Project Case Studies

VentureFest North East is an annual innovation conference had been scheduled to take place in November 2020 but was pushed back in response to COVID-19 restrictions. They sought an online delivery method to bring together the complex event.  

As the North of Tyne Growth Fund (NTGF) moves into its final year and makes its final push to encourage businesses to take up the support and grants, Mike Baker Senior Project Manager at UMi, reflects on the team's challenges and achievements since launching the scheme in January 2020.

Innovation drives our economy forwards, boosting productivity and opening new markets, which is why businesses put such emphasis on it.

According to a report on innovation from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, NESTA, UK businesses invested £124bn in the intangible assets associated with innovation and R&D. This compares to the £93bn spent on tangible assets such as buildings, machines and vehicles.

The first ever digital enterprise 100 report is a true celebration of the pioneering innovation and digital transformations being achieved right now by businesses on our doorstep.

The Digital Enterprise Top 100 is run by UMi for the Digital Enterprise Programme, which provides funding, networking and training to more than 2,000 businesses across Leeds City Region. UMi is a delivery partner of the programme and created the campaign to identify and profile the wealth of dynamic and sophisticated businesses which are embracing new technologies.