UKMidsINNOV

Información del proyecto

UKMidsINNOV

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 643312

DOI

10.3030/643312

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 5 Diciembre 2014

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2014

Fecha de finalización 31 Diciembre 2014

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 49 358,75

Aportación de la UE

€ 39 487,00

Coordinado por

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - UKMidsINNOV (UKMidsINNOV)

Período documentado: 2014-07-01 hasta 2014-12-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

UKMidsINNOV was designed to establish new services in the English Midlands region to enhance the innovation management capacity of SMEs. The project was specifically intended to provide high-quality specialist consulting services to improve innovation capacity in SMEs and provide beneficiaries of the SME Instrument with access to coaching services.

The objectives of the project were to provide two services to two specific groups of SMEs:

1 - Key Account Management to beneficiaries of the SME Instrument
2 - Enhancing the Innovation capacity of SMEs to innovative SMEs with a high potential for internationalisation

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

The project addressed solely the Key Account Management role and thereby performed a critical function in offering coaching services to the first cohort of SME Instrument beneficiaries located in the Midlands region of the UK.

The Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity service was not implemented for numerous reasons including: 1. lack of training and experience in Imp3rove tool 2. UKMidsINNOV was designed to be implemented in coordination with other regions and partners of the UK network. No model was designed during this period for use by incumbents.

In terms of KAM, duing this period there are three companies that were approached by EEN; and which showed interest in the new service in conjunction with their SME Instrument grant.

1 - Jarilo Ltd
2 - Face Recording and Measurement Ltd
3 - SACO Ltd

Other beneficiaries were approached but did not wish to proceed with the EEN offer. They were ITL and the Technology Research Centre.

In the given timescale, EEN were able to contact the total of five companies, describe the offer and set up meetings. In the period, meetings took place with Jarilo Ltd and Face Recording and Measurement Ltd. The meeting with SACO Ltd did not take place until January 2015. Representatives of Jarilo and Face undertook the initial assessment using the Growth Mapper tool.

In both of these cases follow up meetings did not take place until January 2015.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The impact has been positive in the case of Face Recording and Measurement and SACO Ltd. Both companies are using the coaching service and EEN is acting as a Key Account Manager. To date the companies have reported positive results on their projects and the coaching has been viewed favourably with perceived added value.

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