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You could be looking for business support to help you drive an uplift in sales through a greater understanding of your internal and external business environments.

Maybe it’s a business leadership strategy or cultural refresh your organisation requires to achieve success from calculated risk taking.

Birmingham City University’s series of Business Innovation Workshops, created and delivered by BCU’s business support specialists, will help you develop new knowledge and innovation for your business.

Business Innovation Workshops are funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and are part of the Innovation Vouchers project.

Please send us an enquiry and we will contact you to discuss how we can help.

How will I benefit from Business Innovation Workshops?

Our series of three Business Innovation Workshops will help you identify, understand and assess your company’s strategic and cultural abilities and create a business environment of innovation and growth.

Get free access to BCU business support specialist knowledge
Understand your current business environment and culture
Learn techniques for achieving business Innovation and growth
Receive support with creating your business, marketing and sales strategies
Network with other regional businesses with similar challenges

To achieve the best results for your business we recommend you attend all three Business Innovation Workshops.

Business Innovation Workshop 1
Envisioning for Growth:

Learn how to analyse and understand your internal and external business environments.

Explore business uncertainties and opportunities to develop a re-evaluated approach.

Understand your current market position and build a stronger purpose, vision and set of values for your company.

Participate in practical exercises to create or strengthen your organisation’s growth strategy.

Business Innovation Workshop 2
Strategy & Leadership for Innovation:

Build your strategic leadership capacity and enhance the cultural and structural effectiveness of your organisation to enable greater innovation.

Generate ideas to encourage innovation within your business and identify techniques to exploit opportunities.

Formulate an appropriate strategic position for your company and business model.

Understand methods for setting up organisational mechanisms to develop a culture that supports innovation.

Business Innovation Workshop 3
Marketing for Innovation:

Examine the psychology of sales and consumer behaviour and how sales should fit strategically and culturally within your business.

Identify the perceived value of your product or service and define your most impactful pricing and sales strategy.

Understand your target market and its preferences and learn how to influence purchase urgency and drive an increase in demand.

Develop and align your company’s marketing and sales strategies with your business strategy, value proposition and cultural behaviour.

How much will it cost me?

If you are a mid-sized or small business (SME) located within the GBSLEP area you are eligible to attend all three Business Innovation Workshops at no charge.

How can i find out more and register?

Our Business Innovation Workshop series runs three times a year.

Please send us an enquiry and we will contact you with workshop dates and how we can help.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this service free of charge?

Yes, Business Innovation Workshops are available free of charge to all eligible candidates.

We offer this service for free because it is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Innovation Vouchers project.

Am I eligible to use this service?

If you are an SME based within the Greater Birmingham or Solihull region, then you are eligible to register for this service.

How long will I receive support for?

You will receive up to 3 days of business support through our Innovation Workshops.

Where do the Innovation Workshops take place?

Innovation Workshops take place in the heart of Birmingham, within Birmingham City University's campus.

A member of the Innovation Workshops team will let you know the exact location of a workshop following your enquiry/registration.

What is "GBSLEP" and is my business within this region?

"GBSLEP" stands for the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.

Innovation Workshops run exclusively within the Greater Birmingham and Solihull region.

I've made an enquiry, what next?

A member of Innovation Workshop's team will review your enquiry and be in touch shortly.

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How will I benefit from Business Innovation Workshops?

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Business Innovation Workshop 3 Marketing for Innovation:

How much will it cost me?

How can i find out more and register?

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