Welcome to the Access Innovation Website

Are you an employer looking for supervisors' training for first time line managers?

Are you interested in training that can have an immediate return of over 15 times your initial investment in the training?

A key benefit of our first-line managers short course arises from the Business Improvements Projects (BIP) that allow employees to focus on aspects of the operations that they can improve. In 2011, the last cohort of 13 Supervisors from Ardagh Glass, through their BIPs, have realised conservative savings to the business of around £400,000.

In 2011, the University of Lincoln was recognised for its long and successful relationship with Ardagh Glass by becoming the first university in the country to be awarded Proskills Academy accreditation.

If you want to find out more about this course please contact me, Stephanie Schiaffonati, at the University of Lincoln via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or see

http://llmc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2010/11/02/case-study-ardagh-glass/

Access Innovation is an initiative led by the Business School at the University of Lincoln. It aims to help small and medium sized companies in Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and the Welland to access expertise, knowledge, and skills from the University and its network of Associates to support their businesses.

We use a variety of sources to support companies, including University staff, students (both undergraduate and postgraduate), recent graduates, and local business professionals.

Access Innovation has already helped in the region of 60 local small to medium sized companies... could yours be the next?

Click on the ‘businesses’ tab to find out more.

Access Innovation is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is run in conjunction with its partners, Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NWES Welland, and Lincolnshire County Council.

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University of Lincoln Business School helps new entrepreneurs

Recently Access Innovation has been engaging with several exciting new businesses and start-ups.

With the help of our colleagues here at the University of Lincoln Business School, we have provided support for new ventures from a wide variety of industries and sectors which are primarily focused of doing business online.  These businesses include www.pushdotplay.com, www.ukonlinemastersdegree.com, www.newonlinebusiness.co.uk, www.startuppackages.co.uk, www.whatisgoogleplus.co.uk, www.skills4bills.com, www.whatisabusinesscoach.co.uk, www.performance-and-management.com, and www.paulparky.com

Our latest project www.ukfocusgroup.com (soon to be launched) is a group effort developed by the Student Business Society and the University of Lincoln.  This company performs market research for commercial companies with an interest in marketing to students and academics and big things are expected!

Here at the University of Lincoln Business School we believe we can help any entrepreneurial student do well, especially in the online space, as we have a specialised team of academics and commercial experts in all areas of online marketing, and we have our own SEO company (led by a university colleague) www.googleseospecialist.co.uk which helps our student clients and also any small business should they require our help.

So, can we help you?

Are you entrepreneurial? 

Do you have a business idea that you think could take off?

Then if so, why not contact Paul Parkinson at the University of Lincoln for an informal discussion about how you and the University of Lincoln Business School can work together to explore your potential?

Ideally, we are seeking to develop ideas in the online space and also looking to further our work in the development and marketing of mobile APPs, but any sound potential profitable ideas will be considered.  So if you have an idea and you want our help to make it happen, please contact Paul Parkinson directly on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it