Innovate UK Business Growth FAQs
Please find below answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about our service. Please contact us if your query is not covered in this FAQ page.
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Innovate UK is in the process of renewing its strategy to best serve the needs of businesses and the UK’s Industrial Strategy. Our ambition is for business growth support to be integrated across the full business lifecycle – from early-stage start-ups to scale-ups.
During the current planning cycle, the Innovate UK Business Growth service will continue as normal for existing and committed clients, including those from Innovate UK grant competitions that provide business growth support.
New requests into the service, outside of the above, have been paused as part of the current planning cycle and more details will be shared in Spring 2026.
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Our innovation and growth specialists are located in every region of the UK, bringing a wealth of domain knowledge and regional and national connections to client engagements.
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Our innovation and growth specialists are at the heart of the business growth offer, alongside a range of business support initiatives that foster the connectivity and knowledge that drive innovative businesses forward.
Our specialists offer one-to-one, bespoke and intensive support and coaching. They provide an external perspective and a structured approach to help senior management teams identify and address critical issues and achieve growth and scale. They also catalyse business partnerships and enable new market entry. You can be sure of dedicated support that is local to you, with access to an extensive pool of domain experts.
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No, our advisory support is funded by the UK Government, although some aspects of the offer such as IP Audits attract a grant from us, with a minority contribution from the client.
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Our innovation and growth specialists and scaleup directors can spend a number of days supporting each of our clients over a shorter or longer period, according to need and potential, typically between 5-15 days.
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Innovate UK Business Growth aims to support business development services. We may provide financial and non-financial business development support to enterprises at a 100% for up to £315,000.
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