Our Manchester Mathys & Squire team is attending Venturefest North West 2018. Ready to help innovators protect, commercialise and develop tailored strategies for their intellectual property, the team are looking forward to meeting budding entrepreneurs at the Manchester Central event on Thursday 13th September.Venturefest also includes an Innovation Showcase Competition!Companies compete across four categories: product innovation, service innovation, digital innovation and innovative established business, pitching their business ideas for the chance to win thousands of pounds worth of business support, provided by organisers GC Business Growth Hub and its partners.Open to small and medium-sized businesses from across the North West, the competition is now in its fifth year and is a fantastic opportunity to present your ideas to the market place.We are delighted to be awarding one lucky prize winner an in-depth IP clinic: a chance to sit with our team and run through your patent and trade mark portfolio, audit your IP and discuss the potential challenges facing you and your business.We look forward to seeing you there – and good luck to the competition finalists!