This week, will be covering what has been achieved with the CUSP Project, what has happened in Cumbria since we started and a look towards the future of Cumbria and its economy. Our guest is James Livsey, the Project Manager of CUSP at Lancaster University.

The digital world dominates our lives more than ever and many businesses are struggling to adapt to these changes. Our guest this week is Tom Nicholls, CUSP Software Engineer at Lancaster University and we will be examining how business can navigate the new digital landscape.

We are joined by Chris Lambert, the head of our Physical Sciences team on the CUSP project at Lancaster University. We discuss new technologies, AI and the skills needed for SMEs to remain at the cutting edge of innovation.

To celebrate International Women's Day this week, we speak to Sarah Allison from the University of Cumbria to discuss women in business.

Thomas Walsh is joined by Nasser Bahrami to discuss how better social design can help Cumbrian SMEs becoming more competitive and innovative in these challenging times.