TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SUPPORTING SME BUSINESS INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS URBAN BUSINESS LAB MK DATA HUB REGISTER @ CITYLABS.ORG.UK

A practical, hands-on and highly interactive programme for entrepreneurs seeking to innovate URBAN BUSINESS LAB Learn how to apply lean startup techniques and design thinking to business development Gain a holistic understanding of digital entrepreneurship Suitable for entrepreneurs and business leaders with a wide range of backgrounds Take advantage of data-led business canvas modelling Benefit from a 1-1 Mentor programme ½ Day Programme Introduction Workshop Day 1 : key concepts, lean tools and a practical innovation plan Day 2: (month later) progress report, review and refine

Creating New Innovation URBAN BUSINESS LAB Understand the needs (often unspoken needs) of your target customers Choosing which customers to engage with, and techniques to engage them Defining a problem statement that your customers agree with, and want solved​ Ideating ways in which you can solve your customers’ problems – bringing them along with you on the journey​ Constructing prototypes and testing customer acceptance Learning how to iterate your work Making customer development a natural part of your new product thinking process​ Reduce the risk of failure! ½ Day Programme Introduction Workshop Day 1 : key concepts, lean tools and a practical innovation plan Day 2: (month later) progress report, review and refine

Programme outline URBAN BUSINESS LAB Tools & case study Business Canvass Lean start up Customer Development Timetable Submit application, including pre-work Two 1 day courses (5 Dec & 17 Jan) Mentoring and technical expertise Potential Grant ½ Day Programme Introduction Workshop Day 1 : key concepts, lean tools and a practical innovation plan Day 2: (month later) progress report, review and refine

TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE Expertise and Resources to help you realise the potential of your digital innovation TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE Introduction to the power of Data Science in innovation Use of the MK Data Hub as a development environment Technical analysis of your business innovation with development support Tutoring and Hot desking Planning, progressing, problem solving, prototyping ½ Day Programme Introduction Workshop Group Workshops for dynamic evaluation and tech support 1-1 support, tutoring, testing, analysing, implementing

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS A Grant Programme to help you develop your digital innovation into a new product or service CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Up to £5000 grant towards additional resources needed to develop your innovation Can be used for capital or revenue expenditure Match funding required from your organisation Simple application process Open to all participants of Urban Business Lab or Tech Evaluation programmes

Data curation and development infrastructure with private cloud MK DATA HUB Supported access to this powerful infrastructure Ability to develop data powered applications and services Access to open data sets for development and application delivery Simple application process Open to all participants of Urban Business Lab or Tech Evaluation programmes

TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS REGISTER @ CITYLABS.ORG.UK URBAN BUSINESS LAB TECH EVALUATION & PROTOTYPE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS MK DATA HUB