Building Innovation Capability series

Building Innovation Capability for business

Are you a small business owner or manager looking to embed innovation in your business? 

To support SME competitiveness on an All-Ireland basis, four universities: University College Cork, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Galway, and TU Dublin have partnered to design and deliver a free four-part seminar series, entitled Building Innovation Capability for Business. Delivered monthly (March-June), these practical, hands-on seminars will equip you with actionable ways to foster innovation in your business.

Each university partner hosts one of the day events, exploring a specific element of the innovation journey.  The programme design is modular, facilitating participants attendance for a single session of specific interest or to attend all four integrated seminars and build their innovation management capability.  Each seminar day follows a similar format: 1) morning hybrid seminars (attendance in person or online), plus, 2) afternoon in-person workshops on campus, providing networking opportunities. Full schedule of events is provided by clicking on hyperlinks below, together with registration portal for each seminar.  Please note that in-person places are limited given room capacity.

Innovation Seminar Schedule:
A Framework Approach for Innovation Management in SMEs - 27/03/2025
Innovation, Strategy, and SMEs - 10/04/2025
Sourcing and Developing New Ideas for SME Innovation - 22/05/2025
Collaborating for SME Innovation - 18/06/2025

Join us and take the next step in driving innovation forward!

Find more information on this seminar series, contact Dr Lawrence Dooley (UCC) (l.dooley@ucc.ie).