Business Support
Daresbury SIC operates a Business Support Fund for all companies
on the campus. Jointly funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and
the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), it
provides targeted, low level funding to enable companies to carry
out business critical work by accessing high quality external
expertise.
Examples of this include procurement of market research studies,
regulatory approval expertise, intellectual property (IP) legal
advice and leadership mentoring. Much of this external expertise
comes from within the wider Daresbury SIC network.
Examples of the types of research and development funding
include:
These are company tax relief aimed at helping reduce a company
tax bill, or to provide a cash sum for smaller companies. Companies
spending a least £10,000 on R&D activities are eligible for
deduction of up to 150% on qualifying R&D expenditure when
calculating taxable profits.
Formerly SMART awards, GRAND funding is available to SMEs to
encourage R&D activities into technologically innovative
products and processes. Between £20,000 and £500,000 funding
is available over 12-36 months.
Our Business Development Manager is happy to meet with any new
company moving onto the campus to discuss their business strategy
and identify any critical requirements for external support.
Business support is typically in the region of a few thousand
pounds and is realised through a series of projects which may take
a few months to complete.
To date we have completed around 40 projects which have helped
to support over 25 businesses on the campus.
For further information on the Business Support Fund,
please contact Paul Treloar, Business Development Manager, on 01925
607005 or at ptreloar@daresburysic.co.uk.
Business Link
One of the Northwest Regional Development Agency's (NWDA) most important roles is to support the
region's businesses.
All of the support can be accessed through Business Link Northwest,
an NWDA service that provides individuals and businesses with
access to all public and private sector business support.
A Business Link adviser is present on Tuesdays in the Innovation
Centre. This provides the opportunity for one-to-one advice and
guidance often without making an appointment. However to
ensure you have access to an adviser, please contact the Innovation
Centre on 01925 607012.
Click
here to download the full list of services from the NWDA and
Business Link.
View the 3 minute video of Business
Link