University of Salford: How to Grow your Business

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HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW

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HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW Ever since we began life in 1896 as the Salford Royal Technical Institute, serving industry and advancing the skills of working people have been at the heart of our purpose.

Everything we do is informed by a deep understanding of commercial imperatives – which delivers results that give you a vital competitive edge.

From advice and insights that improve competitiveness to strategies that help you drive digital transformation, our people deliver the skills and knowledge to add value to your business. We take a collaborative, co-creative approach to solving problems improving productivity and creating sustainable businesses for the future.

“Working in partnership with Salford Business School gives Fast Web Media a different perspective, and an approach to analysis that adds an extra dimension.”

Mike Flynn, CEO Fast Web Media With our help, you too can become unstoppable!

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With Pipeline Media, our vibrant training hub offering industry-led short courses to meet the demands of the creative technology markets, to Help to Grow, our 12 week-programme designed to help you boost your business performance, we can help take your business to the next level.

If you are looking for something more bespoke, let us work with you to tailor a specialist programme to meet your skills needs. We can provide Certified Professional Development programmes designed to help you develop the right skills to ensure your employees thrive and to accelerate your business success.

“Courses delivered at Salford Professional Development covered some really useful skills in leadership, management, operations and strategy which I will be able to apply really well as I expand the team.”

Julia Pitt, Marketing Director, Avant Homes

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We are dedicated to helping employers build a future ready workforce. We have an array of professional and accredited training courses to support the development needs of your business.

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION

We can connect you to cutting-edge research, academic expertise, and pioneering technologies to support you to make betterinformed decisions, drive innovation and get your products to market faster.

From industry focussed research informed consultancy, to the provision of high-quality facilities, our expertise helps you achieve improvement in performance and productivity.

Work with us to secure your competitive edge in a quickly evolving digital future.

We actively support small to medium sized enterprises (SME) through all stages of their growth journey with our range of specialist services. We have several SME focused support initiatives, providing free, bespoke advice to eligible businesses across Greater Manchester. Whether it’s professional training, business advice, digital transformation or the development of a new product or service, we can work with you to realise your business ambitions.

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION T he North of England Robotics Innovation Centre serves as a hub for small to medium sized enterprises looking to design test and validate innovation in this rapidly growing area. We can help you to gain a competitive edge in Robotics and Automation through the application of intelligent automation and robotics solutions into your day-to-day business activities. We will work with you across ideation, planning, and implementation with access to our purpose-built facility, specialist equipment and innovation support services.

DIGITAL U nlock the power of Artificial Intelligence as we connect you to cutting edge AI research, innovative technologies, and academic expertise. The AI Foundry serves as a programme for small to medium sized industries looking to boost performance through the use of AI. We can help you to explore the business opportunities that Artificial Intelligence presents for your business.

SMART LIVING E nergy House Laboratories help businesses to understand how effective their products and services are in lowering a consumer’s carbon footprint and energy bills. As the government encourages the transition to a greener economy, we can help you explore ways to improve energy efficiency and carbon reduction within your business practices.

“ The Energy House offers a unique facility for testing of specific performance parameters in a built environment under controlled conditions. This paired with the knowledge, experience and enthusiasm of the Energy House Team make using the facility both enjoyable and productive.”

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T om Cox, UK Research and Development Manager, Saint Gobain

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BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

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BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION We want to help your organisation become more productive, resilient, profitable, and sustainable.

Our aim is to support businesses to strategically transform their operations through the implementation of new technologies and processes.

We will work with you to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with academic experts across a range of disciplines, services, and facilities to take a holistic view of all aspects of your business.

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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIPS (KTPS) K TP’s provide our industry partners with the opportunity to embed transformative change by addressing industry challenges in a 3-way collaboration with the University and a highly skilled graduate. We offer KTP opportunities in a wide range of disciplines through which you can access skills and expertise to help your company develop, innovate, and grow.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION PROJECTS W e have postgraduate students from a range of disciplines available to work on projects for your organisation. Working with our students is a highly cost-effective way of bringing in innovative problem-solving expertise to develop practical solutions to the real-world problems you face. All projects are supervised by a leading academic practitioner and are open to all sizes of business, charity, or community group.

FUNDING YOUR BUSINESS INNOVATION T here are a number of different external funding sources available to enable business to work with academic partners. Through our collaborative approach we will work with you to identify the funding options most suitable to take your ideas from concept to completion. With our valuable experience in submitting successful bids, we can provide expert advice to support you through the application process.

COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TESTING AND FACILITIES O ur world class facilities will provide your business with a contemporary test and work environment with professional and technical experts on hand.

O ur consultancy services give you access to our academic expertise, world-class laboratories and research facilities. Our dedicated partnerships team are here to be an informed point of contact and will provide ongoing support as we work with you to define your business needs. Employing an academic consultant can bring new perspectives to help provide answers to your challenges.

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CONSULTANCY

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GET IN TOUCH We would be happy to arrange a meeting to further discuss any aspect of the university or talk in more detail about the support and services we have to offer.

We can provide a bespoke presentation addressing the support we can offer to your business or an individual plan highlighting course areas or services that may be of interest.

For more information on how we can support you and your business, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. salford.ac.uk/help-your-business-grow ICCS@salford.ac.uk

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