Business growth
We help startups scale up with specialist facilities and support.
We provide one-to-one business advice and mentor support to talk about how you work and what you’d like to achieve.
You’ll also get free access to a dedicated workspace with other small businesses and entrepreneurs, so you can make useful connections in the regional business community.
Sector expertise
We help businesses to innovate with our specialist sector expertise. Our researchers and academics can work with you as consultants, and you can access our facilities for R&D. We also run regular workshops and events for businesses and can help you apply for funding.
We can help you apply our cutting-edge technologies and techniques to your business.
Short-term student resource
Our students can add value to your business through projects and placements. These include standalone projects, 120 hour placements, or full year experiences. They bring key skills, knowledge and insight, supported by our academic staff throughout.
For specialist skills you can also tap into our pool of creative freelancers to undertake bespoke pieces of project work.
Work-ready graduates
Our students get at least 360 hours of work experience as part of their course. This means they make great recruits for internships and permanent roles.
We have an SME internship programme with free business consultancy and recruitment advice. We’ll support you throughout the recruitment process with everything from advertising to interviewing.
Upskill your team
Our range of leadership courses upskill your people and bring a fresh perspective, helping your business improve its productivity and resilience.
You’ll also get free support from our business experts through mentoring and webinars.
Upskill or attract new talent with higher and degree apprenticeships
Our award-winning apprenticeships upskill your staff by combining university-level learning and on-the-job training. You can access over 95% government funding to cover course fees.
We offer degree-level programmes in a wide range of sectors so your staff gain relevant skills.
Cutting-edge facilities
We have specialist facilities and spaces for organisations across sectors. From test kitchens to prototyping, packaging and process simulation, you can access our facilities on an ad-hoc, cost-effective basis.
