Innovation Vouchers from the Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board’s national Innovation Voucher scheme is designed to help businesses gain the knowledge
they need to innovate and grow.
An Innovation Voucher can help your business to work with an external expert for the first time by paying towards the cost of their services.
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) are providing Innovation Vouchers for start-up, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to work with 'knowledge suppliers' such as:
* universities and further education colleges
* research and technology organisations
* technical consultancies
* Catapult centres
* design advisers
* Intellectual Property advisers
Innovation Vouchers are available to businesses that are aiming to work on ideas applicable to one of the TSB's priority themes.
Please visit the website at https://vouchers.innovateuk.org to find out what these are.
The Innovation Voucher can enable your business to access knowledge for all types of innovation - for example:
* ideas for new or improved products,processes and services
* using design to improve your ideas
* managing your Intellectual Property.
However, you need to be clear that accessing this knowledge will help your business address a real challenge, not just a small improvement or change to what you currently do. Innovation Vouchers help you to obtain expert advice from a knowledge supplier you haven't worked with before, not to fund general business needs such as training or equipment.
An Innovation Voucher will enable you to work with an external expert for the first time so you can move forward with a particular idea or innovation. It can also be used to help you think through an idea that might lead you to apply for other types of support offered by the Technology Strategy Board.
Applying is simple!
* apply via the Technology Strategy Board's Innovation Voucher web page at https://vouchers.innovateuk.org
* provide details of your business and answer some simple questions about why you want an Innovation Voucher and what you plan to do
* Innovation Vouchers will be allocated by means of a draw from eligible applications. Over 100 Innovation Vouchers will be issued in each round - every three months.
Apply @ https://vouchers.innovateuk.org
The Guidance for Applicants on the website will help you to decide if your project is eligible.
Helpline: 0300 321 4357
Email: competitions@innovateuk.org
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