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Business Growth and Innovation
Lancaster University was one of only three UK universities to receive a Small Business Charter Gold Award.
Lancaster University was one of only three UK universities to receive a Small Business Charter Gold Award and was named as one of the top ten universities in the UK for engaging with SMEs in the 2013 Sir Andrew Witty review ‘Encouraging a British Invention Revolution’.
We are continually developing new and innovative ways of working with SMEs to help them thrive as we recognise their importance as the driving force of the economy.
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Supporting business owners and managers
One of the UK’s most successful business management development programmes has been upgraded by Lancaster University.
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UK firm set to help ignite China's green revolution
The Lancaster China Catalyst Programme is forging R&D partnerships between the UK and Chinese companies.
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To find out more about how your business could benefit from working with Lancaster University, call us on 0808 2811026.