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Are you a Leicestershire based SME with an innovative project idea that could be relevant for the Aerospace sector? Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) is a £20M three-year project (2020 to 2022) which aims to support the aerospace supply chain in the Midlands by helping to unlock its innovation potential. The project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and delivered by the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance.
We welcome you to join us to hear how SME’s based in Leicestershire can access grant funding and specialist support for new and innovative projects relevant to the Aerospace sector.
Your company could be eligible for a grant of between £1,000 and £100,000, alongside fully-funded technical support packages; access to expert and academic guidance, events and workshops, as well as student and graduate support opportunities.
Agenda
09:30am – 13:30pm
Aerospace UP is offering you the chance to be part of this half-day event as part of the Leicester Business Festival, where we will face the challenge of change head on. You only have to turn on the news to see how businesses are faced with new and pressing challenges post the pandemic. Yet there are opportunities to be explored as we evolve and adapt to these challenges. This event, taking place in the brand-new Leicester Space Park, aims to bring together the support that is available to Leicestershire businesses to navigate this new landscape, and for you to feedback how as a programme, we can support you going forward. There is fantastic innovation currently ongoing in the aerospace sector, particularly in the Midlands, and we can be optimistic for the future of the aerospace industry and its supply chains. This event is a perfect opportunity to share our successes and innovative ideas with each other as we move forward.
09:30 – 10:00: Registration and networking
10.00: Welcome
10.05 – 10.10: Aerospace Unlocking Potential – find out about the financial and non-financial support available to SME’s in the Midlands to enable them to enter or expand into the aerospace supply chain.
10.10 – 10.25: The opportunities and challenges in the aerospace supply chain. Andrew Mair, Chief Executive, Midlands Aerospace Alliance
10.25 – 10.55: Speak to the team of Technology Managers from the Midlands Aerospace Alliance on subjects such as digitalisation, sustainability and marketing and hear about some of the projects that the Aerospace UP programme has supported so far.
10:55 – 11.10: Meet a representative from the Business Gateway and hear how they are supporting businesses through the current challenges, ask questions, and understand how they can help you grow your business. Peter Allen, Leicester Business Gateway.
11.10 – 11.20: Comfort break
11.20 – 12.10: University of Nottingham business school will facilitate a workshop enabling you to focus on growth and innovation and how you can move this forward in your company.
12.10 – 12.20: Find out about the Consultancy Challenge and how you could be part of this. Do you have a business idea, project, or problem that you don’t have the time or resources to work on? Through the Nottingham Consultancy Challenge, you could benefit from free business support from University of Nottingham student
12.20 – 13:00: Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00: Pilot peer networking session* (see below)
*We will be holding a peer networking session from 13:00 - 15:00pm for SME businesses based in Leicester and Leicestershire. If you are interested in taking part in this session you must click here to book your place.
Are you eligible for funding and expert support?
Why not see now if your organisation is eligible for funding and expert support from the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance under the Aerospace UP programme?
Click here to fill in the simple on-line eligibility check & enrolment form. In a nutshell, the criteria are:
- SME (business with fewer than 250 employees, turnover less than €50m)
- business address in Midlands.
For any questions about the form and eligibility contact Sarah Walker, ERDF Project Manager, Institute for Aerospace Technology, University of Nottingham - s.walker@nottingham.ac.uk.
Register now!
Click here to register your place for this event.
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