SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2021
SCHEDULE – DAY 1 During Day 1 of the two-day fully-funded event, you will focus on awareness. Learning everything a business needs to navigate through grant funding and alternative financing landscapes masterclasses.
MONDAY 27TH SEPT 2021 (VIRTUAL)
Purpose: Awareness - Everything you need to help you navigate through the grant funding and alternative financing landscapes
Introduction and Overview 9:00 – 10:15
Welcome and overview of the programme, including signposting to existing available resources and relevant additional support.
R&D grant funding 10:30 – 12:30
This masterclass session will cover the main InnovateUK funding programmes relevant to digital tech companies including, looking at case study examples:
Delivered by: InnovateUK Edge KTN Digital Team KTP Team
Smart Grants Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Challenge-led funds Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Horizon Europe Women in Innovation Awards
National R&D Infrastructure STFC Analysis for Innovators 13:30 – 15:00 Delivered by: Science and Technology Facilities Council Alternative Financing 15:30 – 17:00 Delivered by: Counting King InnovateUK Edge Salford Credit Union GC Angels
This masterclass will focus on the Analysis for Innovators funding programme, which gives UK businesses of any size access to cutting-edge R&D expertise and facilities to help solve problems that they have been unable to tackle using standard technologies and techniques.
This masterclass will provide a roundtable of expert advice and insight on alternative forms of financing to fund innovation that is non-dilutive including: R&D Tax Credits and Patent Box Debt Finance Loan Finance options And more!
SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2021
SCHEDULE – DAY 2 During Day Day 2, 1 of the event, you willinfocus on awareness. business needs you will participate practical workshopsLearning providingeverything advice anda guidance on howtotonavigate target through grant funding and and alternative financing landscapes and secure grant funding alternative finance support. masterclasses.
TUESDAY 28TH SEPT 2021 (IN-PERSON)
Purpose: Practical Workshops - Advice and guidance on how to target and secure grant funding and alterna-tive finance support
Grants for R&D 9:30 – 12:00
Step-by-step masterclass on selecting and writing a winning InnovateUK funding application.
Delivered by: InnovateUK Edge
1-1 Support for R&D Tax Credit and Patent Box checks 13:00 - 14:30
This will be delivered utilising relevant case studies for digital and tech businesses and break down each step of submitting a successful application in detail. Programme participants will be provided with 1-1 support from HOST partners and resident R&D Tax Credit experts Counting King, through practical drop-in sessions.
Delivered by: Counting King
Overview of HOST support programmes, innovation labs and prototyping services 14:30 – 15:30 Delivered by: IN4 / HOST Overview of HOST support programmes, innovation labs and prototyping services 14:30 – 15:30 Delivered by: IN4 / HOST Fund Your Tech Participant Round-Robin Event 15:30 – 17:00
Fund Your Tech participants will be provided with a tour of the HOST facilities, including its innovation labs and prototyping services. They will also be provided with an overview of the programmes and services available to accelerate their innovations via the labs.
Fund Your Tech participants will be provided with a tour of the HOST facilities, including its innovation labs and prototyping services. They will also be provided with an overview of the programmes and services available to accelerate their innovations via the labs.
To conclude the 2-day event, participants of the programme will take part in a round-robin event with partners, experts and other participants in order to share experiences, advice, feedback and 1-1 support.