Acumen: Why choose Acumen?
Save time, reduce risk and increase skills and productivity with Acumen support. Have a look at what previous participants have had to say about Acumen.
Why Acumen can make cross-border exporting easier for your business
- Funding saves time and reduces the financial risk of investing in a new export market.
- Flexibility to choose the type of sales resource to suit your business.
- Takes the pain out of recruitment with hands on support at every stage.
- Recruitment of sales resource could begin within 4-6 weeks of application.
- Sales training support to induct sales resource into your business.
- Simple, fast and efficient claims process with no adverse impact on business cashflow.
What can your business expect to achieve from Acumen?
- Establish a focused and efficient cross-border sales and marketing strategy.
- New and growing cross-border sales pipeline.
- Improved understanding of how to trade within a cross-border market.
- Enhanced capability and skills of the business’s management/sales team.
- Increased ability to recruit, manage and retain a sales resource.
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Funding & Support
Acumen offers funding up to £17,250/€21,562 towards an experienced sales resource along with additional funding and support to help your business grow.
Eligibility Criteria
Find out if you are eligible to receive support from our Acumen programme.
How to Apply
A step by step guide to applying for the Acumen programme.