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Home / FAQ / Members' Comments Members' Comments"Bruce Morrison of Fusion has played a key role in the formation of Smartscope MD Ltd. The nature of S-MD is complex. We develop advanced medical devices from concept to market reality, this is fraught with complications and challenges. Fusion has provided support and assistance since our inception and has given us the right contacts at the right time. As a result, and almost without exception, the relationships we now have with our specialist advisors originate from efforts and links made by FUSION. On top of its desire to encourage R&D and give confidence to our innovative nature, Fusion has played an integral role in helping us attract consultancy contracts and become established as an up and coming design house. We hope FUSION continues its good work and that our relationship with it continues to develop."Matt McGrath, Smartscope MD Limited "As a service provider, joining Fusion has enabled me to expand my client base into new industries, to network with businesses and academics at the cutting edge of new technologies and through its seminar and speaker programmes to widen my knowledge and understanding of a whole range of new and exciting products and business practices." "Fusion has been of benefit to HIE Inverness & East Highland in a number of ways, not least of which are: helping to deliver innovation support services to businesses, encouraging networking between the research community, entreprenuers and the financial sector, and acting as a source of specialist expertise in the technology sector. It has a direct impact on our business, particularly in helping to address the Smart Successful Scotland agenda." "Fusion has already proved an important networking organisation for HIHRI. As a growing academic group, focussing on health-related research, our future strategy will be to explore broader research and development opportunities, developing partnerships in other disciplines and in the commercial sector. Fusion provides the network through which we can pursue that goal." Professor David J Godden, Director Highlands and Islands Health Research Institute
As well as the opportunity to share commercial and technical issues with like-minded people in an informal setting, we have also had the chance to meet people doing some amazingly innovative things right on our doorstep. Fusion meetings are also fertile ground for finding business opportunities and recruiting staff, as well as the occasional good night out!.."
We discussed his visit and agreed that it had been beneficial and wondered how we could develop the contact further. (developing contacts is not easy for small companies, as they are generally busy and have limited resources to pursue this type of opportunity). To our delight Bruce came back to us a few weeks later with a possible business contact and set me up with the details. Due to Confidentiality Agreements I cannot be more specific about this client, but suffice to say we pursued the contact and have now done considerable work for the company which has been both profitable and interesting for us. Fusion have since provided other contacts for us which we are developing.To us the whole concept of Fusion has worked from a simple quick contact from yourselves, easy to access email bulletins which can be reviewed quickly and most importantly a real substance to your organisation which has manifested itself into real profitable work. I suppose the best compliment I can pay is that we have wanted to attend several of your presentations, however have not had the time as we have been too busy working as a result of Fusion contacts!I would be delighted to talk to any company who is thinking of joining Fusion and want to discuss the benefits." Hugh A Campbell, Thompson & Campbell Ltd
"As a consultant helping small, usually technology-based businesses develop strategies, prepare business plans, begin to raise funding, right across Scotland, I have been tremendously impressed by the level of interest the Fusion meetings constantly create - and, yes, they've helped my business too - with a number of projects I've undertaken in the HIE area. Hopefully in turn I've been able to help others."Eric Hunter, Consultant "In our experience, Fusion events bring together in a very effective fashion the knowledge of the established business community, the services of various business advisors and most importantly, members of the Highland SME sector who can benefit from the experience of the others present." Gary Campbell, Campbell Hargreaves If you would like your comments on the benefits of being a Fusion member added to this page please e-mail Paula Kirby at info@fusionlinking.co.uk |
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