This autumn is packed with events and support to help your business grow, read on!






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The newsletter of the *Nottingham team* of the *D2N2 Growth Hub*

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We're here to support?"your business."

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*This autumn is packed with events and support to help your business grow, read on!*

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planning for commercial exploitation of IP

Planning for commercial exploitation of Intellectual Property (IP)

Join Adamson Jones, part of Gateley and Gateley Legal on a 90-minute interactive workshop to identify, protect, and harness the value of innovation within your business.

*Event Overview*

This interactive workshop delivered in partnership with Adamson Jones, part of Gateley and Gateley Legal will show delegates what intellectual property (IP) can do for your business. Our team of IP experts will run through the steps you can take to identify, protect, and harness the value of your IP to meet your commercial objectives, from generating investment to driving growth via licensing and distribution agreements.

*What key points will be covered in the workshop?*


* Types of IP protection
* Managing costs and taking advantage of funding options
* Facilitating successful collaboration ? IP ownership, confidentiality, and contracts
* Planning for commercial exploitation of IP rights ? licensing and trading overseas

*Meet the presenters*

*Cory Stobart, Patent Attorney (Adamson Jones)*

Cory's patent practice covers a wide range of technical areas, generally within the healthcare, software, and engineering sectors, with a particular focus on medical devices, medical physics applications and machine learning. Cory represents a broad variety of clients, ranging from individual inventors and small start-ups all the way up to multi-national companies and overseas agents, which enables him to understand the specific needs of any individual company.

*Paven Munder, IP Solicitor (Gateley Legal)*

Paven is an IP solicitor who has a range of experience in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, including trademarks, passing off and copyright. Paven works with a diverse selection of clients, including individuals, small businesses and multi-national companies.

*Georgina Bagnall, Patent Attorney (Adamson Jones)*

Georgina mainly handles patent work within the engineering and physics sectors, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, medical devices, and electronics. She works with a range of companies, her experience primarily being with owner-managed SMEs and technology-focused start-ups.

*To register, please visit: **[link removed]* [ [link removed] ]

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Nottingham Consultancy Challenge 2024

The Nottingham Consultancy Challenge connects you with bright, motivated students to offer a fresh perspective on an issue or challenge that?s affecting your business.

The Challenge connects a small, multi-disciplinary group of students with a business or organisation to work on a short-term project, simulating a consultancy relationship. It exposes students to new sectors, real-world organisations and the challenges they face whilst providing organisations with fresh, well-researched ideas and recommendations on a real business need.

Participants work collaboratively and fully remotely, in the roles of

?consultant(s)? and ?client?. Students have six weeks to clarify the brief, work

on the project and produce and deliver a professional presentation and report

Participants work collaboratively and fully remotely, in the roles of ?consultant(s)? and ?client?.

Students work in a mixed-disciplinary group over the course of six weeks in spring 2024.

*For more details, read **What to Expect from the Challenge* [ [link removed] ]* or email **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* to start a conversation.*

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Meet The Partners

Each month, Growing Nottingham will be highlighting one of the UKSPF partners and sharing details about what they will be offering. This month, we would like to introduce you to Medilink Midlands? MeTAP* business support programme.

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*Medilink Midlands* ? *MeTAP** Medilink Midlands, working in partnership with the University of Nottingham (UoN), will provide high-quality business and innovation support to companies already in, or transitioning into, the life science and medtech sectors within the locality of Nottingham City, to ensure Nottingham City continues as a city of pioneering medtech and health tech innovation, globally.

The MeTAP* business support programme will support companies to accelerate innovation and provide the right skills and tools to enable companies to increase their competitive advantage by working across other industry suppliers and partners, academic demand lead research, NHS, local government, and other sector stakeholders

*MeTAP* will provide:*


* Access to high-value life science sector specific expertise including IP, regulatory, clinical adoption, and innovation test beds
* Cross-sectoral knowledge e.g., manufacturing, digital, virtual test environments
* Grant funding
* Signposting and sectoral networking opportunities
* Innovation Accelerator Programme (IAP)

This will be achieved through a comprehensive two-year business support programme of sector specific:


* Business Support
* Product Development Support
* Special Interest Groups
* Technology collaboration events

*Open to Life Science & MedTech organisations in Nottingham City

*Chief Executive of Medilink Midlands Melanie Davidson* said: ?We are delighted to be part of this programme which will help stimulate a culture of innovation across Nottingham, and further develop our comprehensive, integrated, co-ordinated life science ecosystem to support companies to accelerate their ideas to market.?

