Are you a small business owner or manager looking to embed innovation in your business?
To support SME competitiveness on an All-Ireland basis, four universities: University College Cork, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Galway, and TU Dublin have partnered to design and deliver a free four-part seminar series, entitled Building Innovation Capability for Business. Delivered monthly (March-June), these practical, hands-on seminars will equip you with actionable ways to foster innovation in your business.
Each university partner hosts one of the day events, exploring a specific element of the innovation journey. The programme design is modular, facilitating participants attendange for a single session of specific interest or to attend all four integrated seminars and build their innovation management capability. Each seminar day follows a similar format: 1) morning hybrid seminars (attendance in person or online), plus, 2) afternoon in-person workshops on campus, providing networking opportunities. Full schedule of events is provided below, together with separate links to register for each seminar. Please note that in-person places are limited given room capacity.
Seminar Schedule:
A Framework Approach for Innovation Management in SMEs - Hosted at TU Dublin on 27/03/2025
Innovation, Strategy, and SMEs - Hosted at Queens University Belfast on 10/04/2025
Sourcing and Developing New Ideas for SME Innovation - Hosted by University of Galway on 22/05/2025
Collaborating for SME Innovation - Hosted by CUBS, UCC on 18/06/2025
Join us and take the next step in driving innovation forward!
Find more information on this seminar series, contact Dr Lawrence Dooley (UCC)