Based in the South West and determined your business will innovate and grow? 3 ways we simply and effectively help you do thi ... s are: 💡 Exploit innovation 💡 Enter new markets 💡 Source funding Perhaps the most surprising part of this is that all of the support is funded and we want to be the ones to help you! Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s investment in the innovative businesses that drive economic growth. It complements Innovate UK project funding with intensive, specialist-led support for such ambitious businesses. Each high-potential, innovative business in our portfolio benefits from the objective perspective of a dedicated innovation and growth specialist local to them. Our specialist considers a business in the round and, working closely with its leadership, identifies the most productive ways to accelerate its growth. What we offer: innovation and growth support Innovate UK EDGE brings a range of services to help ambitious, innovative SMEs scale and grow. Our specialists can draw on resources such as our programmes, events, innovation & international networks and their domain expert colleagues. For some businesses, our resources, such as investment readiness programme Pitchfest and the Global Business Innovation Programme, will also be a gateway to our bespoke, specialist-led support. We establish strong relationships based on trust that support each business through its growth journey to scale: The most outstanding scaling businesses that are disrupting their industries, capable of internationalisation and achieving over 50% growth p.a. are invited to join our Scaleup Programme for enhanced support. read more