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In this third edition of the Fast Growth Business podcast, Richard Harrison, Director of innovation consultants, Inovaris, provides founders and entrepreneurs with some tips on navigating the world of grants and also gives us his thoughts on recent cut-backs to business support services such as the Business Growth Service.
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Diving into the interview with Richard Harrison we discuss the following:
- Horizon 2020 – challenges involved and which organisations it typically suits
- Typical time-frames for grant applications
- Alternatives to Horizon2020 – that might be preferable for many SMEs
- Certain grants that can allow salary costs as the ‘matched funding’
- Problems in navigating available grant funding (without expert help)
- Closure of the Business Growth Service – impact on Growth Accelerator, Manufacturing Advisory Service etc
You can find Richard at Inovaris or on Linkedin.
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