Today's budget announcement on the changes of EIS tax incentives is promising to facilitate more early stage investments to UK based companies currently struggling to secure external finance from other means.
Our recent reports, Vital Growth and The Vital 6 per cent, have both called for government to create an environment which allows the high-growth innovative businesses most likely to create the jobs of the future to flourish.
We're spreading the message of co-production across the UK with our roadshow events.
Is data dull? The answer to this question is a resounding NO! In August 2010 NESTA launched a programme called Make it Local. The aim of the programme is to help show local authorities how to make the most of opening their data and working with digital developers to provide useful web-based services for their communities.
Our recent event explored the challenges faced by the UK biomedical industry and how collaboration is key to it's continued growth and success.
Government has a habit of creating a false dilemma for itself: innovative but potentially flaky or safe and dull?
Digital creative businesses, which have the power to thrive globally, might actually be most useful delivering value at a very local level. The level of their local city.
"Clarity of both programme design and the challenge you set are critical to success"
We explore the debate around what makes a successful prize challenge to promote public and social innovation.
NESTA's Big Green Diffusion project sets out to explore ways of encouraging the take-up of green initiatives at scale.
Business support and professional development are critical to growing the nation's talent and businesses. But with the onslaught of cuts to the public sector, cuts to business support services and the residual effects of the worst recession ever, how can the public and private sector provide these services effectively without breaking the bank?
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