Welcome to our innovation special, an issue dedicated to helping SMEs take their businesses to the next level. We look at intellectual property and how to go about its protection and commercialisation; the financial incentive schemes to get your ideas to market; how to make the most of business incubators and technology parks; and a checklist for all you need to know about being more innovative. There are also features on how market research and benchmarking will drive more opportunities to your door, how private equity has become a valuable growth tool for SMEs, and a special feature on how to automate your business so it runs more efficiently, virtually by itself.
Cover:
Innovation. How to turn ideas into opportunities
Feature Articles:
Dog's Day Out
The Benefits of Market Research and Benchmarking
Automating Your Business
Private Equity & SMEs
Business Guide to Innovation
Innovation in business is about new ideas, products, services, marketing and distribution methods, but it’s also about the culture of an organisation. Success isn’t just about satisfying a desire in the market but also creating growth for that desire. So, what are the necessary characteristics of a business that will encourage innovation?
Innovation may be the key to running a successful business, but ideas need finance to get them to market. Here is a guide to government and private industry grants and awards ...
Geoff Golovsky knew there was more to veterinary business than healing wounded and sick animals, so he opened a dog day care centre to stimulate bored canines. Now the only pr...
Increasing productivity and performance to grow your business doesn’t just happen, and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight. Market research and benchmarking will...
Remember the promise that computers were going to release us from drudgery? It’s happening at last, in the form of automating crucial but not exactly thrilling business ...
Private equity isn’t just for big business. Innovative, growing small and medium businesses are often in need of capital to fund growth, and private equity may be just w...
