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• The Global Innovation Index 2016 (GII) (9th edition);
• Co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, an
agency of the United Nations);
• The core of the GII Report consists of a ranking of
world economies’ innovation capabilities and
results.
https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii-2016-report
Global Innovation Index 2016
4. WORLD LEADERS 2016
1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. United Kingdom
4. United States of America
5. Finland
6. Singapore
Global Innovation Index 2016
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6. • Innovation requires continuous investment.
• Before the 2009 crisis, research and development (R&D)
expenditure grew at an annual pace of approximately 7%.
• GII 2016 data indicate that global R&D grew by only 4% in 2014.
• This was a result of slower growth in emerging economies.
• And tighter R&D budgets in high-income economies.
Global Innovation Index 2016
World Intellectual Property Organisation www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2016/article_0008.html
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7. Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
• Since the financial crisis of 2008, economic
turbulence has caused the purse strings of many
businesses to tighten.
• For example the closure of Pfizer’s R&D centre in
Kent in 2012, and the closure of the Cambridge
centre in 2015 signalled a downturn in R&D
spending within the pharmaceutical industry.
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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8. Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
• At the same time, the world’s top engineers within
manufacturing are calling for a protection over R&D
funding, calling on global governments to preserve
education and Research and Development (R&D)
spending across their respective countries.
• They have argued that by protecting this
investment, engineers will be empowered to solve the
world’s greatest challenges.
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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10. Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
• It is clear that senior decision makers are questioning the
research and development practices in both the private
and public sectors.
• This is also reflected in this research which reveals that a
fifth (20 per cent) of senior decision makers at large
corporations believe that new products and services are
held back due to an inability to secure senior buy-in.
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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11. • The results from the YouGov survey shows that there are three key
areas where British companies can transform their businesses to
improve research and development efficiencies.
First, British businesses are using outdated data collection models.
The research a large proportion are relying on customer/client
meetings (50 per cent), outgoing calls (30 per cent) and feedback
forms (28 per cent).
• Only a quarter (25 per cent) use digital customer relationship
management for gathering data from customers to inform R&D
processes.
Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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12. • If businesses do not automate and digitise feedback they run the risk
of losing valuable information on how to better their products and
services, or at worst they risk building a business strategy which is
not accurately informed.
• Second, British businesses need to improve the ways in which they
use IT to bring their products to market quicker, and in turn
demonstrating the importance of continual innovation.
Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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13. • According to the research, many British businesses
don’t currently use IT software within the product
development processes.
• Only a tenth believe IT software tools are accelerating
the testing of new products “very effectively”, while
nearly a quarter (22 per cent) characterize the use of
these tools as not very or not at all effective.
Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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14. • Third, UK businesses need to put aside more revenue to
invest in research and development processes.
• Of the large businesses surveyed, almost a quarter (24
per cent) of them believe legal or legislative concerns are
a major barrier to R&D, with 23 per cent agreeing that
lack of financial investment impedes product
development.
Why aren’t British businesses investing in R&D?
http://www.exemplas.com/news/businesses-should-invest-in-research-and-development/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/bulletins/businessenterpri
seresearchanddevelopment/2014
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15. Start-up Investment in Singapore:
https://e27.co/singapore-creating-us718m-innovation-fund-will-invest-us107m-startup-
20170426/
Proctor & Gamble in Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/procter-gamble-to-invest-us100m-in-
singapore-digital-innovation-centre-its-first
Can you find other examples of investment in
innovation in Singapore?
Singapore Investment in Innovation
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16. How Amazon was Funded
Dec-97
Loan &
Boand Issue
$326m bond issued
May-97 IPO 3 million shares are offered, raising $49.1m
Jun-96
Venture
Capitalists
2 VC funds invest a total of $8m
May-96 Family Founder's siblings invest $20,000
Dec-95
Angel
Syndicate
20 angels invest $46,850 each on average, for a total of
$937,000
Aug-95
Business
Angels
2 angels invest a total of $54,408
Feb-95 Family Founder's father and mother invest a combined $245,000
Jul-94 Founder Jeff Bezos starts Amazon.com, he invests $10,000
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17. Sources & uses of finance
Equity
Personal, family & friends
investment
Angel finance
Venture finance
Long & medium term loans
Personal, family & friends
Bank
Lease & Hire Purchase
Crowdfunding (equity or loan)
Seasonal fluctuations in
working capital
Stock
Debtors (net creditors)
Bank overdraft
Short term loans
Personal, family & friends
Bank
Fixed assets
Land & buildings
Plant, machinery &
equipment
Vehicles
Computers, & furniture
Permanent working capital
Stock
Debtors (net creditors)
Source of finance Use of finance
Short
term
Long &
medium
term
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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18. What are the advantages &
disadvantages of using
factoring?
