Impact & Capability synopsis covering our three product areas:

STAR Optimisation™  –  STAR Acceleration™  –  STAR Open Innovation™

Impact

• Advised over 45 technology-rich (both technology developers & users) start-up businesses & SMEs and helped increase and sustain revenue growth by (at least) 20% per annum

• Deployed deep & extensive technical background and commercial experience to make the business commercialisation and growth journey less risky, shorter, more productive, and more valuable to start-up businesses and SMEs

• Added significant value in an interim capacity in both large companies and SMEs in the UK and USA by capitalising on significant operations, strategy and market development capability   

• Delivered Open innovation programmes (since 2006 – a UK first) to accelerate time-to-market (commercialisation), make new product development more efficient and to address new market opportunities more effectively by building on our strengths in innovation management and thought leadership.

Capability 

• Proven ability to successfully deliver novel & standard-defining regional & national programmes focused on high-growth

• Deliver Business Acceleration programs and provide investment advice and mentoring through the business growth journey

• Help businesses & organisations solve complex challenges, facilitate collaborations & connections and address new market opportunities more effectively with an industry–leading Enterprise Innovation Management (Open Innovation) software solution

• Work with businesses to effectively exploit their potential for innovation, to deliver value & sustain their competitive advantage