Business Support
Innovation is a necessary component of progress…
…especially when it comes to driving your business forward. At the Innovation Factory, we offer a practical and informative growth and innovation service that is tailored to meet the unique needs of your business.
As a member of our community of entrepreneurs, you’ll have access to a wealth of business knowledge and support – all included within the cost of your workspace – which will help you to push boundaries and explore exciting new opportunities. So why not join us today, and start asking yourself, what IF?
Meet Your Business Growth Manager
Orla McKeating and the Innovation Factory team provide personalized one-on-one business coaching designed to transform your ideas into income. With expert guidance in strategic business planning, marketing, financial management, fundraising, and more, we empower you to elevate your business to new heights. Using our wider network to help you connect and collaborate, let us help you unlock your full potential and take your business to the next level.
Expand your business horizons with our free masterclasses
From product design to intellectual property, our programmes offer valuable skills and knowledge to help you innovate and grow.
Whether you prefer to connect with others virtually or in person, we can offer you masterclasses, one-to-one business coaching, and applied innovation events to help propel you towards success. And the learning doesn’t stop there – with follow-on mentoring available, you can bring your newfound knowledge to life within your business. Join us and take your business to the next level.
Access to Tools
GROWTHmapper™
Oxford Innovation has developed GROWTHmapper™ to help high growth businesses achieve their ambitions. This digital diagnostic tool consolidates over 20 years’ experience of nurturing successful high growth businesses and is used to model your business across multiple areas for future strategic growth.
Beauhurst
Beauhurst is a searchable database of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses, along with the funds and accelerators that back them.
Oxford Innovation Space has a subscription to the Beauhurst platform, which allows us to track 32,000+ companies across the country, from early-stage start-ups to established scaleups.
Using Beauhurst we can find comprehensive information on sources of funding and grants.
Leading Edge Only
Oxford Innovation Space has an exciting partnership with Leading Edge Only (LEO), the world’s largest Global Innovation Platform. Operating in over 120 countries, LEO connects innovative fast-growth start-ups & scale-ups to corporations seeking the latest innovative technologies, products, services or expertise – corporates such as IBM, Fujitsu & Walgreens Boots Alliance.
This is a free service for those customers who are seeking to get their solutions and expertise in-front of major corporations.
AWS
Oxford Innovation Space is one of 160 official Amazon Web Service Partners worldwide, which means that you may be able to benefit from free support packages. This can include up to $25,000 of AWS credits.
Showcase your work, share ideas, and find new opportunities
Join our community of ground-breaking businesses and connect with like-minded innovators through virtual or in-person events and casual meetups.
Our open innovation events and collaborative support give you access to a diverse network of creators in various industries. Build your business contacts and gain valuable insights while being a part of a community of over 1,000 businesses connected to Oxford Innovation’s UK network.
Connect and collaborate at our purpose-built workspace for the innovators of Belfast.
