28 February 2023
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Don't create a perfect product, ask Apple Launch your product faster, and for less money as an MLP MLP or Minimum Loveable Product is the minimum product that customers will love, and nothing more. This is exactly what Apple did with the original iPhone. The first iPhone was a step change in mobile phone design, [...]
14 February 2023
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The UK Innovation Revolution Science, Innovation and Technology The UK government has announced a new Science, Innovation and Technology department, created to boost the UK economy. It has the potential to start an innovation revolution and has been met with approval by the UK's startup community. Katie Gallagher, Chair of the UK Tech Cluster Group, [...]
8 February 2023
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Open Innovation, an opportunity for inventors. What is open Innovation? Open innovation refers to the approach of seeking input and ideas from outside as well as inside a company or organisation, to drive innovation. Thus, open innovation involves sharing knowledge and information about challenges and seeking ideas and solutions from outside the company or organisation. [...]
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 [...]
8 April 2020
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Prioritising projects that protect from Covid-19 Innovate have taken urgent steps to prioritise and expedite all projects in relation to Coronavirus Covid-19. Prioritise - Bring forward the start date to work on the project immediately Expedite - Aim to get patent pending within 3 days and fast track prototypes This scheme has been devised to ensure important [...]
9 September 2019
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Innovate client slays in the Dragon's Den. Did you watch last night's episode of Dragon's Den? Here at Innovate, we all did. We knew that our fantastic client Teirnan Mccorkell was going to feature with his great product, pipeEASY. The unassuming and some-what nervous Teirnan clearly charmed the Dragon's, as we knew he would, with [...]
7 November 2014
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Cuff-Clip-Bag™ – to keep your belonging safe on the beach Congratulation to Innovate clients, Jacqueline & Sue, for launching their new product: Cuff-Clip-Bag™ Cuff-Clip-Bag™ is anti-theft slash resistant beach, travel bags and rucksacks for both men and women. The bag attaches to a secure object- such as a sun-bed or an armchair via a slash [...]
