The UK Government, Innovate UK - Hi
Consulting and Tom Harris have consulted for
BEIS (and formerly the DTI), supporting technology transfer and research programmes, for
over fifteen years. Currently Hi Consulting provides assessment and monitoring services for collaborative projects and single company grants for Innovate UK more about Innovate UK
Jisc (UK) - Hi Consulting was contracted by Jisc in April 2013 to establish whether providing industrial access to its Janet network could be carried out within the EU State Aid Legislation. We have now devised and delivered the complete competition based programme to allow industry to collaborate more closely with the UK science base through the provision of ultra high speed data connectivity more about Janet Reach
Hi Consulting is proud to list the following as valued clients:
Energy Technology Institute - Hi Consulting provide services to support the development of application procedures for funding to the trust. The institute is a unique funding organisation as it is a private/public partnership and retains some of the IPR that is generated. The funding and applications processes are therefore more complex than most.
Invest Northern Ireland - Hi Consulting provides services to assess
and review progress of development grant funded projects.
SME Clients:
Cybula Ltd - A spin-out company from York University specialising in advanced computing hardware, data analytics and condition monitoring. Hi Consulting is providing strategic management and business growth support.
Safari Pals - A start-up wildlife games manufacturer. The company develops innovative and educational card games which it sells in the UK and exports to South Africa. Hi Consulting is providing management and marketing support. The company became profitable in its first year of trading!
Staniforth Consulting - A start-up food technology consultancy business based in Reading. Hi Consulting is providing management and business planning support.
Hampshire Playgroup Ltd - A start-up company taking over a nursery playgroup in Fleet, Hampshire. Hi Consulting is providing business planning and corporate governance support.
Past Projects:
CommercialiSE - CommercialiSE links university knowledge with business expertise in the South East to deliver an integrated framework of funding and support. Academics, university staff, students, alumni, SME's and entrepreneurs can turn innovative ideas into commercial realities. Hi Consulting was chosen to deliver the Enterprise Training Programme for the scheme for all 11 universities.
University of Reading - Hi Consulting provided business
and enterprise training for staff, potential spin-out companies and
undergraduates. A dragon's den formula programme that included 4 days intensive tuition with Tom Harris then a chance to pitch for £16k development cash.
University of Sussex - Hi Consulting provided business
and enterprise training for academic staff and
undergraduates starting out with their own companies.
Hi Consulting have also provided services to the Universities of Cambridge,
York, Warwick and Sunderland.