{"id":82705,"date":"2017-07-19T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=5158f9383718df8a9103370769808df6"},"modified":"2017-07-19T09:00:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T09:00:45","slug":"news-story-infocus-global-emerge-boston-2017-mission-apply-to-take-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=82705","title":{"rendered":"News story: infocus global: EMERGE Boston 2017 mission &#8211; apply to take part"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Innovate UK, Digital Catapult and the British Consulate General Boston are inviting female entrepreneurs to take part in a new global trade mission to the US.<\/p>\n<p>EMERGE Boston 2017 is a one-week delegation of female founders to Boston, Massachusetts. It takes place from 10 to 15 October 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The mission will coincide with Boston\u2019s <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/hubweek.org\/\">HUBweek<\/a>, a collaboration that will bring together the most creative and inventive minds in technology, science and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>EMERGE Boston 2017 will provide access to new international market opportunities for up to 15 UK SMEs looking to grow globally. It offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>access to Boston\u2019s innovation community and networks<\/li>\n<li>a chance to pitch your ideas to investors<\/li>\n<li>mentoring support<\/li>\n<li>practical workshops<\/li>\n<li>coaching and training<\/li>\n<li>a technology showcase at HUBweek\u2019s Demo Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"are-you-eligible\">Are you eligible?<\/h2>\n<p>EMERGE is for female-led innovative startups and SMEs based in the UK. You can apply if you are a female founder working in human and computer interaction innovation with high growth potential. These can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>artificial intelligence \/ machine learning<\/li>\n<li>robotics<\/li>\n<li>the Internet of Things<\/li>\n<li>virtual and augmented reality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-apply\">How to apply<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk\/open-calls\/emerge-boston-2017\/\">register your interest<\/a> and receive application details by email<\/li>\n<li>complete the application form and provide a link to your 2-minute video pitch<\/li>\n<li>contribute \u00a31,500 towards the cost of the mission<\/li>\n<li>the deadline for applications is Monday 4 September 2017<\/li>\n<li>we will notify successful applicants on Friday 15 September 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk\/open-calls\/emerge-boston-2017\/\">Find out more about this mission and apply<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"about-infocus\">About infocus<\/h2>\n<p>Innovate UK launched the infocus programme in 2016. Its aims are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get more women innovating in business<\/li>\n<li>give female entrepreneurs the support they need to grow their businesses<\/li>\n<li>create new role models for the next generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/innovate-uk-diversity-and-inclusion\">Find out more about infocus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-go-on-a-mission\">Why go on a mission?<\/h2>\n<p>Take part in EMERGE Boston 2017 and you could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in exporting to the US<\/li>\n<li>find potential customers, investors and partners<\/li>\n<li>get insight into new markets for human machine interaction<\/li>\n<li>discover fresh ideas and insight from international thought leaders<\/li>\n<li>boost your profile in the UK and overseas through the GREAT Britain campaign<\/li>\n<li>improve your company and product pitches for international customers and investors<\/li>\n<li>learn how to develop a market-entry strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the first Innovate UK infocus global entrepreneur mission for women focusing on human and machine interaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}