Who we work with

We engage with communities and stakeholders at international, national, regional, and local levels. Our research findings are relevant at every level of organisations, including boardrooms and beyond. Our research has a mission: to help leaders and managers create better futures by using research-based insights to strengthen entrepreneurship, undertake effective innovation management and build high-performing, agile organisations.

Work through academic partnerships

We are involved in joint research with internationally recognised research centres and academic institutions like

SPRU at University of Sussex
The Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management in UCL in UK
CIRCLE at the University of Lund in Sweden
School of Business and Management in Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland

Work with large corporations

We have done joint research or provide professional services to large corporations, for example:

Work with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and SME support agencies

We have worked with more than 6,000 SMEs in UK and abroad directly or through their support organisations:

Profitnet and Profitnet Plus in Sussex
Profitnet and Profitnet Plus in the Republic of Ireland
Green Growth Platform in Sussex in UK
The SME Instrument programme across EU
PlatInn in Switzerland
Verhaert
Lithunian Innovation Centre (LIC) in Lithuania
KiNNO in Greece
Seinwezen in the Netherlands
The Platform in Brighton, UK
De Punt in Belgium

Policy authorities and research councils

We have been supported and funded by bodies such as

The European Commission
The European Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in UK
The British Infrastructure and Projects Authority in UK
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in UK
The West Sussex County Council in UK
The Donegal County Council in the Republic of Ireland

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

We work together with a number of NGOs such as