Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership

Through this fully-funded Innovation Leadership programme, business leaders and entrepreneurs can benefit from:

• Six two-day sessions of facilitated group learning, led by academics and expert business leaders
• A dedicated Entrepreneur in Residence to provide coaching, advice and guidance on a one-to-one basis
• A unique blend of action learning, including one-to-one sessions, peer review, activity-based learning, creative challenge-based activity and self-directed learning
• Development, implementation and a review of a practical, innovation-focussed action plan for your business
• Access to the latest thinking around innovation and social value, specific masterclasses and a unique innovation eco-system.

ELIGIBILITY

The programme is open to the leaders of small to medium-sized businesses, early-stage and aspiring entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial social innovators. These individuals must be looking to develop products and services, achieve scalable routes to market and achieve strategic business growth. Applicants must be an owner, director or employee of a registered business in the Stoke-on-Trent or Staffordshire area.

BENEFITS TO YOUR BUSINESS  

• Dedicated time to focus on innovation and R&D as a strategic driver for your business growth
• Apply world-leading research and knowledge on innovation leadership in order to produce a positive impact on your business’s bottom line
• Access to the wide scientific and technological infrastructure of Keele University
• Be part of a unique innovation network
• Learn from fellow hand-picked entrepreneurs and social innovators

COST

The programme is fully funded – the only cost is your time.

WHEN DOES IT RUN?

Cohort 1

• 9-10 May 2019
• 6-7 June 2019
• 4-5 July 2019
• 8-9 August 2019
• 12-13 September 2019
• 10-11 October 2019

The programme’s sessions will be initially delivered from Keele Hall, before moving to the new Keele University Science & Innovation Park Smart Innovation Hub when it opens later this year.