{"id":27464,"date":"2020-04-23T19:31:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T19:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-products-and-services\/business-development\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:18:01","slug":"business-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/services\/business-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Business development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Business development<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About BGS &mdash; Our data and services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap 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content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>BGS Business Development (BD) is tasked with helping to identify and access funding, including (but not limited to): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>negotiation of commissioned research projects, partnerships and co-developed proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>research grants access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>data and product licensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>product royalties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/About_business_services_iStock-1097080006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"BGS business services\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/About_business_services_iStock-1097080006-960x593.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Source: iStock.com\/Serhii Brovko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Working over a wide range of industries and clients, the BD team is also in charge of: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>identifying and responding to requests for proposals (RFP), invitations to tender (ITT), invitations to quote (ITQ) and tenders <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>researching new opportunities <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>attending conferences, meetings, and industry events covering a range of subjects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The BGS\u2019s client base includes both private and public sectors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>UK Government and devolved administrations such as:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dept for Energy Security and Net Zero and Dept for Science and Technology<\/a> (BEIS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/foreign-commonwealth-development-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office<\/a> (FCDO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Departmtnet for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs<\/a> (Defra)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Government<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welsh Government<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niassembly.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern Ireland Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>government agencies and non-departmental public bodies and local authorities, such as:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/nuclear-decommissioning-authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nuclear Decommissioning Authority<\/a>  (NDA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/the-coal-authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Coal Authority<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/environment-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environment Agency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policymakers, regulators and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK and international universities and the academic community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>international government and public sector partners, including:\n<ul>\n<li>European agencies, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU Commission<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Space Agency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>international geological survey organisations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>government ministries <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aid funders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK and international private sector, including:\n<ul>\n<li>utilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>energy (renewable and non-renewable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>waste management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mining<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>insurance <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The BGS is part-funded by UKRI-NERC and the remaining funding comes from commissioned research, products and services. The enquiries team is often the first point of contact for a new potential client or when a business is seeking information on the products and services we can provide. If you have a specific commercial, research grant or collaboration enquiry, please contact <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk\">BGS Enquiries<\/a> and request to arrange an appointment with one of the BD team members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"Depak Kaura\" class=\"grid-section  \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Business development team<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap thin-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/forster-jennifer\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P1036139-500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jenny Forster\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P1036139-500.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/forster-jennifer\/\">Jennifer Forster<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Senior Management Board<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Head BGS Business Development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=forster-jennifer\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/booth-joanne\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joanne_Booth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joanne Booth\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joanne_Booth.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/booth-joanne\/\">Joanne Booth<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Business development manager<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=booth-joanne\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/affleck-grant\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Grant_Affleck-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Grant Affleck\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Grant_Affleck.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/affleck-grant\/\">Grant Affleck<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Business development manager<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Edinburgh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=affleck-grant\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/bird-alice\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Default-staff-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/bird-alice\/\">Alice Bird<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Business development manager<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=bird-alice\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/stone-sally\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Default-staff-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/stone-sally\/\">Sally Stone<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Marketing and events coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=stone-sally\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/cullen-coates-lilian\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lilian-Cullen-Coates_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lilian Cullen Coates\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lilian-Cullen-Coates_.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/cullen-coates-lilian\/\">Lilian Cullen Coates<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Business development and international travel coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=cullen-coates-lilian\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/brown-martin\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Default-staff-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/brown-martin\/\">Martin Brown<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Senior Research Funding Manager<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Keyworth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=brown-martin\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-2487-block_4c88d462bf07364fdc3fb65d8bcbbe8e\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row 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