Small and medium-sized high-tech companies are being invited to free workshops organised by HMRC and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to offer support on tax, growth and innovation.
The events will be held in March, April, May and June in Cambridge, Leicester, Reading, Plymouth, Oxford, Sheffield, Portsmouth and Scotland.
Topics will include:
Small and medium-sized high-tech companies are being invited to free workshops organised by HMRC and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to offer support on tax, growth and innovation.
The events will be held in March, April, May and June in Cambridge, Leicester, Reading, Plymouth, Oxford, Sheffield, Portsmouth and Scotland.
Topics will include:
- research and development tax credits and the patent box tax incentive;
- grants, knowledge transfer, networking, and procurement;
- EU funding for business R&D and innovation, including the Horizon 2020 programme for research and innovation, launched in January patents and intellectual property; and
- innovation and opportunities to commercialise technology through design projects.
Each presentation is set to last for 20 minutes and be followed by a ten-minute Q&A session for a maximum of 30 delegates.