Bring your idea to life with the Innovation Retreat

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Centre for Enterprise team is hosting a two-day residential retreat for small businesses looking to develop and launch new products, processes and services.

The intensive course helps business owners and managers to reduce the risk of taking an innovation to market.

It’s fully funded and there’s no cost for eligible Greater Manchester businesses to attend the Innovation Retreat.

What it is:

• Two-day fully funded innovation retreat at a 4-star hotel in Greater Manchester, plus two half-day workshops.
• Networking opportunities with like-minded businesses, industry partners and commercialisation specialists to develop your innovation network
• Time out of the business, to focus on your innovation

Through the retreat you’ll be able to embed a lean innovation process within your business and reduce the risk of taking a new product/service to market.

Who’s the programme for?

It’s for small to medium-sized businesses within Greater Manchester that are already working on an innovation in the following areas:

• digital
• net zero
• health
• advanced manufacturing

To be considered, companies should not already be in receipt of support from the Growth Company.

Programme dates:

• 30 October, 10:00 – 13:00, Induction
• 6 – 7 November, 10:00 – 16:00, Retreat (Overnight hotel stay with refreshments and meals included)
• 13 November, 10:00 – 13:00, Next steps

Apply now:

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/business-services/innovation/retreat?utm_campaign=cfe-gmpartners-ir-oct2024&utm_source=partner-email&utm_medium=html-email