Softcat
Softcat Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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19. Trade sale
Management buy-out (MBO)
Management buy-in (MBI)
Floating the company & selling shares
Off Exchange (OFEX)
Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
Stock Exchange Main Market
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Harvest options
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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21. Equity finance:
Personal, family & friends
Advantages
Dividends may be
expected
Selling shares to outsiders
dilutes stake in the
business & may lead to
loss of control
Outsiders providing equity
may want to interfere
Disadvantages
Good, secure long term
finance
No interest or capital
repayment
Can be used to lever
further loan finance
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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22. Angel finance
Advantages
Only really available to
growth businesses
A proportion of profits &
capital growth go to angels
Dividends may be
expected
Angels will sell-on their
investment in the future
Angels may be seen as
interfering
Disadvantages
Good, secure long term
finance
Can be used to lever
further loan finance
Small amounts of equity
available
Based on business plan
not security
Investment usually for 5 to
10 years
Hands-on expertise
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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23. Venture finance
Advantages
Only for businesses with
very significant growth
prospects n
A proportion of profits &
capital growth go to
investor
Dividends expected
Investors will want to sell-
on in the future usually
through a stock market
floatation
Requires very detailed
information disclosure
Takes time
Disadvantages
Good, secure long term
finance
Larger amounts – often
used as second stage
Based on business plan not
security
Not involved day-to-day
Usually for 5 to 10 years
Can offer longer-term
strategic advice
Aid with additional loans
No interest or capital
repayments
Dragons Den pitch
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24. Risk & return – Typically 30% to 60% p.a.
return as a capital gain, depending on
perceived risk (equivalent to multiplying their
investment by 4 to 6 times in 5 years)
Exit route (liquidity event) – Typically
liquidation of investment within 5 to 10 years
What investors are looking for
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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25. Buy-back
Trade sale
Management buy-out
Management buy-in
Second-stage finance
Stock market floatation
(OFEX or AIM leading to IPO
on main market)
Exit opportunities
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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26. Crowdfunding: Term loans
Advantages
Usually secured against
business or personal
assets
Can be refused because of
lack of security
Requires good cash flow to
pay interest & repay
capital
Crowdfunding website
charge fee based on funds
raised
Disadvantages
Term of loan is fixed –
usually not repayable on
bank demand
Capital repayments fixed &
known in advance
Interest rate can vary or be
fixed & is usually lower
than an overdraft
Crowdfunding Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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27. Crowdfunding equity
Advantages
Investors will need to see
an exit route (liquidity
event
Dividends may be
expected
Crowdfunding website
charge fee based on funds
raised
Disadvantages
Good, secure long term
finance
Can be used to lever
further loan finance
Small amounts of equity
available
Based on business plan
not security
Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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28. 1. Why has Kickstarter been so successful?
2. Compare and contrast the opportunities and
threats facing Kickstarter & Hamijoo. Can
Hamijoo survive in the longer term?
Kickstarter & Hamjoo
Top 5 Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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29. What are the issues surrounding the
funding of new technology & how did
Lontra overcome them?
Lontra
Technology explained Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Palgrave
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31. • The Aviation Strategy is a milestone initiative to generate growth
for European business, foster innovation and let passengers
profit from safer, cleaner and cheaper flights, while offering
more connections.
• Investments in innovative projects are fundamental for the
efficiency of the EU Single Sky.
• Unleashing the potential of the drone market by setting up EU-
wide rules to ensure safe drone operations for all airspace users,
to protect citizens' privacy, and to offer legal certainty.
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/aviation-strategy/innovation_en
Innovation, investment and digital technologies
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Notes de l'éditeur
The nationality of innovation has been a widely accepted characteristic of the capitalist development process. The USA in particular is frequently cited as a good example of a nation where the necessary conditions for innovation to flourish are in place. This includes both tangible and intangible features, economic, social and political institutions; and the way knowledge evolves over time through developing interactions and networks in a specific context.
The relationship between new technology and the market is examined within the diffusion of innovations and market adoption.
GERD gross domestic expenditure on R&D
BERD Business enterprise expenditure on R&D
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/aligning-for-digital-future/
“Despite the proliferation of digital roles and responsibilities, most executives recognize that their companies are not adequately preparing for the industry disruptions they expect to emerge from digital trends. Nearly 90% of respondents to a 2015 global survey of managers and executives conducted by MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte1 anticipate that their industries will be disrupted by digital trends to a great or moderate extent, but only 44% say their organizations are adequately preparing for the disruptions to come.
Preparing for a digital future is no easy task. It means developing digital capabilities in which a company’s activities, people, culture, and structure are in sync and aligned toward a set of organizational goals. Most companies, however, are constrained by a lack of resources, a lack of talent, and the pull of other priorities, leaving executives to manage digital initiatives that either take the form of projects or are limited to activities within a given division, function, or channel.”
http://www.itproportal.com/2015/01/10/why-businesses-race-adapt-digital-world/
“Digital disruption is taking place across industries, functions and business processes, as they introduce cloud, mobile, social and big data.
But the problem is, not every organisation or industry is following suit. And businesses are now falling into two categories: Those that have already been disrupted and reshaped by digital, and those that have yet to be.
As Accenture Technology Vision 2014 puts it, “Procter & Gamble, Tesco, Disney, GE - these are just a few of the global 2,000 that are now in a race to become digital. Those that get there first will be able to disrupt their existing markets and penetrate new ones.” Make no mistake; this is very much a race.
Those that get there first will be able to disrupt their existing markets and penetrate new ones.” Make no mistake; this is very much a race.
There is often a misconception though, that just because a company is on Twitter and uses digital techniques for sales and marketing, that it has digitised. But this is just not the case. Digitisation applies to all functions and processes. And it is no longer enough to only focus on customer-facing functions and processes and leave back-office processes in the dark ages. “