Scaling the Edge
September 2024

Fully funded 8-week programme helping existing SME businesses to accelerate their new product and process innovations through Value Proposition Design, Business Model Canvas Design, Business Ideas Testing, Market Engagement

Supporting innovation driven companies to validate and accelerate their ideas into scalable products and services as well as support to apply for non-dilutive funding through Innovate UK and other funding agencies.

What is SCALING THE EDGE PROGRAMME?

Scaling the Edge is an intensive programme to support innovation driven companies, validate and accelerate their ideas into scalable products and services.

Our team of experts will work closely with your team using Strategyzer’s Lean methodology to define clear Value Propositions, and winning Business Models and use modern Digital Testing methodologies.  This approach helps gather rapid and accurate market feedback on the likely success of your business idea.  This process de-risks the chances of market failure, increases speed to market and clearly identifies your key target markets.

WHAT’s Included?

This unique programme encourages rapid business strategy development and dramatically de-risks new product/market exploration through a data-driven digital testing methodology.

This 8-week programme will enable businesses to innovate faster, maintain a competitive position in global markets and increase productivity. This will all be achieved with the guidance and support of a highly experienced team of entrepreneurs and business coaches.

WHY ATTEND?

Inject Innovation into your business through: Design thinking, digital testing and data driven decision making as well as be guided through the application process for Innovation UK funding opportunities.

WHEN*:

 Bootcamp – 10^th & 11^th September 2024*

*Please Note: To be eligible for the Scaling the Edge Programme you and your team must be available to fully attend the 2-day online Bootcamp training.

WHO:

Eligibility Criteria:

• Companies must be based in the United Kingdom
• Applications must be from a UK Limited Company
• Must have a minimum of five employees
• Must demonstrate an innovative concept either as the core focus of their company or as a novel addition within their existing operations to put forward on the programme

• Net Zero
• Healthy Living
• Agriculture
• Digital
• Technology

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

 Expert training by seasoned entrepreneurs at a 2-day online bootcamp delivered by a renowned team with substantial innovation to commercialisation expertise.

• A fully funded 8-week programme with an allocation of up to 4 ‘Seats’ per team.
• £7,500 funding available for market testing and validation
• 4 step methodology with ongoing tailored support and guidance for market discovery and digital testing:
  • Value Proposition design
  • Business Model Canvas Design
  • Business Ideas Testing
  • Market Engagement
• Upskill and incentivise staff and radically change innovation culture.
• Cutting time to market and improved bottom line through commercially validating new/improved product ideas and markets.
• Identify routes to follow on funding with partners including Innovate UK