Innovate UK and British Business Bank sign memorandum of understanding

• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the national innovation agency and the UK government-owned economic development bank.
• Heightened collaboration aims to help create new pathways for business investment and promote growth through innovation.

Innovate UK and the British Business Bank have further strengthened their collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As partners dedicated to fostering innovation and growth of UK businesses across the country, this new collaboration will see the two organisations working even more closely together to co-create new opportunities to promote investment and to support UK businesses through better tailored offerings.

This MoU signifies:

• Building pathways for businesses that seek British Business Bank or Innovate UK funding to provide more co-ordinated support throughout their growth journey
• Promoting growth across the Nations and Regions of the UK through co-ordinated place-based activities
• Combining the expertise of Innovate UK and the British Business Bank to develop more tailored offerings for smaller businesses

As priorities over the next 12 months, Innovate UK and the British Business Bank will work to establish clear pathways for collaboration, from data sharing to co-creation of events.

As the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK is dedicated to supporting inclusive innovation, accelerating companies on their innovation and growth journey, from commercialisation, through startup, to scaleup, and on to enterprise scale.

The British Business Bank’s mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK, and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by improving access to finance for smaller businesses.

Through collaborations such as with the British Business Bank, Innovate UK is dedicated to providing better targeted and more comprehensive growth support for UK businesses.

Indro Mukerjee, CEO, Innovate UK said: