LAA Innovation Assessment

Why complete this form? Are we innovators?

The Local Area Agreement process aims to establish a community of innovation businesses, in order to evidence current support and identify appropriate businesses that may qualify for European project support in the future.

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Q1.	How important is innovation within your business?
	No time to address properly
	Insufficient knowledge of how it can practically help
	Necessary for competitiveness
	Strategic top priority
Q2.	How would you describe the characteristics of the markets in which you operate?
	Regional
	National (UK)
	European
	Global
Q3.	How would you describe the use your business makes of available and new technologies?
	Working with current technologies
	Adapting current technologies
	Cutting edge
Q4.	Have you developed a new product/service or used a different application of an existing product or services this year?
	Yes
	No
Q5.	Are you investing any % of your turnover in R&D?
	Yes
	No
Q6.	How would you describe your knowledge of regional / national innovation support products and services available to your business?
	Limited
	Reasonable
	Good
	Excellent
Q7.	Have you ever accessed any form of support from your local academic institutions?
	Limited contact
	Pro-active with FE colleagues
	Pro-active graduate placements with universities
	Pro-active on product development
	Pro-active in international FP7 programmes and research
	Linked to international centres of excellence
Q8.	Which aspects of ICT do you currently use in support of your business?
	Accounts
	Marketing
	Production
	Trading
	Other
Q9.	Have you accessed any form of innovation support this year?
	1
	2
	3
Q10.	Would you like assistance with regard to accessing R&D grants/Euro grants etc?
	Yes
	No
Q11.	Have you ever taken part in a European Funded project?
	Yes
	No
Q12.	Are you interested in participation?
	Yes
	No
Q13.	Have you become V.A.T. registered in the past 12 months?
	Yes
	No
Q14.	Would you be interested in receiving information and assistance regarding V.A.T. registration?
	Yes
	No