Join Dr Chloe Sharp, Grants Consultant at MPA alongside Richard Allin, Senior Innovation Growth Specialist at Innovate UK Business Growth in this exclusive workshop, which will cover the recent Smart Grant pause decision as well as giving practical information on how to put a strong application together.

Attendees will learn how to navigate the competitive grant application process, meet eligibility requirements, and secure the financial support needed to drive their impactful projects forward.

What You’ll Learn

This session will demystify the increasingly complex world of grant funding and equip you with the tools to:

• Understand the full grant landscape — from local to EU-level opportunities
• Identify relevant funding programmes and where to find them
• Recognise the different levels and scopes of grant projects
• Match project types with appropriate funding models
• Craft a compelling and successful application

Following this session, attendees will have the chance to book in for a 30-minute consultation with Chloe, free of charge, at a time to suit them.

Meet the speakers:

Dr Chloe Sharp, Grants Consultant at MPA

Chloe has been helping startups, SMEs, and scaleups secure non-dilutive funding since 2013, supporting over £10 million in successful applications. A data-led strategist, she brings deep experience in innovation, product development, and user research - insights she shares in her book Make Products That Matter.

She’s a qualified ILM5 coach, founder of Sharp Insight, and previously co-founded a successful grant and research consultancy before joining MPA to lead its Grants Division.

Richard Allin, Senior Innovation Growth Specialist at Innovate UK Business Growth

Richard is an expert in grant funding for innovation, working with SMEs to build grant strategy and maximise their potential to winning funding. His unique insights and holistic funding support has enabled his clients to secure millions of pounds of non- dilutive funding.

About MPA:

MPA helps UK business owners overcome the challenges of growth, funding, and exit planning. Our team of advisors combines hands-on entrepreneurial experience with financial and strategic expertise. From R&D tax credits and outsourced FD services to strategic growth planning, we support over 1,000 UK businesses at every stage.

About Innovate UK Business Growth:

Innovate UK Business Growth is Innovate UK’s national business growth and scaling service. It is an integral part of the innovation agency’s products and services portfolio.

The service is available to all established small to medium sized innovation-focused growth companies, including Innovate UK grant winners.

Innovate UK Business Growth accelerates its ambitious clients on their growth journeys with one-to-one support from over 450 innovation and growth specialists and scaleup directors embedded in every UK region and nation. Their tailored, expert advice helps thousands of businesses sharpen their commercial strategies, realise the maximum value from their IP, raise game changing investment and take their businesses onto the global stage every year.

Event Partners

This event is kindly supported by Cambridge Wireless, the leading international community for companies innovating in wireless, mobile, semiconductor, and digital technologies.

Our venue for this event has kindly been provided by Novotel, learn more about their Cambridge North hotel here.

Venue: Novotel Cambridge North, 2 Cambridge Square Cambridge CB4 0AE