Free consultancy support for SMEs and start-ups to help develop eco-innovative services, products, technologies and new business models

If you employ less than 250 employees or are considering setting up a company and are based in Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex or East Sussex, you may be eligible for free consultancy support to develop an eco-innovative service, product, technology or new business model under the FUSION project.

The Centre for Sustainable Design ® (CfSD) at UCA is able to provide free research and consultancy related to the development, funding, marketing and commercialisation of eco-innovative services, product and technologies to eligible individuals and companies through the FUSION project funded by the European Commission’s INTERREG IVA “2 Seas” Programme. Over the last 3 years consultants from CfSD and its partners have provided support to over 600 eco-innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South-East of England. CfSD is therefore uniquely placed to support your needs.

FUSION is a European project working with partners in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK. FUSION partners are Enviu (NL), Voka (BE), CCI (FR), CD2E (FR), BSK (UK), Kent County Council (UK), University of Kent and WSX (UK).

FUSION support can help with:

• development of new eco-innovative solutions
• greening of existing services, products and technologies

FUSION support might include:

• identifying new market opportunities
• developing new service, product and technology concepts
• identifying opportunities to reduce costs through environmental improvements
• exploring other opportunities related to low carbon and material efficient services, products and technologies

FUSION support uniquely offers:

• cross-border facilitation to encourage business development, knowledge transfer and partnership creation
• links to other FUSION partners in UK, France, Netherlands and Belgium

Benefits of The Centre for Sustainable Design ®’s approach:

• over 20 years experience in eco-innovation
• industry focused
• considerable experience of working with entrepreneurs
• multi-disciplinary innovation skills
• access to regional, national and international networks

To discuss your needs please contact:

Scott Keiller, Project Coordinator skeiller@ucreative.ac.uk Direct Tel: 01252 892879

or

Martin Charter, Director mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk

The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham Campus, Falkner Rd, Farnham, Surrey,
GU9 7DS, UK

Office Tel: 01252 892772

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Funders' websites

interreg4a-2mers.eu    ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.cfm

This document reflects the author's views. The INTERREG IVA 2 Seas Programme Authorities are not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.