ones) believed to be significantly ahead of anything similar in the field.
Your proposal can come from any technology and any part of the economy.
Projects must focus on commercialisation, growth or scale up. Priority is given to proposals likely to lead to growth and gains in productivity.
Projects should last up to 5 years, of which up to 3 years can focus on late stage research and development (R&D), and up to 2 more years on establishing a clear route to commercial success. Loan repayments will be required over a further period of up to 5 years.
Gamescom 2019, 20th-22nd August, Germany
Enterprise Europe Network invites organisations to participate in B2B meetings at Gamescom, the world’s largest trade exhibition in the games industry for the 7th edition of the matchmaking. Gamescom offers developers, publishers, investors and many more a unique and efficient way to speed up business meetings during the fair attendance allowing you to expand your professional network, establish cross-border contacts for long-term partnerships and much more.