Pictured: John Liddle, director, Sustainable Construction
iNet
Following the closure of Business Link's 11 regional offices,
the availability of local and trusted advice for small and medium
size enterprises (SMEs) in the East Midlands could have been
severely cut. The Sustainable Construction iNet (iNet) however, is
stepping up its one-to-one business advice and opportunities for
funding and support by introducing an extensive schedule of
'Innovation Clinic' events across the East Midlands.
iNet will be holding its Innovation Clinic events in venues
across the East Midlands, from Kettering to Mansfield, with
seminars on industry hot topics such as Green Roof Technology,
Retrofit and Passivhaus from expert speakers in each field. As well
as seminars, SMEs can book in for one-to-one business advice with
Innovation Advisors at the Innovation Clinics and receive
impartial, no nonsense guidance and support for their
businesses.
One-to-one advice from experienced iNet advisors is crucial in
helping businesses bring new and better products to the sustainable
marketplace and this type of support is becoming increasingly
difficult to find elsewhere.
John Liddle, director, Sustainable Construction iNet, commented:
"The Sustainable Construction iNet is committed to helping East
Midlands companies develop innovative products and services and
feel this new series of Innovation Clinics will provide an
excellent arena to make that vital connection with the marketplace.
To date, iNet has helped over 1000 companies and has supported 100
of those companies with £350,000 worth of funding support. We
are a success story helping to support businesses and create jobs
in the region and we are in a strong position to continue with this
vital work with £1m funding secured from ERDF with the
support of The University of Northampton."