11 January 2023
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Tom Karen inspirational Inventor An inspirational man who, as a boy fled Europe from the Nazis. He arrived in Bristol with nothing and eventually became one of the most successful and influential inventors and product designers of his time. He will be remembered for his unique and colourful products that were a reflection of the [...]
4 January 2023
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Tips on winning over the Dragons Dragons’ den is back next Thursday at 20h00 on BBC 1. Top tips to pitch to Dragons' Den Over the years, we have had many of our clients pitching their idea in the den, some successful like Chris and Kathryn Baldrey-Chourio – Nana’s Manners, who secured £50,000 investment; some [...]
29 November 2022
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New app that focuses on being kind is racing ahead of TikTok in app store ratings! Gas is a new app that focuses on being kind and building confidence among your friend group. The latest craze amongst teenagers in the US, you can “gas someone up” – pay them an anonymous compliment, to boost their [...]
22 November 2022
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Funding Opportunity - Fashion and Textile products Mango is investing £ 2.5 million in fashion start-ups A few months ago Mango announced it is creating a £2.5 million fashion start-up accelerator fund to help up to 50 companies develop their fashion businesses. For those who don't know, an accelerator typically helps early-stage companies which have [...]
28 October 2022
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Licensing an Invention - the unknown way of commercialising an idea When we think of commercialising an invention, we often forget about licensing, however, it requires less capital investment and therefore you take less risks. Licensed products are all around us. You will have heard of licensing in the music industry or for large brands [...]
18 October 2022
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Aldi plans to spend an extra £3.5 billion a year with British businesses To help find them, Aldi is launching a new competition called Aldi's Next Big Thing on Chanel 4 which will see 36 small businesses compete to win a place in Aldi's Specialbuys and gain massive exposure in the process. The show will [...]
11 October 2022
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Thinking about developing a new product idea? Well if you are based in the UK, you are in the right place. According to the 2022 Global Innovation Index, the UK ranks fourth in the world for Innovation, behind Switzerland, the US and Sweden. In terms of Scientific and Technological intensity, Cambridge was joint first globally [...]
27 September 2022
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Someone else may be developing your idea - Find out what you can do Simultaneous invention, also known as multiple discovery theory, is the concept that many inventors create the same invention, at the same time, independently of each other. Read on to find out what it might mean for your idea. Famous examples Calculus [...]
26 July 2022
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5 unlikely products and how they made it big 1. Dryrobe First up, we have a large poncho with absorbent towel material on the inside and a waterproof coat material on the outside. You don't see many people wearing ponchos in public so maybe its worn inside? You use a towel to dry yourself after [...]
1 June 2022
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Small but mighty – Iceland, Leader in Sustainable technologies As part of the Innovation Module of my MBA, we took a class trip to Iceland – and no, it wasn’t just a holiday. The aim of the trip was to understand why Iceland was becoming such a key player in the Innovation industry, and in [...]
