Business and Social Enterprise Start-up Innovation Lab

Provides you with the tools and skills to understand the innovation process, analyse your market, research the latest thinking or identify opportunities.

Build your own Business Model - and take it away with you!

Devise a Minimum Viable Product to test and validate your idea.

Create an action plan to take your next steps.

Try out your new-found skills in taking an idea forward. You will see the benefit of working with peers, experts and key stakeholders to firm up your innovation idea.

Do you have an idea for a new business or social enterprise start-up or diversify into new markets?

Our Innovation Lab is here to help!

•Foster innovation and creative thinking.

•Understand the market need.

•Define your target audience.

•Build your own sustainable business model.

•Understand prototyping.

•Devise a test to validate your idea

•Action plan your next steps.

•Get sign-posting for further support

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Dr Ann Mulhaney Associate Professor for Change Management at Salford Business School’s Centre for Sustainable Innovation.

Ann has both an academic and industry background working for both small and large businesses across the region.

The Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI) is a collaborative space that supports the business community in adopting sustainable solutions, embedding change management culture and utilising digital technologies in order for them to innovate and prosper.

Paul Little is the Incubation Manager at Launch.

Paul has a background as a business owner and manager a well as industry experience in business development, growth and training.

Launch is the University of Salford’s dedicated student business incubator where we support students to set up and run their

Adults

Individuals with an idea for a new business or social enterprise start-up or existing small businesses or sole traders looking to explore pivoting to new markets, products or services.

Refreshments will be provided but EXCLUDES lunch.

5pm Friday 31st October