Access To Support and Skills
InfoLab21: A Supportive Environment
The early years for any business are difficult and the problems they face can be numerous and varied, which is why a supportive environment can significantly increase a company's chances of survival.
Each InfoLab21 resident company is supported by one of our Business Development Team Nick King and Colin McLaughlin, who along are on hand to provide specialist support including:
- Acting as a link between businesses and InfoLab21 academics
- Facilitating joint research projects and ventures by identifying suitable partnerships, enabling businesses and academics to work side by side to develop new products and processes
- Identifying and supporting new opportunities for academic/business engagement and technology transfer
and also source support from a wide range of sources depending on the needs of each resident, such as:
- The InfoLab21 Graduate Academy
- The Lancaster Environment Centre one of the largest centres for environmental research in Europe
- Lancaster University Management School, a world-ranked international management school, consistently among the UK's top four.
- Other University Business Support Projects
- InfoLab21’s network of partner agencies and government organisations
Accessing Skills
InfoLab21 ICT Jobshop
As your business grows you may need to source extra ICT skills. Following ongoing demand from our Associate Companies, InfoLab21 launched an interactive JobShop aimed directly at ICT based students and graduates at Lancaster University and digital companies in the Northwest.
The ICT JobShop aims to help Lancaster ICT students and employers find each other for part-time work, project work, vacation work and graduate positions.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.
