Innovation Grant Mentoring
Get in touch
Get in touch to find out more about our business support offering.
Get in touch
Get in touch to find out more about our business support offering.
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Who’s it for?
Trailblazing micro, small, and medium‑sized businesses with forward-thinking ideas looking for support to secure grants and funding.
What is it?
A fully funded programme offering webinars, workshops, and tailored 1:1 mentoring to help businesses develop strong innovation proposals and enhance their bid‑writing skills.
What’s required?
Not much! A business is eligible if it is a micro, small, or medium‑sized enterprise (SME) with an innovative idea or project, seeking support to develop strong proposals for innovation grant funding.
How does it work?
The service offers funding webinars, workshops and tailored support including:
- 1:1 Early Stage Concept Innovation Mentoring
- Market research, competitor analysis, route to market and finance
- Assist in scaling up your idea into a proposal appropriate for innovation funding
- 1:1 Innovation Mentoring
- 1:1 Bid Writing Coaching
Next Steps...
Get in touch to learn more and start your journey!
Stories of progress
Don't just take our word for it, hear from the local individuals who are scaling faster and thinking bigger.
“The Innovation Grant Mentoring Programme didn’t just help us write a stronger grant application, it changed how we tell KIGO’s story. That is the kind of support every early-stage founder needs and almost none can find.”
Innovation Grant Mentoring
“The support was incredibly helpful. I was able to step back, really look at where the business was going, and understand the financial side more clearly. It also made me realise the true value of what I was delivering - something I hadn’t fully recognised before.”
Ambitious Essex
“The Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service has been invaluable in helping us enable apprenticeship employers to secure funding quickly and easily, ensuring smaller employers and apprentices have the same opportunities as other learners.”
Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service
“The team have been very supportive throughout the process and guided us through each step. Every question was answered in detail, and we would highly recommend the service to other businesses.”
Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service
“It’s a valuable way to invest in our team and support business growth. The process was straightforward, and the support helped us up skill our team without the usual financial pressures. We’d highly recommend it to others looking to develop their workforce.”
Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service
“Pitching to companies was the best, from a commercial and learning perspective. Secondly the other cohort members, I feel I've met like minded people going through or have been through similar challenges.”
Grow Essex Global
“My experience with the Essex Growth Agency through Ambitious Women in Essex has been transformational for my business. May it continue as an incubator of talent, driving growth and prosperity across the county.”
Ambitious Women in Essex
"From start to finish, the process was seamless. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, guiding me through every step. I felt valued as a customer, and the results were fantastic. Thank you for a wonderful experience!"
Ambitious Women in Essex