BIG GROWTH:
INNOVATION PROGRAMMES

Supporting South London Enterprises in Creative Technologies, Digital Health & Wellbeing, Circular Economy & Low Carbon Sectors.

A fully funded programme of support for South London-based enterprises and third-sector organisations which are innovating in the areas of digital health & wellbeing, circular economy, low carbon, or community organisations working on improving London communities.

Support for South London-based enterprises and third-sector organisations can range from projects such as developing a product/service, carrying out research, evaluating concepts, developing circular economy solutions, implementing new technology, lowering your carbon footprint, developing creative industry concepts and solutions, and much more.

About the programme

Funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, delivered by London South Bank University (LSBU), the Business Innovation and Growth Programme is here to support your South London enterprise or charity.

This exciting programme is broken down into four cohorts themed around the growth areas of digital health & wellbeing, circular economy, arts and creative industries and low carbon.

Each cohort provides a series of informative online webinars aiming to ignite your business growth and develop your products and services. Enterprises will also have the opportunity to access world-leading academic expertise from across LSBU School of Engineering, Arts and Creative Industries and Applied Science, to develop a product/service, carry out research, evaluate concepts, develop a circular economy solution, implement new technology, lower your carbon footprint, or develop creative industry concepts and solutions, and much more.

This programme welcomes enterprises, social enterprises and charities in the following London boroughs: Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, and Wandsworth.

You can find out more about each cohort below.

DIGITAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

This fully funded programme delivers support for South London-based enterprises and third-sector organisations creating digital health and wellbeing solutions. Get support with dedicated expertise from one of LSBU’s academic teams to either evaluate an existing product or service, or provide expertise to develop a new one.

The programme is temporarily closed but you can still register your interest and we will be in touch.

Register your interest

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

This fully-funded programme delivers support for South London-based enterprises and third-sector organisations creating circular economy solutions, or looking to implement circular economy principles into their organisation. Get support through a series of easy-to-access workshops, with the opportunity to gain dedicated expertise from one of LSBU’s academic teams to either evaluate an existing product or service or provide expertise to develop a new one.

The programme is temporarily closed but you can still register your interest and we will be in touch.

Register your interest

LOW CARBON

This fully funded programme delivers support for South London-based businesses and third-sector organisations creating low-carbon solutions. Get support through a series of easy-to-access online webinars, with the opportunity to gain dedicated expertise from one of LSBU’s academic teams to either evaluate an existing product or service or provide expertise to develop a new one.

The programme is temporarily closed but you can still register your interest and we will be in touch.

Register your interest

IMPROVING LONDON COMMUNITIES

The ‘Improving London Communities’ cohort looks to support organisations whose mission is to improve the lives and livelihoods of the individuals living and working in their community.

The programme is temporarily closed but you can still register your interest and we will be in touch.

Register your interest

Register your interest

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s improvement agenda and provides funding for local investment. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. Find out more

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