?Medilink Midlands has been delivering innovation support to Nottingham SMEs for a number of years,? Mel explained. ?Using our comprehensive cross-sectoral knowledge and networks across the med tech and life sciences industry, this project will enable us to support more companies in the city to increase their competitive advantage and facilitate collaborations with industry suppliers and partners, academic research, the NHS, local government, and other sector stakeholders.?

*Please visit **MeTAP - Medilink Midlands* [ [link removed] ]* for more information.*



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Multiply for work

Multiply for work

Multiply is a?government incentive which offers free numeracy courses for adults aged?19?and over. The courses are designed to help you improve in a?range of math skills, to build your confidence and help you progress onto a?maths qualification if desired.

Nottingham College is offering new and innovative delivery methods that are far from the traditional classroom set up. We aim to tailor our sessions to your Maths needs focussing on everyday topics and incorporating virtual reality to bring the lessons to?life!

Multiply for work short courses


* Financial Planning for the Self Employed
* Understanding Mortgages and Pensions
* Budgeting and Cost of Living
* Helping with Homework (Primary School)
* Helping with Homework (Secondary School)

*To Learn more about the eligibility and to register, please visit: **Multiply for Work | Nottingham College* [ [link removed] ]

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UKSPF NOTTINGHAM OPEN CALL 5 (OC5) ? BUSINESS GROWTH 2

This call focuses on the UKSPF Investment Priority of Supporting Local Businesses within Nottingham City Council?s UKSPF programme.

Nottingham City Council will utilise approximately ?700,000 of UKSPF Revenue and Capital funding to support its business growth objectives from April 2024 to March 2025.

The Open Call will contain four separate lots. We are looking to provide grants to organisations to deliver projects aimed at:


* Supporting Enterprise Infrastructure, Incubators and Accelerators.
* Growing the Local Social Economy.
* Developing Angel Investor Networks.
* R&D grants supporting innovative product & service development.

These projects will help to grow business productivity, increase the local business pool and drive growth in the economy.

A Technical Workshop providing more details on this Open Call will be held on Microsoft Teams on *Tuesday 10th October at 10:00 ? 11:00am. *

At this meeting, information on the following will be provided:


* The objectives of Nottingham City Council?s UKSPF programme.
* The specific details of this Open Call and the 4 lots.
* The number and types of projects we intend to support.
* The process and selection criteria that will be used to assess applications.
* How to apply.
* The timescales for submitting applications.
* Eligibility for applicants.

You can Click here to join the meeting [ [link removed] ]

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UKSPF NOTTINGHAM OPEN CALL 6 (OC6) ? DEVELOPING GREEN SKILLS

This call focuses on the UKSPF Investment Priority of People & Skills within Nottingham City Council?s UKSPF programme.

Nottingham City Council will utilise approximately ?165,000 of UKSPF Revenue and Capital funding to support its Employment & Skills objectives from April 2024 to March 2025.

Through this Open Call, we are looking to provide one grant to an organisation to deliver a project aimed at:


* Meeting local skills needs.
* Delivering Green Skills courses.
* Supporting the delivery of life and career skills courses.

We will be looking for applications that:


* Promote social inclusion.
* Reduce social deprivation and encouraging social mobility.
* Engage economically inactive residents to support their economic progression.
* Contribute to Nottingham becoming a carbon neutral city by 2028.

A Technical Workshop providing more details on this Open Call will be held on Microsoft Teams on *Thursday 12th October at 2:00 ? 3:00pm.*

At this meeting, information on the following will be provided:


* The objectives of Nottingham City Council?s UKSPF programme.
* The specific details of this Open Call.
* The type of project we intend to support.
* The process and selection criteria that will be used to assess applications.
* How to apply.
* The timescales for submitting applications.
* Eligibility for applicants

You can click here to join the meeting [ [link removed] ]

*Please visit our **NCC Web-page* [ [link removed] ] *for more information.*

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