Innovation Bazaar: The Event

After it's launch back in April, the Innovation Bazaar (https://www.isos.salford.ac.uk/innovation_bazaar.php) is finally here offering people and organisations from across the region who have an innovative business idea, the opportunity to exhibit their idea and to discuss its development with potential investors and supporters.

This project, devised by the University of Salford Business School, aims to develop and support ideas from across the creative world and most importantly link the creators of these ideas with the larger businesses and institutions who have the capability to transform these seeds of innovation into market-ready products or services.

The Innovation Bazaar is an open innovation marketplace based on a call for ideas around the theme of “new ways of working”. The Innovation Bazaar is a concept that is located between the point of an idea and the first prototype, making it different to, and more inclusive than, other exhibitions/awards for innovation.

The exhibition of ideas will be on display at CUBE (https://www.cube.org.uk/) from 29th June - 5th July, with the main marketplace activity taking place at the Innovation Bazaar on the evening of 5th July. Throughout this period visitors have the opportunity to look more closely at the ideas, speak with the creators, and to submit bids through a blind auction. These bids may not necessarily be for money, but for support and advice from organisations or individuals who have experience in taking new products and services to market.

Also coming to the Innovation Bazaar on 5th July will be Aaron Lavery from Umbro. Aaron will be discussing Umbro's role in developing new talent in the region, providing more insight into their 'Umbro Industries' programme, which also seeks to invest in local creative projects and businesses.

We're hoping this will be a thoroughly inspirational evening for both the idea creators, development professionals and the whole of our creative community, who we hope will also take this opportunity to mingle with potential buyers of their services.

For more information about the programme and the exhibition opening times, please visit the Innovation Bazaar (https://www.isos.salford.ac.uk/innovation_bazaar.php) homepage, and to register for the event on July 5th just RSVP at the top of this page.

Free food and drink will be provided.