Free events for eco-innovative start-ups and SMEs aimed at supporting the development and commercialisation of new and existing products, technologies, services and business models

If you employ less than 250 employees or are considering setting up a company and are based in Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex or East Sussex, you may be eligible for free consultancy support to develop an eco-innovative service, product, technology or new business model under the FUSION project.

The Centre for Sustainable Design ® (CfSD) at UCA is able to provide free research and consultancy related to the development, funding, marketing and commercialisation of eco-innovative services, product and technologies to eligible individuals and companies through the FUSION project funded by the European Commission’s INTERREG IVA “2 Seas” Programme. Over the last 3 years consultants from CfSD and its partners have provided support to over 600 eco-innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South-East of England. CfSD is therefore uniquely placed to support your needs.

FUSION is a European project working with partners in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK. FUSION partners are Enviu (NL), Voka (BE), CCI (FR), CD2E (FR), BSK (UK), Kent County Council (UK), University of Kent and WSX (UK).

Workshops	Date	Venue
Crowdfunding for Eco-Innovators	10th July 2012	Free Webinar
Crowdfunding for Eco-Innovators	15th November 2012	Free Webinar
TSB Resource Efficiency Funding Briefing	11th March 2013	Free Workshop
TSB Design Challenges for a Circular Economy	1st August 2013	Free Workshop
Walking the Talk	4th October 2013	Free Workshop
Business Opportunities and the Circular Economy	16th October 2013	Free Workshop
UCA Prestart-up (MA Craft & Design, Farnham); Eco-innovation and the Circular Economy	16th October 2013	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (School of Fashion, Epsom); Sustainable Creative Industries in 2038 – half day workshop	30th October 2013	Free Workshop
UCA Prestart-up (MA Craft & Design, Farnham); Business Opportunities for Creatives in the Circular Economy	11th December 2013	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (Graduate Diploma 1, Farnham); Business Opportunities for Creatives in the Circular Economy	27th January 2014	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (Graduate Diploma 1, Farnham); Makers, Hackers & Fixers	3rd February 2014	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (MA Craft & Design, Farnham); Disruptive Innovation & the Circular Economy	5th February 2014	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (Graduate Diploma 1, Farnham); Let’s Start Eco-Innovation – one day bootcamp for eco-entrepreneurs	17th February 2014	Free Workshop
UCA Prestart-up (MA, Rochester); Business Opportunities for Creatives in the Circular Economy	18th February 2014	Free Lecture
#GreenHack_Challenge	4th-5th March 2014	Free Workshop
UCA Prestart-up (Graduate Diploma 2, Farnham); Business Opportunities for Creatives in the Circular Economy	17th March 2014	Free Lecture
UCA Prestart-up (MA, Rochester); Let’s Start Eco-Innovation – one day bootcamp for eco-entrepreneurs	25th March 2014	Free Workshop
UCA Prestart-up (Graduate Diploma 2, Farnham); Let’s Start Eco-Innovation – one day bootcamp for eco-entrepreneurs	28th April 2014	Free Workshop
Makers & Fixers: Circular Economy & Grassroots Innovation	3rd June 2014	Free Workshop
Funding for Eco-innovative SMEs	6th June 2014	Free Workshop
ReUCA: Re-use and Re-imagination for a more Sustainable Future	24th September 2014	Free Workshop

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