Business Support

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Falmouth University offers a range of business support opportunities.

Fusing knowledge exchange, product and services development and the exploration of new technologies, we aim to encourage the growth of businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and beyond. 

From accessing fully-funded business support to future-proofing with immersive technologies, explore all our business support opportunities, below. 

 

Continuing Professional Development for your workforce

From digital skills to accredited short courses we run a range of Continuing Professional Development courses to up-skill your workforce and keep them at the top of their game.

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Sustainable Business

Explore Launchpad venture studio

Falmouth Launchpad is a unique opportunity to accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you're starting or scaling your business, we're here to support you with experienced coaches, Entrepreneurs in Residence and mentors.

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Business consultancy

Take advantage of our academic and technical expertise to benefit your business. Whether it's for product innovation, production processes, service design or marketing, our creative thinkers are experts in their fields.

E: knowledgeexchange@falmouth.ac.uk

Immersive Business

Improve customer experiences and business processes with immersive technology.

Our Immersive Business Team enables SMEs across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to apply immersive and innovative technologies to develop new products, experiences and solutions.

If you have a small or medium business registered in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly and have received less than €200,000 of government aid over a rolling three-year period, you may be eligible for support. 

Immersive Business is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and led by Falmouth University in collaboration with the University of Exeter.

Interested in finding out if your business is eligible for support? Explore Immersive Business now.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

We champion open innovation.

That means we actively seek to operate across disciplines, provide opportunities to share ideas and work with industry and the community to stimulate invention, develop entrepreneurial activity and make a positive impact on society. 

Our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are available to businesses and community organisations that wish to share insights and ideas in areas from business development to social innovation. 

If you're interested in getting involved in our Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme, our team will be more than happy to give you more information. 

E: ke@falmouth.ac.uk 

Collaborative research

Our research centres and community are open to collaborations with individual researchers, research departments, industry and third sector organisations. Find out how to engage with us in our research pages.

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