Innovate Local South East

Supercharge your business growth – Inspire, Involve, Invest and Innovate in Buckinghamshire

What funding and investment do you need to develop your ideas and grow your business? Join this free one-day event and get inspired by business innovators who have received support to supercharge their ideas across Buckinghamshire and beyond.

Learn how Innovate UK can fund your innovation; how Catapults and Universities can accelerate your business ideas with access to state of the art facilities and expert knowledge. Find out how advisors from Innovate UK Edge and BBF specialists can help you form new partnerships for collaborative R&D projects, and discover the exciting opportunities at Westcott Venture Park, Pinewood and Silverstone.

We can connect you to the right people and sources of advice on starting or scaling up, employment and international trade. We will walk you through the latest opportunities for funding and finance that are available, whether from us or other stakeholders, and offer advice on how to make your business investment-ready. So let us navigate your business journey.

This event is relevant for all innovative businesses, and will have a focus for part of the day on the opportunities that exist within:

• Creative and digital
• Space and data
• Health and life sciences
• Clean energy and the environment
• Advanced manufacturing
• University collaboration

This event is organised by Innovate UK and delivered by Innovate UK KTN in partnership with Buckinghamshire LEP and Buckinghamshire Business First (BBF), with support from the Satellite Applications Catapult.

Why attend?

Whether you are starting or scaling your ideas-driven business, you should attend Innovate Local South East to get the help you need to grow your business and to:

• Develop your new idea
• Access new funding and investment opportunities
• Access networks and meet new partners
• Hear from successful businesses and their growth journey

What is Innovate Local?

The Innovate Local Programme is a suite of regional engagement events that promote Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) objectives. We work with local stakeholders to create an event that addresses regional innovation priorities and workshops to help businesses learn more about the grants and innovation process.

Our objective is to reach out to local businesses and demonstrate the types and levels of support available. In addition, to inspire them to look at innovation in their business through the presentation and panel sessions.

The Programme is now in its 5th year and Innovate UK KTN has been a trusted delivery partner throughout this time, organising and delivering the Innovate Local events.