KEEP+ Information

KEEP+ is a European Regional Development (ERDF) Funded programme supporting Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMEs) to access knowledge and expertise through collaboration with the University sector. The programme provides businesses with flexible opportunities for innovation, with a focus on developing new products or services, increasing profitability, reducing costs, providing opportunities to collaborate and accessing graduate talent. KEEP+ is a collaboration of six delivery partners and is open to SMEs with their registered head office, as per its Companies House records, within England, ideally within the programme's core geographical area located across the following four Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) : •Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Cambridgeshire) •Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire LEP) •Norfolk and Suffolk (New Anglia LEP) •Essex, Kent and East Sussex (South East LEP) KEEP+ has a range of Knowledge Exchange and collaboration options to help SMEs access specialist expertise and address specific business needs. Visit our website www.keepplus.co.uk for more information about the programme and eligibility criteria for funding.