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Funding Insights from British Business Finance Week: Start-up Loans and Business Angels

21 November 2023 by | Comments are off for this post
Taking the decision to turn your idea into a reality is a truly exciting step. Finding proper support is essential in those early moments so last week I travelled to Business Finance Week to explore all the opportunities that can help kickstart your project. Sponsored by the British Business Bank (BBB) and the UK Business [...]

From Patent to Profit: The Story of SPANX and Sara Blakely

9 November 2023 by | Comments are off for this post
Talking about Intellectual Property usually means discussing how much patents are really worth, especially with so many legal battles over patent rights and disagreements. Many believe that a patent is only as valuable as the money you have to back it up in court. However, the success story of Sara Blakely with SPANX shows how [...]

How to get funding for an idea: Navigating the Pathways of Early-Stage Funding

26 October 2023 by | Comments are off for this post
How to get funding for an idea? Are you eager to bring your groundbreaking idea to life but finding yourself stuck at the initial hurdle of funding? While self-funding is often preferable and can give you control over your project, it can be useful to look to external sources.  The world of early-stage funding may [...]

Meet Donna our new Lead Fashion and Textile Designer

11 October 2023 by | Comments are off for this post
Industry Leading Design The design team has a new addition, and we are super excited to introduce Donna, our Lead Fashion and Textile Designer. She oversees the fabric projects that we work on and ensures that the team develops market-leading designs. Donna has designed for some of the most influential fashion brands in the UK, [...]

DIP 2022 winner announced

20 July 2022 by | Comments are off for this post
This year, Innovate again sponsored the Design Innovation in Plastics award. This award was set up to encourage plastic design innovation and best practices in the product designers of the future. Other main sponsors included: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, focused on promoting all aspects of the fields of materials, minerals and mining. The [...]

Small but mighty – Iceland, Leader in Sustainable technologies

1 June 2022 by | Comments are off for this post
As part of the Innovation Module of my MBA, we took a class trip to Iceland – and no, it wasn’t just a holiday. The aim of the trip was to understand why Iceland was becoming such a key player in the Innovation industry, and in particular environmental and sustainable technologies. A few facts about [...]

Incredible crowdfunding success for young inventor thanks to TikTok

31 May 2021 by | Comments are off for this post
We are so pleased to bring you this news of our client Kieran and his cutting edge new product: MyBar Design engineer Kieran launched his Kickstarter campaign in April and met his goal of £9,300 in a record 24 hours. With 3 days still to go he has trebled his goal as pledges continue to [...]

What prototype is best for me?

24 June 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

The words ‘invention’ and ‘prototype’ go hand in hand. You won’t find an inventor in the world that hasn’t considered a prototype to be of the utmost importance in the process. When you think of a prototype, you might picture a garage covered in sawdust, a lab with test tubes and goggles or you might […]

Exciting new contacts in Africa

4 February 2020 by | Comments are off for this post

Last month our textiles designer, Olivia, visited the Ghanaian embassy during their Garments and Textiles trade event. The event was to strengthen the ever-growing links between Ghana and the British government when it comes to trade, specifically in the apparel industry. Olivia saw this as a perfect opportunity to network with industry experts in order […]