White Raft

COMMERCIALISING INNOVATION & ACHIEVING INNOVATE UK FUNDING Are you trying to sell innovation to the public sector? Do you lack a clear strategy or don’t know where to start? Are you new to applying for public sector bids or Innovate UK funding? Have you been unsuccessful with previous applications? This is where my expertise will help so get in touch. hannah@whiteraft.co.uk What I do Help you develop a clear business development strategy Be a trusted strategic advisor Guide you through the paperwork and requirements providing clarity on how to approach the submission Ensure that what you submit excels against the evaluation criteria How I do it Facilitating business development workshops, working with clients to create their commercial strategy for the public sector Delivering training courses such as “How to win your first public sector contracts,” and “How to write a winning Innovate UK application.” Planning with clients on what to include in their application Reviewing submissions that clients have written, assessing them against the evaluation criteria and showing how to strengthen the submission Writing bids and IUK grant applications How do I support accelerator programmes? Through hosting masterclasses, developing toolkits, working 1-2-1 with SMEs, as a panel member, acting as an investor at pitch events or supporting on live procurement activity. I’ve worked with multiple cohorts at accelerators and workspaces and am currently supporting Connected Places Catapult and the Freight Innovation Cluster.