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Latest Business Support From LU Management School
The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED) offers assistance for small and medium sized enterprises.
Business support is provided via Action Learning Sets, Fresh Marketing and People Workshops, The Lancaster Forum, the LEAD Programme and Student Projects.
Upcoming Support
fresh* Marketing Intensive 2 day Workshop
This will be held at Lancaster University's Leadership Centre on the 10th and 11th July. It is free for Objective 2 ERDF fully eligible companies only and will cover all the topics that appear on the extremely popular fresh* marketing programme.
- Introduction to fresh* marketing
- Market Research
- Branding
- Selling
- PR and Media
- Marketing Strategy
For more information please contact the fresh* team on fresh@lancaster.ac.uk or 01524 510702
LEAD
We are currently recruiting for the next cohort of LEAD, a highly successful programme designed for SME owner-managers to increase their leadership abilities. Along with improving leadership skills the programme has also helped participants achieve an average increase in annual turnover of £200,000.
Preview days will be taking place on 12th June and 3rd July, from 9.30 - 2.00pm. For more information about the programme or to register your place on one of the days, please email the LEAD team at lead@lancaster.ac.uk or call 01524 510703.
Thu 07 June 2007
Latest News
Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Fri 17 May 2013
Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Thu 16 May 2013
How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
Thu 16 May 2013
First, carbon footprints... now you can calculate your 'nitrogen footprint'
Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own 'nitrogen footprint'.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 15 May 2013