By Simon Green, CEO Innovation SuperNetwork Last week, I was part of a panel discussion at the Connected Investing event run by UK Business Angels Association and Innovate UK. The panel, which was expertly hosted by James Bedford from Tech Nation, highlighted some important points that I think are worth sharing more widely. Conversations about […]
BioFocus: Focusing on the vibrant and innovative Life Science sector in the North East
By Geoff Davison, CEO at Bionow Innovation is intrinsic to Life Sciences. The sector continues to produce new therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices and pharmaceutical products at an incredible rate, with the North East of England an emerging hotbed for innovative and exciting research. This was evident at the Bionow Awards last year with 9 outstanding […]
Top Take Away Tips from Digital Union’s Developing Talent Event
Alex Hill, Digital Marketing Lead at Digital Union summarises the top tips offered to over 40 businesses at the recent Digital Union Breakfast Networking event, which focuses on ‘Developing Talent’. ‘After some discussion amongst the Digital Union team and our Member base, we decided we wanted to open our events not just to the Director […]
The North is brimming with opportunity for active national investors looking for fresh prospects and innovative new projects
By Estelle Blanks Estelle is Executive Director of the Innovation SuperNetwork, who’s work to support business growth by embedding innovative practice includes delivering access to finance events, including Entrepreneurs of the North and FinanceCamp. According to research by Beauhurst, UK businesses saw the highest levels of investment on record in 2017. Despite this, investment levels […]
How ‘Deep Listening’ Can Help You Find Your Voice
Daniel Roe, CEO of messaging company Concision, explains how powering up our listening skills can help encourage innovation. “Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.”Bernard Baruch (1870 – 1965), US financier and philanthropist What’s the connection between innovation and listening? This is a question we’ve been […]
Satellite technology holds the key to transforming the blue economy
Sean McCarthy, Head of Market Intelligence at the Satellite Applications Catapult explains how satellites could be the key to helping the oceans. As an island nation, the sea and coast have played a vital role in Britain’s and the North East’s past and they provide huge opportunities in the future. The so-called blue economy includes […]
Discovering the Value of Intellectual Property
If you’ve never had any experience with intellectual property (IP), it can seem difficult to get your head around, but a basic understanding can set you on the right track. It’s a given that every business, big or small, will own or use some form of IP and in many cases, they don’t even realise […]
The 3 Essential Steps to Marketing an Innovative Product or Service
David Broderick, Senior Content Executive at MMC Strategic Marketing explains the 3 essential steps your business should take when marketing a new product or service. When you’re taking an innovative product to market, you’re faced with a unique set of challenges. Just ask Google, which failed to get Google Glass – the world’s first pair […]
Do You Understand Innovation?
In today’s Innovation SuperNetwork blog, management consultant and innovation professor, Michael Coates, guides us through the fundamentals of innovation. It is a shame that “innovation” does not rhyme with “love”, as singing “innovation is all around us” would certainly help to get over one of the key messages that organisations need to understand. This simple truth […]
Innovation is Alive and Well in the North East
Carole White, CEO at TEDCO Business Support explains why the North East should be optimistic about a bright and innovative future in business. Innovation is a term that is often thrown around in the business community. But it isn’t always clear what constitutes innovation and what is merely good practice within an enterprise. Business leaders […]
