Lincolnshire Open Research and Innovation Centre (LORIC)

As new members of The Business Hive - E-Factor's Club, Lincolnshire Open Research and Innovation Centre (LORIC) at Bishop Grosseteste University are pleased to announce that this event, Leveraging AI for Small Businesses in North East Lincolnshire will now be hosted as an in-person event at the Hive in Grimsby on Wednesday 15th January from 9.30-12.30. Kay Purle Andrew Imms Eleanor Sanders Charlotte Rose Draper Claire Taylor - Petch Michaela Sams Simone Hempel https://lnkd.in/evYN9Qxz

NEW EVENT ADDED! Looking for a short burst of AI learning in the New Year? This 3-hour online workshop running on Tuesday 7th January would be a great way to kick-start your 2025 and come away with an no-code machine learning model ready to be implemented into your business! Lincolnshire Open Research and Innovation Centre (LORIC) The Business Hive - E-Factor's Club South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership 📲 🖥️ 💹 #ai #businessdevelopment #eastlindsey #bostonborough #southholland Andrew Imms Eleanor Sanders Claudia McKibbin (MCMI) Charlotte Rose Draper Claire Taylor - Petch Michaela Sams Simone Hempel https://lnkd.in/eAGGbPuP

There is still time to register for our FREE online workshop - An Introduction to AI for Social Economy Organisations. If you are involved in a social enterprise, charity, co-operative, CIC or other form of social business and are based in, or working out of, East Lindsey, Boston or South Holland then this 3 hour online workshop will help you to: - become equipped with practical AI knowledge and tools - consider ethical AI applications that foster social good - explore case studies of successful implementations of AI in charities and social businesses - create your own no-code machine learning models without using any programming skills, which can then be implemented into your business! ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Andrew Imms Eleanor Sanders Charlotte Rose Draper Claudia McKibbin (MCMI) Kay Purle Sarah Moseley Amelia Erin C. South Holland District Council East Lindsey District Council Boston Borough Council South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership https://lnkd.in/ertZhM95

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Today we have been practising what we preach by taking some time OUT of the business to work ON the business - developing ways in which the Bishop Grosseteste University offer around Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships can be improved using the #businessmodelcanvas. If you would like to find out more about how a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Bishop Grosseteste University could transform your business or VCFSE organisation, please email us at [email protected] https://iuk-ktp.org.uk/ #businessdevelopment #knowledgetransferpartnerships #KTP #innovateUK Amelia Erin C. Kay Purle Claire Taylor - Petch

Calling all North East Lincolnshire based organisations- Join us on 15th January for 'Leveraging AI for Small Businesses' a fully funded online workshop supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund! Artificial intelligence has become a popular buzzword in the business world, but how can AI be used practically and ethically to support the work of small and medium-size enterprises? This fully funded online workshop is aimed at demystifying AI and answering your questions about artificial intelligence tools. https://lnkd.in/e_RtduHm Andrew Imms Eleanor Sanders Claudia McKibbin (MCMI) Charlotte Rose Draper Amelia Erin C. Claire Taylor - Petch Sarah Moseley

Calling all North East Lincolnshire based organisations- Join us on 15th January for 'Leveraging AI for Small Businesses' a fully funded online workshop supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund! Artificial intelligence has become a popular buzzword in the business world, but how can AI be used practically and ethically to support the work of small and medium-size enterprises? This fully funded online workshop is aimed at demystifying AI and answering your questions about artificial intelligence tools. https://lnkd.in/e_RtduHm Andrew Imms Eleanor Sanders Claudia McKibbin (MCMI) Charlotte Rose Draper Amelia Erin C. Claire Taylor - Petch Sarah Moseley

Calling all Boston, East Lindsey and South Holland based organisations- Join us on 13th for 'An Introduction to AI for Social Economy Organisations' a fully funded online workshop supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund! Learn how AI can benefit your organisation #AIforSocialEconomy #Workshop #AI #SocialEconomy #December13th South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership

🤝 Partnering For Purpose ⌛ There's still time to secure your free place on our session next Wednesday 20th November 💻 Online via MS Teams 🕤 9.30am - 12.30pm (we will be taking comfort breaks!) Join us on line via MS Teams for a morning discussing how Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations can build partnerships to work with corporates, statutory bodies as well as each other. Our guest speakers will be: Benedict Heaver from Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing Helen Bedford from Bowmer and Kirkland Ltd Ali Talbot FRSA from Green Synergy Lincoln In addition to booking the ticket on Eventbrite please complete a Business Enrolment Form if your VCFSE organisation is not already enrolled on the Academy*. Link in the comments below Whilst this event is primarily aimed at VCSFE organisations it may appeal to SMEs with a clear social or environmental mission, using profit for purpose. SMEs must have a registered business address operating in the eligible geographical district area & complete the Business enrolment form*. Link in the comments below The Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy is funded by the UK Government and is supported by Lincolnshire County Council and Business Lincolnshire. It is delivered locally by Bishop Grosseteste University.

Spending the day supporting the Greater Lincolnshire Social Economy Academy @BGU on campus by promoting Lincolnshire Open Research and Innovation Centre (LORIC) projects and Innovate UK funded Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. If you’re attending, come along and say hi! #ktp #funding #BGU #research