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Welsh Government teams up with Oxford Innovation to boost Growth of Life Sciences Firms in Wales

High Potential Starts programme will support start-up and early stage companies Oxford Innovation has been appointed by the...

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Business growth sparks award win

Since being made redundant, electrician Tony Sampson has launched two, rapidly expanding businesses and last month (November...

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Coming Events

Tuesday 13th of March, 2012

Flash to Bang

Anyone with an interest in bringing a product to market should attend! ...

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The Grow Cornwall Blog

Grand Time for Cornish Clockmaker

Posted: 22nd February, 2012

Bodmin based Charlie Turner Design sees business growth through contemporary clocks

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Sunrise photographers face a bright future

Posted: 20th February, 2012

How a thoughtful gift evolved into a thriving business

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Ready, Steady, Geek! - The Geekathon starts today

Posted: 10th February, 2012

Technical wizards gather as Employ a Geek's 24 hour programming marathon begins today.

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Remarkable businesses stand out from the crowd

Posted: 15th June, 2011

When looking to grow in a new direction or when choosing a start-up business model it is essential to ask yourself “what makes my business different?”.

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Developing new products

Posted: 18th May, 2011

Whether your business is a micro-SME or a large multi-national corporation a robust process for identifying, developing and managing New Product Introduction (NPI) is vital.

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The Business Vision

Posted: 15th April, 2011

A good many folk consider stuff like Vision and Values to be fluffy and of little account ...creating a clear business vision and articulating this to your team and your customers is the ticket to success...

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Are you selling features or benefits?

Posted: 21st February, 2011

A concise article discussing the difference between and the importance of understanding features and benefits for effective sales.

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Outsourcing & Core Competences

Posted: 31st January, 2011

Outsourcing is not simply a means of reducing cost or passing on a problem.

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Recognising our identity

Posted: 18th January, 2011

Our identity is, uniquely, something very close to us - it is what we are. It is something very precious - woe betide anyone stealing our identity.

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FP7 funding still attractive for technology companies – who understand grant beneficiaries

Posted: 2nd December, 2010

Europe’s 7th Framework programme [FP7] supports company Research and Development with grant funding, the aim being to put European companies, organisations and research bodies at the forefront of research internationally. The FP7 budget is Euro 53 billion, despite the current financial crisis this remains “ring-fenced”.

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Is your website effective?

Posted: 11th November, 2010

A short guide to understanding the purpose, actions, intended outcomes, and how to measure them.

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Where is the value in your business?

Posted: 11th November, 2010

Traditional marketing models built on manufacturing businesses are increasingly out of touch with the reality of service based economies. Consider how “value” is created and perceived by the customer.

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