Connecting companies with potential customers and stakeholders in new markets

As the world rushes to embrace wider 4G and 5G coverage there is a need to have additional infrastructure to support the telecommunications equipment, and increasingly there is a desire for the masts to be able to blend into the landscape and to be made from natural materials.

EcoTelligent are leaders in this area and SSC were able to work with them to facilitate meetings and discussions with industry leaders in the UK to enable them to inform their business strategy and plan for internationalisation and moving into new market territories.

Individual Tailored 360 business assessment and strategic thinking support

Wendy Pring, formerly MD of KCP Ltd a company she had founded in 2002, asked SSC for assistance when she decided to create a new business venture based around her passion for sustainable development and helping communities. SSC helped her to articulate the purpose, direction and targets for getting “the show on the road” and with our mentoring support around closing contracts she has been able to hit 2022 targets already!

Quote from Wendy Pring, CEO of The Way Forward 2045 Ltd;

“Putting together the milestones strategy for The Way forward 2045 Ltd and promoting my individual identity as a Climate Ambassador has been a step out of my comfort zone after being in a family business for 17 years. SSC have provided ideas, have been a sounding board and have helped me to refine my sales approach and strategy and made a huge difference to the speed that I have been able to move forwards in my first year.”

One of Scotland’s foremost BioEconomy and Circular Economy companies is CuanTec Ltd which has been assisted by SSC from idea through to completion of SEED funding and arrival of a new CEO.

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Supporting new skills in young researchers

SSC often works with good ideas just because they are good ideas. Over the years Cait, Bill and Emily have all participated in Young Entrepreneurs Scheme developed by University of Nottingham. This is a business competition that allows young researchers to experience the commercialisation process in an intensive boot-camp style approach and has inspired several to go on to be entrepreneurs for real! The SSC team have provided assistance as event managers, instructive presentations and case-studies as well as mentoring of the teams within the Environment, Biotechnology, Engineering and Energy themes.

Providing world class researchers, world class market research and strategic advice

The fashion and textile industries are responding rapidly both to the need to de-plasticise their products, but also to reduce the footprint of their production processes and therefore they are looking for new materials, that can be created as part of a circular economy approach, and which have significant reduction in environmental impact.

SSC were commissioned to provide market research into the alternative technologies and materials that could replace traditional animal hide leather.

SSC tailored training courses for young researchers, in person and on-line

SSC have worked with several UK and Finland research institutes to provide training in a range of aspects of commercialisation and one of the most enjoyable locations is the University of Oulu in the far north of Finland.

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Grant application preparation for Tutli & R2B Commercialisation projects

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Obtaining success from Grant Funding is key to getting start-ups operational.

Our CEO has been working closely with EcoCascade CIC supporting them as a social enterprise to obtain grants and recognition for the innovative approach to supporting the seaweed community in the West Coast of Scotland. 

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Inspiring scientists to explore their inner entrepreneur is pivotal in these changing times. 80% of tech companies that fail in the first 3 years do so, not because of the technology, but because of a lack of sales.

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MediSapiens are a leading bioinformatics company based in Helsinki who worked with SSC between 2016-2018 to develop their international sales presence and sales strategy.

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