EIMC activities:
We developed an initial assessment methodology which is now being further developed and adopted as part of the ENIW (England, Northern Ireland and Wales) Consortium for EIMC activities from 2015.
Two colleagues (John Christopher and Roger Hetherington) undertook IMP³rove training during 2014 and subsequently used the IMP³rove diagnostic assessment tool with one client, namely Meteor Communications (Europe) Ltd. The meeting with the client to carry out the IMP³rove assessment was held late December (17/12/2015).
The outputs of the IMP³rove diagnostic have been discussed thoroughly with the client and an action plan has been developed which is being implemented in 2015
KAM Activities:
Two colleagues - Roger Hetherington and John Christopher undertook training in the use of Oxford Innovation's GROWTHMapper diagnostic tool during 2014. This is a tool which is used by a number of UK Business Support Programmes (including the Growth Accelerator Programme) and is used to help identify coaching needs for growth aspirational businesses.
During 2014 two East of England SMEs were Phase 1 beneficiaries of the SME Instrument, namely Alterix Ltd and Forward Composites Ltd. Following the invitation from EASME our KAM Cooridnator allocated Alterix Ltd to Roger Hetherington and Forward Composites Ltd to John Christopher. Both cases were entered on the KAM Case Tracker Tool
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/KAMCaseTracker(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie).
Meetings and various follow up calls and emails were held with both companies to engage and explain the package of support available to them and to initiate the GROWTHMapper diagnostic to assess needs and to help identify a suitable coach.
