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NURTURING IDEAS GROWING SUCCESS

Dianne Dundas Innovation Advisor

Co-Innovate Programme

Eligibility

• SMEs (1 - 249 full time

employees).

• A manufacturing or tradable

services company.

• Located in Northern Ireland,

the border counties of Ireland and Western Scotland including the Highlands and Islands.

• Creation of new or

improved product, service

• r process.

Priority Sectors (but not limited to)

Renewables Life & Health Sciences Agri Tech/Food

Eligible Region

• InterTradeIreland (Lead)
• Scottish Enterprise
• Highlands & Islands

Enterprises

• Enterprise NI/LEO
• East Border Region

Partner Organisations

Co-Innovate Support

Innovation Workshops

To assist Small Businesses:

• By increasing their understanding of what innovation is;
• To understand the importance of innovation within their own

business;

• How to approach innovation;
• To explain what bespoke innovation supports Co-Innovate can offer

small business.

Business & Innovation Assessments

Support is FREE of Charge

• A specialist consultant will conduct a Business Health Check on each SME on the programme and identify

suitable supports for each business.

• An Innovation Audit where Innovation Experts will assess each company’s innovation capabilities and

advise on a suitable approach to innovation.

• A Benchmark of each business will be provided, tailored interventions identified & bespoke action plans

created.

Development of Innovation Capability

FREE of charge to your Business

• An Innovation Advisor will work with each business to

agree a Bespoke Innovation Action Plan.

• Based on the agreed Action Plan – each business will

receive up to 10 days specialist innovation advice.

Cross-border Business to Academic Institute Project

• 12 month support to undertake an R&I project - new product/process development;
• Funding to support a Project Manager’s salary (up to 50% funding of a maximum €37,500 salary);
• 4 days consultancy support to develop each company’s project application;
• 24 consultancy days provided by each project’s Academic Partner to support the Project Manager in the

implementation of each Business to Academic project.

Business to Business & Cluster Partnerships What support is available?

• Up to €7,000 funding to complete a full

business plan application;

• Up to 50% funding for a maximum €300,000

towards an innovative 24 month business to business project; or

• Up to 50% funding for a maximum €600,000

project will be made available to support each Research & Innovation Collaborative Cluster Project.

What will a B2B/Cluster look like?

• B2B partnerships must involve one business in NI/Scotland*

and one business in the border counties of ROI.

• Clusters must involve multiple partners including a Research

Centre.

• Must be cross-border and 24 month duration;
• Must have a commercial benefit for each partner.
• Each partner must have the capacity to support a 24 month

project and match fund it.

*Eligible Regions

• f Scotland only.

My Contact Details

Dianne Dundas Innovation Advisor T: 028 3083 4199 M:07753 600 238 Dianne.Dundas@co-innovateprogramme.com