Soft-Landing Support | West Midlands Growth Platform
We’ve partnered with the West Midlands Growth Company to launch fully funded UK market entry and soft-landing support for innovative Foreign Direct Investor (FDI) companies.
Innovation Birmingham
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What is the soft-landing programme?
Designed to support FDI companies looking to establish or expand their business in the United Kingdom, the Global Growth Programme offers world-class market entry assistance and fully-funded soft landing support into the UK market.
Successful applicants will be located at our dedicated tech campus Innovation Birmingham, where up to 30 leading scale-up companies will receive dedicated soft-landing support designed to accelerate their entry and growth into the UK market, as well as the West Midlands Growth Company’s extensive Investor Catalyst Support programme.
Participants can access high-quality commercial workspace, market-entry and innovation services support, tailored professional service offering and collaborative networking opportunities.
Find out more about the support on offer![Leased office space at Innovation Birmingham](https://images.ctfassets.net/5wq17jjenal9/72hxi0SJRoNC03hm70HT61/70e86fa5bd4ed76c56976d0b61b2a241/Innovative_and_creative_workspace_page__1_.jpg?fm=jpg&fl=progressive&w=960)
Am I eligible to apply?
Companies who meet the following criteria can register interest for The Global Growth Programme:
• A wholly owned subsidiary or branch of a non-UK company, or with more than 10% of shareholding held by a non-UK organisation.
• Technology-led, or operating within the Future Mobility, Low Carbon, Data Driven Healthcare, Modern Business Services, or Creative & Digital Technology sectors.