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Sustainable Business Solutions

Sustainable Business Solutions provides commercial services to industry. This covers all aspects of IESR’s capability portfolio and works with the client to ensure the best services are provided.
Summary Projects funding Funding

Projects

RESCO - Renewable Energy Supply Chain Opportunities

SBS has recently secured funding from Advantage West Midlands for a 3-year project designed to help SMEs enter the renewable energy technologies supply chain. With innovation as a core theme, the project will provide support activities ranging from networking with major manufacturers and electrical distribution partners (in the UK and abroad) through to academic support for product development.

Click here for more information or contact us at iesr@staffs.ac.uk or 01782 294110.

Funding

SBS has access to funding streams which may be available to the client and will advise on the best options to ensure value for money.

Funding streams include Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, INDEX Vouchers, as well as advice on government and European funding calls.


Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are Government supported collaborations that enable businesses to access and utilise the academic knowledge, expertise and resources of UK universities.

For more information about a KTP with IESR, please click here.


Innovation Vouchers Scheme

The Innovation Vouchers Scheme (formerly INDEX Vouchers) awards small and medium sized businesses to in the region £3,000 to procure support from eligible West Midlands Universities.

The support can either be in business management or technical innovation, but must fall within one of the AWM’s specified priority business areas:

The scheme is funded by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and is supported by CBI, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the Institute of Asian Businesses and the Foundation for Management Education.

For more information see http://www.innovationvouchers-wm.co.uk/ or contact Stuart Brown, tel. 01785 353380.

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