Growth through Innovation
The Innovation & Technology Service of Regenerate Pennine Lancashire continues to help local businesses to realise their growth potential through innovation and the effective use of technology.
The experienced team provides in-depth specialist support including product development, business process improvement, IT/e-business solutions. The service is free, impartial and flexible, from a brief query through to long term support during the specification, commissioning and implementation of a large project. We also helps businesses to get straight to additional support from across the private, public and higher education sectors.
Service Manager Hugh Roberts commented throughout our 10 years of operation, we have focused on providing practical support to businesses with growth potential. The core aim is to help businesses to be more competitive, so that they can create additional higher value private sector jobs within the Pennine Lancashire economy. Growth is rightly seen as vital to the current economic recovery and innovation is a key driver for business growth. It is encouraging that our businesses here in Pennine Lancashire recognise this and we have handled over 350 enquiries so far this year....Read More or Contact Us for a free appointment with a specialist adviser.
News
Malware Shows Steady Growth
Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owners informed consent. The best-known types of malware, viruses and worms, cause sometimes irreparable damage to computer networks and software systems they infect.
McAfee, one of the leading anti-malware software companies have recently published their quarterly report on the growth of Malware.
They say, Malware
developers are back in full swing. We have cataloged 10 million new pieces of malware in the first half
of this year! During the same period last year we added 9 million, so the overall growth is still upward
and significant. This makes the first six months of 2010 the most active half-year ever for total malware
production. Read full report or Find Out More about protecting your computer.
Graduate Placement
The Unite with Business programme provides businesses with additional skills to achieve high-impact business projects. The scheme will make a positive impact on your company performance and productivity. Key aspects of the project:
- It is FREE!
- Provides salary costs for a graduate placement for 20 days
- Open to small to medium sized enterprises in the Northwest
- Partner university provides support during the recruitment process and during the 20-day placement period
- Continued support if you keep the graduate on after the 20 days
This is just one of the placement schemes available through UCLan at Burnley College. There are various long and short term schemes which can be tailored to accommodate your business need.
For more information please contact Estelle Spence at uclanburnley@uclan.ac.uk
or call 01282 733400
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The north just got faster!
NorthernNet is a high-speed network (up to 1GB) enabling the northern digital and creative industries to transfer any type of media, with security and speed. At the heart of NorthernNet is a network of Media Access Bureaux (MABs) bringing local access to high speed connectivity.
The new UCLan University Centre at Burnley now houses our local MAB which Pennine Lancashire businesses can access on a pay-as-you-go basis.....Read More
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Innovation & Technology Case Studies
Blackburn company taking off in Europe
Billian IT Solutions has been trading successfully for 13 years and has a good track-record for providing quality software applications to the Travel Industry.
The directors took a decision to grow and develop the business with a significant element of this growth being planned to come from expansion in to new European markets. The company contacted the Innovation & Technology Service (ITS) for advice and assistance on expanding the business.
Victoria Jones , Business Development Director at Billian commented the support from the ITS has allowed us to better understand the requirements of the European market and how to respond....Read More
Manufacturer engages more customers online
SJA Film Technologies Ltd based in Altham provides converting, slitting and spooling products in plastic film substrates, paper and CCP film materials to approx 250 customers worldwide.
In resent months SJA Film Technologies Ltd management team have embarked on a strategic marketing programme supported by web based customer engagement. The new strategy identified a need to improve the world wide profile, target new markets and create closer customer relations.
The Innovation and Technology Service conducted a health check on their web site and identified a number of requirements which would allow them to operate an active internet based marketing strategy...... Read More
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