SERC calls for firms to apply for £5,000 Innovation Voucher

South Eastern Regional College is calling for applications from local businesses and entrepreneurs to avail of a £5,000 Innovation Voucher by Friday, April 30, closing at 3pm.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 20th Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Updated 20th Apr 2021, 14:37 BST
Elaine Flynn, Commercial Contacts Manager, South Eastern Regional College is calling for applications from local businesses and entrepreneurs to avail of a £5,000 Innovation VoucherElaine Flynn, Commercial Contacts Manager, South Eastern Regional College is calling for applications from local businesses and entrepreneurs to avail of a £5,000 Innovation Voucher
Elaine Flynn, Commercial Contacts Manager, South Eastern Regional College is calling for applications from local businesses and entrepreneurs to avail of a £5,000 Innovation Voucher

This voucher will allow clients to work with a public sector knowledge provider for example, a University, College or Institute of Technology (NI and ROI) on an innovation project. 

Karen McClure from SERC’s Business Services team said: “Typical projects we support include helping to create or improve products, services or processes; access to specialist expertise in new materials or tapping into research and scientific expertise. During the past year we have supported a number of businesses to move their products online, so they have been able to continue during periods of lockdown.”

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Applications are welcome for projects that might help alleviate issues that businesses are facing as a result of Covid-19. 

Innovation Vouchers are open to Northern Ireland based small and medium sized enterprises, social enterprises and third sector organisations. This includes sole traders, partnerships, limited companies, new start-ups and those business art pre-trading stage.

The current phase of the Innovation Vouchers Programme was launched in May 2020. It effectively started with a ‘clean slate’ so all applicants from May 2020 start afresh and can avail of three vouchers in the next five-year period (one voucher at a time). The first voucher is funded at 100% of the project cost to max £5000 and customers pay the VAT.

For information contact Karen McClure: 078 8443 2445, [email protected]. Visit www.serc.ac.uk.

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