What are they?

An Innovation Funding Support Meeting is a confidential consultation between a business and a panel comprised of members of the Public Sector Business Innovation Support Community in Wales. The purpose of the Innovation Funding Support Meeting is to assist firms with accessing funding, improving R&D projects and commercialising their results. These consultations are 45 minutes long, and have time allotted to receive feedback from the panel.  It is expected a company at Pre-Start or Startup to have a Business Plan in place.  It is intended to help organisations  with proposed projects at TRL 3-8. See here for more information on TRL

Why attend?

Innovation Funding Support Meeting provide the opportunity to access a wealth of business advice and expertise from established members of the Business Innovation Support Community tailored to your business. In particular, panel members can offers insights about which funding options are best suited to your business, and who best to approach. Feedback from those who have previously attended highlight how they have:-

• benefited from networking opportunities stemming from the Innovation Support Meeting
• been given  the chance to sanity check their business proposals
• gained an increased awareness about different business opportunities
• accessed tailored support.

When are the Innovation Funding Support Meetings?

Generalist Innovation Funding Support Meeting are usually run monthly - although additional surgeries may be held depending on demand.  Specialist Innovation Funding Support Meeting in support of competitions or other themes are also hosted subject to demand.

Registration for Innovation Funding Support Meeting are available via the Business Wales Event Finder