The overall aim of the initiative is to promote better understanding of the key economic and social impacts generated by UK higher education institutions on their host regions and on other regions of the UK.
Innovation Manchester has been created to achieve a step-change in the rate of innovation by inspiring, challenging and supporting the people who live and work in Manchester, its companies and its organisations to emulate Manchester’s entrepreneurial past and to drive its future. Manchester can be a world-class hub in the modern global knowledge economy by [...]
Vision of the Prospectus:
To transform Manchester into one of Europe’s leading cities for innovation by 2015.
The Cluster Support Environments (CSE) model considers the physical infrastructure requirements of a cluster. Whilst all clusters are different and the specific mix of infrastructure will therefore vary, there are several generic types of infrastructure which might be present. The model considers the premise that businesses need support at various stages of growth, including spin-outs and diversification from large businesses. It also considers the specialist facilities that businesses may need to use on a short term basis to develop new products and processes.
Incentivise innovation practices to enterprises that would usually have lesser access to such services due to their size and revenue.
Cluster competitiveness cooperation creativity design economic development entrepreneurship ERDF funding Good Practices incubation innovation Knowledge transfer networks people policies R&D risk capital SME social integration stakeholders start-up supply-chain technology transfer thematic folder tourism training University voucher women entrepreneurship
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