Support for SMEs

From start-up to scale-up, or established SMEs, we can offer you the support you need to thrive. If you are an ambitious SME with potential for innovation-led growth, working with us can have a significant impact on your business.

Talk to us

Fill in this short form and a member of our Enterprise Team will get in touch to talk through your needs.

Access specialist expertise

Tap into our expertise to advance and innovate your business

Whether you're a micro, small or medium sized company we can work with you to tailor a programme to suit your business needs and help you gain access to government funding to take your business to the next level.

You can access academic expertise from across 13 schools and 14 Centres of Research and Enterprise Excellence to bring new innovation into your business to support growth.

This could include, exploring potential markets for development, or development and design support for new products or services.

Discover how we can help you to kick start, innovate and grow your business

exploring potential markets for development
development and design support for new products or services.

increase your competitive advantage
potential to increase your profitability
access Government funding to support your business ideas
apply for R&D tax relief on total project costs

Supporting you

Take a look at some of our bespoke SME programmes

Access leading innovation research, expertise and support to develop new skills to plan and implementation an Open Innovation strategy through our Brighton Research Innovation Technology Exchange (BRITE) programme, run in partnership with Plus X.
Access funding to help develop innovative products or services via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) or a KEEP+ programme.
Access to fully funded graduates and training for SMEs in the Coast to Capital region through our STEP-UP programme.
Support for green companies through free membership to our Green Growth Platform (GGP).
Opportunities for digital companies via our Digital Research and Innovation Value Accelerator (DRIVA) programme.

Develop your workforce

Contact our Apprenticeship team at apprenticeships@brighton.ac.uk for information on government funding, made available to support SMEs interested in developing their staff via the apprenticeship programme.

Our Business Development Advisors can:

assist you with exploring funding methods available to your organisation, such as reserving government funding through a Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account, or seeking a levy transfer arrangement from a levy paying organisation.
advise on eligibility of candidates for apprenticeship programmes.

Working with other SMEs

Strategic business and marketing expertise accessed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)