The Productivity Programme is a European funded project delivered by the University of Lincoln and designed to enable Greater Lincolnshire SMEs to advance and develop their ambitions and driving levels of productivity and investment.
It also drives collaborative engagement, leading to new products, processes and services and creating and exploiting new markets, and is home to several workshops, masterclasses, and inspirational networking events. Browse the latest brochure to discover more.
Two years into this three-year project, the programme has already delivered a range of innovative support to local SMEs within Greater Lincolnshire by supporting 334 businesses with support such as, grant funding, business advice, investment opportunities and collaboration with the academic expertise of the University of Lincoln.
To find out more visit the website or the Linkedin and Twitter pages or click through some of inspiring good news stories below.
Eye Guide MC - Sandra McDonough has battled Parkinson’s disease for more than 18 years and has now invented a device that could help 145,000 people living with the condition in the UK to manage and control their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Read the blog or hear Sandra’s story on YouTube
Heritage Components – One of the UK’s leading suppliers of furniture components, Heritage Components accessed new specialist woodworking machinery which allowed the expansion of in-house manufacturing capabilities. Previously, the design and manufacturing process from scratch could take months, but now the new woodworking machines enable completion of the process quickly with premium certified sustainable timber, and enhanced quality of the finished product. Read the full story in the blog
Growing Graduate Enterprise - University graduates Matt and Holly were videographers who wanted to turn their passion into a viable income and were quickly helped to turn their hobby into a business. Through mentoring, the programme helped them overcome common start-up challenges such as invoicing, customer relations, and how to market to their audience. Watch their story in a short YouTube film here.
