KEEN - Keele University

KEEN – Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Network

A new business improvement programme designed to help West Midlands SMEs increase their profitability and achieve growth through working with a regional University.

For companies who are yet to realise their full potential, KEEN offers the transfer of knowledge into the business via a recent graduate who is recruited to work full time on a project jointly developed with the University, for between 6 and 24 months.

Benefits for Business:

  • A recent graduate (known as an Affiliate) embedded full time in your business working on a bespoke project
  • Mentoring and support from a University academic
  • Access to the University’s resources
  • Access to an equipment and travel budget for the Affiliate
  • Contribution to the employment costs of the Affiliate
  • Highly responsive – typically three week turnaround from application to approval

For more information please download the KEEN flyer or contact

 

Dr Andy Brooks

Enterprise Business Manager

01782 734496

a.s.brooks@keele.ac.uk