R&D Tax Relief mentioned in the Queen’s Christmas Day Speech
Firms that invest in R&D have around 13% higher productivity than those firms that do not invest.
Need Help with your next new Product?
Excellent New Product Marketing workshop yesterday delivered for the BIC by Arvada Strategic Marketing. Delegates fully engaged in the subject as they plan to launch their new products. Great to see them exchanging business cards and sharing contacts too.
Exploration is the engine that drives Innovation
Exploration is the engine that drives Innovation Innovation drives economic growth. So let’s all go exploring. (Edith Widder (American oceanographer, marine biologist) Come and explore your business with the BIC and Join us for a couple of hours at our “Profit from Innovation” event on 25 September 2019 in Stoke on Trent. Innovation doesn’t just happen, it needs to be managed! Why do we need to be Innovative? How can we bring innovation into our business and how can we use it to grow our business?
BIC MEETS A REAL DRAGON
Digitalizing The Manufacturing Processes
WMG and the Staffordshire BIC will come together to provide you with an insight on how to use digital innovation in manufacturing. In the current world that we live in, it is crucial to stay ahead or you will get left behind. The benefits of digitalizing the manufacturing process are innumerous. Therefore, join our ‘Ready for Digital’ event to find out how you can start your digital journey.
ADAPTATION – Could this be the Key to Innovation for your Business in 2018?
As a Member of an Innovation Management Group I often find interesting articles and concepts which I share to encourage Innovation in the region.
The BIC is Out and About This Autumn
If you are looking to catch up with the Business Innovation Centre there’s good news as we are out and about quite a bit this autumn.
ECO WARRIORS WORKING AT THE BIC
With Innovation being the focus of the Business Innovation Centre in Staffordshire it is no surprise that two of its employees – have embraced innovation by investing in totally electric vehicles, in fact they have both invested in a Nissan Leaf.
Olympic Innovations
It’s been wonderful following Team GB at the Rio Olympics, we did so well coming second in the Medals table. We got so many golds, so many FIRSTS. And we’ve seen many Firsts in Innovations in Technology helping the adjudicators and referees, Innovations in training helping the athletes reach their maximum fitness but can you remember Dick Fosbury in the Mexico Olympics in 1968 where he first introduced the Fosbury Flop?
1000th BIC Workshop Delegate
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