Wales

The Flexible Support for Business service - is provided by the Welsh Assembly Government offering support to businesses. Flexible Support for Business offers a high quality diagnosis ofindividual business needs, tailored solutions to meet those needs, all delivered through high calibre relationship managers.The “Exploit your Ideas” section in the Flexible Support for Business website offers advice and information about how to protect Intellectual Property.

Their team of experienced Innovation Managers based throughout Wales provide free advice on innovation and technology and can come and talk to you. Many of the Innovation Managers have completed the Intellectual Property Office Master class training course in intellectual property and can offer their clients basic IP advice.

The Manufacturing Advisory Service Wales (MAS Cymru) is part of a BERR initiative to help manufacturers to improve their productivity and performance. It is a nation-wide scheme, which in Wales, is run by a consortium of private consultancy companies and is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government.