Innovation brings success to businesses and the economy
In today’s global economy, the ability to innovate can determine the success or growth of a business—or of a region, or a country. Of all the triggers for success, the ability to innovate is perhaps the most critical, and therefore the biggest challenge. But it’s not always easy, or even possible, to develop fresh thinking exclusively within the business. Yorkshire Forward provides a wide range of programmes to help—from generating new product ideas to exploiting their commercial potential.
Funding for innovation
An R&D grant or an innovation voucher could help your business become more competitive through innovation by helping to pay for development, prototyping, collaboration and more. Here’s where to find sources of funding. More
The Yorkshire & Humber Innovation Awards
The Yorkshire & Humber Innovation Awards celebrate and showcase organisations and individuals which clearly demonstrate the benefits of innovation. More
Collaboration between businesses and universities
Businesses and universities in our region can come together for ‘knowledge transfer’—working together to solve technological & commercial challenges for mutual profit & success. More
The Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship
Great ideas, technologies and processes born in the academic environment may need a helping hand to become commercial reality, so YEF helps these new start-ups to flourish. More
Collaboration between businesses in industry
Yorkshire Forward’s strategic sector champions and our Virtual Enterprise Networks programme connect businesses to like-minded companies for greater mutual success. More
Succeed in Europe
Enterprise Europe Network helps the region’s businesses to succeed in Europe, assisting with information, knowledge transfer, funding, contacts, collaborative partnerships and more. More
Science, innovation and incubation centres
Yorkshire Forward invests in creating science parks & centres of incubation & excellence, helping forward-thinking businesses in priority sectors to innovate, flourish and compete. More
Innovation strategy
Yorkshire Innovation, the regional science and innovation council, champions the use of innovation in all aspects of business to increase the competitiveness of Yorkshire & Humber. More
Other organisations involved with innovation
Find out which national organisations are concerned with innovation, helping to shape policy and providing support for progressive businesses. More
SBRI innovation programme
SBRI is a programme that brings innovative solutions to specific public sector needs, by engaging a broad range of companies in competitions for ideas that result in short-term development contracts. More
An economic overview
Find out how the economy is thriving in Yorkshire & Humber: our Chief Economist’s Unit has the inside track.
Help shape our innovative future
The Leeds City Region Partnership would like to hear your views in shaping the region as a globally-recognised Innovation Capital.
Our cities
Discover the region’s five diverse and thriving cities—Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, York and Bradford.
Use best practice
—and help your business to benefit from tried & tested ideas, processes and techniques.
