UKSPA Directory 2017
England | Full Member
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The latest
Forum facility
is open to to be
the public
built
at the and
University
is a space
of
to meet, eat, collaborate
Wolverhampton
Science
and network
Park
opens in summer
On-site Business Support Services
Wolverhampton Business Solutions
Centre (WBSC) provides an award-
winning point of contact for access to
a wide portfolio of innovative business
solutions. The Black Country Growth Hub
is co-located within WBSC. Businesses
can access a wealth of business support,
advice, and funding prospects.
Universit y support
The expertise and experience of the
University of Wolverhampton’s
academics can make a substantial
difference to the competitiveness of
SMEs that engage with it, having an
excellent, award-winning, track record
in the delivery of Knowledge Transfer
initiatives and a strong commitment to
improving the economic prosperity of the
region. Tenants are encouraged to benefit
from this support by taking advantage of
the highly skilled and local graduate base,
allowing them to capitalise on new talent
via placement programmes as well as
knowledge sharing initiatives.
Businesses wanting to develop and
enhance their research and development
activities are actively encouraged to
collaborate with research centres and
institutes at the University, whose work
has been assessed as World-Leading.
The SciTech Innovation Hub
A team of specialists in New Product
Development from the Faculty of Science
and Engineering at the University of
Wolverhampton,
“The recently opened FabLab is
offering companies
equipped with a range of prototyping
technical support.
The latest addition
technologies to enable physical
to their portfolio is
realisation of new product designs”
the recently opened
FabLab, equipped
with a range of prototyping technologies
to enable physical realisation of new
product designs.
Tr a n s p o r t l i n k s
Business Incubation
Business Incubation provided in the
SPARK & SP/ACE areas at UoWSP and
within the e-Innovation Centre at Telford
offers flexible, managed workspaces with
support packages available, aiming to
reduce the time it takes entrepreneurs
to reach business development goals.
Find out more at www.sparkspace.co.uk,
www.e-innovationcentre.co.uk and
www.wlv.ac.uk/enterprise/
UW TIC
Growing technology businesses in
Shropshire can benefit from the flexible
business accommodation and support
services available at the e-Innovation
Centre at the University’s Telford
Innovation Campus. The e-IC has 36
incubator units and a number of larger
grow-on units, as well as a facility for
businesses that may require a “drop-in”
service. Further information can be found
at the www.e-innovationcentre.co.uk and
www.businessandtechnologycentre.co.uk
websites at any time. ■
Close to M5, M6, M42, M54
Wolverhampton & Birmingham rail
Birmingham & East Midlands airport
N e a r by
Wolverhampton City Centre
i54 Enterprise Zone
Birmingham City Centre
Str a te g i c n e tw o r k
University of Wolverhampton
Black Country LEP
Marches LEP