KEY BENEFITS OF THE BUSINESS BRIDGE MODEL

• Business led
• High-quality projects
• Add value to SME output
• Increase the employabillity of undergraduates
• Vehicle for work based learning
• Flexible approach to meet individual business needs
• Large scale operation
• Increase competitiveness of regional SME labour market
• Establish highly efficent links with micro SMEs and HE
• Increase regional graduate retention rates
• Culture changes in HE and SMEs

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

In the very first BB business plan it was suggested that on average projects would be 5 days in length overall (1 day a week). Over the past 9 years, the length of projects has varied as a result of the varying types of projects on offer, the range of student expertise and repeat business. This is a true barometer of how BB has grown in terms of exposure and delivery over the past decade. The average length of a project today is around the 31 day mark. The emphasis now being on quality rather than quantity.

Business Bridge average project length by funding round