CoLab: Workshop on partnerships
19 August 2024
CoLab: Partnerships Workshop
Wednesday 11 September 12.30pm - 4pm
University of Wolverhampton
The Wulfruna Building, Wulfruna Street,
Wolverhampton WV1 1SE
Are you a small business in creative content production or gaming? CoLab is here to help you grow and innovate!
Our new R&D support program is designed to empower businesses like yours to develop new products and services and tap into new markets. CoLab will help you to explore new opportunities, adapt to changing markets and unlock potential.
This workshop will open with a practical skills workshop focusing on creative business partnerships, including:
Identifying what corporate and institutional partners look for in external collaborations
Making a compelling pitch to potential partners
Articulating return on investment (ROI) for both commercial and in-kind partnerships
Real-world examples of partnerships with brands like Ford Motors, John Lewis, and Sony PlayStation
The workshop will be followed by a panel featuring participants from both large and small institutions/businesses, speaking about their experiences with creative partnerships and sharing tips and best practices.
Places are limited so please register now to attend:
What is CoLab? CoLab is a West Midlands Innovation Programme Project delivered by Create Central, providing business support to small and medium-sized companies in the region, including:
Innovation workshops throughout 2024
One-to-one support and drop-in sessions
Partnership and opportunity matchmaking
Tailored support programmes
Connecting community and peers
Support with R&D, business growth, grant applications and more!
What else can you get from CoLab?
Virtual chats: CoLab offers free 1:1 sessions with the program’s producers for advice on a range of topics, for example, creative ideation, business support programmes, funding applications, videogames sector, pitching, business partnerships, research, production and lots more.
Our new R&D support programme is designed to empower businesses like yours to develop new products and services and tap into new markets. CoLAB will help you to explore new opportunities, adapt to changing markets and unlock potential.
Can't make the workshop on 11 Sept, but still want to find out more and get involved? Just fill out the form below and we'll keep you up to date with all the CoLab opportunities!
