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Invitation to Tender - Access to finance in the
creative industries
Businesses in
the UK creative sector face strong barriers to accessing
finance. We're interested in learning if these barriers are
unique to the creative industries and whether all creative
industry sectors face the same challenges. We're now inviting
research proposals that address these questions. |
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'New Year New Job' resolution is abandoned as
people fear for their jobs
A NESTA survey
reveals that the financial meltdown has put an end to the
annual New Years resolution to get a new job. The study
uncovered that half of employees will now work harder to do
better in their current job, amid the uncertainty that lies
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The importance of fashion in the
UK economy
Last month we held a Fashion Roundtable
discussion, which addressed skill shortages in the sector, the
weak relationships between fashion designers and UK
manufacturers, and the role of government in the fashion
sector. Keynote speakers included Barbara Follett MP, Minister
for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism; Wendy Malem,
Dean of International and Enterprise Development, Centre for
Fashion Enterprise; and Hilary Riva, CEO, British Fashion
Council.
Read
our related report - The UK Designer Fashion Economy - written for
NESTA by the Centre for Fashion Enterprise.
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Innovate!Europe, cities around Europe, 6
February
NESTA is hosting Innovate!Europe, a
competition to identify and support the top European
technology, media and telecom start-ups, helping them to
accelerate their business in Silicon Valley and around the
world. |
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MedTech Forum, London, 10
February
This event will bring together the UK's
leading MedTech investors, over 30 MedTech companies and a
host of companies looking to acquire MedTech technologies and
know-how. |
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Open Ventures Challenge ‘Cathedrals and Bazaar’,
London, 16 February
Learn about the bright ideas
currently under development as part of NESTA’s Open Ventures
Challenge. The Open Ventures Challenge, a joint project with
Cancer Research UK, aims to crowd-source viable new
fundraising ventures for the charity. |
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Pioneers09 - Connecting business with pioneering
research, London, 4 March
Over 20 universities
will showcase innovative new research and technology at
Pioneers09, a showcase event for researchers and business
professionals with a passion for science and technology.
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