Business Innovation Survey

Can you spare 10 minutes to complete our annual Business Innovation Survey? By completing the survey, you will be offered the chance to win one of five Kentish Christmas Hampers from Macknade, worth ￡65.

We want to know about your innovation and research and development activity. Your responses are important and will help us monitor our impact, shape our activity, and secure future funding to continue our work.

Please complete the survey by midnight Wednesday 11th December 2024 to be eligible to enter.

About the Growing Kent & Medway annual Business Innovation Survey

All the information you provide will be kept strictly confidential and all responses will be anonymised before publication. Please answer for the last 12 month period, or the nearest financial year for your business.

You can use the results from last years' survey to benchmark your own innovation and R&D activity.

Prize Terms and conditions

? You must be 18 years or older to enter

? The hamper will only be delivered to a UK postal address

? The prize cannot be exchanged

? Only one survey entry per business should be submitted.

Full terms and conditions for the prize draw can be read here. Your personal details will only be used for the purpose of administering the prize.

Take the survey and enter now

Turning Food Waste into Fertiliser

In September, we announced funding of ￡200,000 to six local businesses, aimed at promoting sustainability in the food and drink sector. With the projects now underway, we caught up with Richard Small, founder of Inspro, to hear how he is using the funding.

Inspro is trialling using black soldier fly larvae as a sustainable way to turn food waste into natural fertilisers for leafy green vegetables. The larvae can also be used as livestock feed.?

Watch our interview with Inspro founder, Richard Small to find out more about his innovative project, featuring geckos, a chameleon and a pair of meerkats, looked after by Princess Christian's Farm.?

Streamlined data for indoor farming

Rubisko is another recipient of our Business Sustainability Challenge grant. Their project aims to streamline data infrastructure and optimise resource allocation for indoor farms, potentially improving resource use efficiency, minimising waste, and reducing the sector's environmental impact.

Our grant is allowing them to offer support to indoor and vertical farms who are looking to improve the sustainability of their business. Watch the video to find out more and email us at [email protected] if you'd like to get involved.

Boost your business in 2025

Our Food Accelerator programme offers free business and technical support for plant-based food and drink brands. We are seeking 15 businesses to join our next round of support, which begins in February 2025.?

Mépple, founder of Smoothees Ltd, explains how our Food Accelerator has helped her business to grow. Watch:?Turning cold-pressed juices into a hot business

If you'd like to find out more about the Food Accelerator and what is involved, please get in touch and we will provide further information: [email protected].

Events

Our next webinar will give you tips on growing your online sales for your food and drink products. Lisa Whalley-Smith, Klarity Marketing, will explain the key metrics to measure on your website and how you can use them to boost your sales.

See all our upcoming events and book your free place on our website: https://www.growingkentandmedway.com/events/