Success after success as SETsquared is shortlisted for THELMA award
The SETsquared Partnership has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) for the most innovative and original initiative in knowledge exchange or knowledge transfer in the UK.
This comes fresh off the back of being ranked Global No 1 University Business Incubator for the second time in February this year.
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AleTrim join the Sustainable Technology Business Acceleration Hub to deliver the perfect pint!
Bath’s pioneering sustainable technologies programme has attracted a company that is dedicated to serving the perfect pint as it ramps up its role as the UK’s first business acceleration hub dedicated to the sector.
Oliver Browne-Wilkinson, founder and owner of StapleBarn Ltd, is the brains behind AleTrim, a unique nozzle that easily fits onto the end of any beer tap and controls frothing, to deliver the perfect pint without the spillage.
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Entrepreneur Journey: Guest post by Parimala Prasad
University of Bath PhD student and Chemical Engineer, Parimala Prasad is this year's winner of the Deloitte sponsored Business Plan competition.
Parimala shares her story about how she was inspired to recycle fragrant flowers from religious places, ceremonies and festivals in India into essential oil for perfume manufacturing.
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Bath SETsquared named as delivery partner for new “business acceleration hubs”
The University of Bath is to establish two new “business acceleration hubs” for advanced engineering and digital innovation SMEs in the region. As the key delivery partner for business acceleration support across the programmes, Bath SETSquared will launch these hubs alongside existing programmes in Sustainable Technology and Social Enterprise.
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Oracle Searching for Startups to Partner with for Bristol Cohort 2
Coming off a successful inaugural cohort, including being named the No. 2 accelerator in the U.K., our Bristol-based Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program is looking to partner with startups for cohort 2.
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Bath SETsquared hosts delegation of Chinese investors from Index Education
We were delighted to welcome a delegation of Investors and Directors from China who are looking for collaboration opportunities in the UK. Among the companies presenting their ventures were Bath SETsquared supported EZ Education, Mayden Academy and Bristol SETsquared supported Nano Simbox.
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EZ Education win at Bath Life Awards for the 2nd year running!
Not long after releasing the latest software versions of DoodleMaths and DoodleMaths (TimesTables), Bath SETsquared supported company, EZ Education, team have picked up yet another trophy at the Bath Life Awards 2018.
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New dates announced for the Social Enterprise & Innovation Programme
The #SEIP programme is currently supporting 190 people to start a new business and 87 social enterprises to grow. Whether they provide innovative learning aids for children, distribute excess food to the community or create new careers for veterans, these entrepreneurs came to #SEIP to overcome barriers to starting up. The next course dates have just been announced!
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Health Innovation Programme Open for Applications
Following on from the success of the last three years, SETsquared alongside the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), will once again be providing a comprehensive business support programme to healthcare and life sciences ventures throughout their lifecycle.
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First company onboard the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub
As the key delivery partner for the Sustainable Technology Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH), Bath SETsquared are pleased to welcome local sustainable architectural design firm, Hewitt Studios as the first company onto the programme.
Hewitt Studios was established in 2008 as an innovative, multi-disciplinary design studio, specialising in environmental-responsible Architecture, Product and Urban Design.
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Telling the story behind the numbers. Guest Post by Martin Coulthard
Guest post from Martin Coulthard, Founder of Numerable Software about his innovative cloud system that turns data from Xero into interactive, graphical presentations and reports.
Martin's platform will save time preparing for board meetings and make those meetings more productive, so directors can see trends, risks and opportunities, and make better decisions.
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SETsquared partnership ranked as the world’s top business incubator
University of Bath backed - SETsquared Partnership has once again been ranked as the 'World's Top Business Incubator - Managed by a University' by UBI Global.
This means that we've now maintained our world leading position since the last time the rankings were published in 2015.
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IoT Boost announces second call for applications
SETsquared Bristol in partnership with High Tech Bristol & Bath CIC (HBB) has announced the second call for its Internet of Things (IoT) Boost project. The global high tech incubator is looking for five IoT start-ups to join the national programme (IoTUK) to help them to bring their product or service to market.
Applicants have until 19th February 2018 to apply, with the successful entrants being announced a month later on 19th March 2018.
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Kinderley grant funders, Ufi, launch latest seed funding call
The charitable trust that has previously awarded grant funding for a number Bath SETsquared companies including early years learning and development platform Kinderley, is launching its latest seed funding call.
The VocTech Seed Fund 2018 offers up to £50,000 for projects which aim to provide innovative digital solutions to vocational adult learning
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Bath SETsquared First Tuesday Talks & Networking is Back!
Back due to popular demand and after an extended break, we are re-launching First Tuesday talks and networking events here at the Innvoation Centre - and there will be sandwiches!
Every month we will bring you 3x10 min lightening talks on entrepreneurship, funding, new tech and specialist advice on various aspects of business acceleration.
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Funding for Scale ups - Guest Post by Briony Phillips, Scale up Enabler
The West of England is recognised as a great place to start a business, but one of the biggest challenges reported by businesses who are scaling up is 'access to finance'. Specifically, founders lament the amount of time it takes to unlock funds and the lack of readily available information about the various options.
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Productivity through People programme - Registrations for 2018 are open!
A 12-month programme for key decision-makers within small and medium-sized enterprises in the South West, starting January 2018, Productivity through People is a unique collaboration of four world-class organisations with the University of Bath School of Management.
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The Apps Crunch Final! Guest Post by Jordan Harry
First up was Live Prize, a daily giveaway app for people who enjoy free giveaways and want to engage with them in the most fun, convenient and rewarding way possible.
Matt Barlow and Will Love took the stage and confidently pitched to the judges a well-structured business plan
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Bath tech pioneers pitch for investment at SETsquared’s Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase
Innovative tech businesses from across Southern England, including Jook, Living Map and Ordoo from Bath, came together in London yesterday to pitch for £20m of investment to an audience of 150 investors at SETsquared’s annual Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase.
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New roles and team members for the Bath SETsquared centre team!
2018 is set to be an exciting year for Bath SETsquared with the rollout and expansion of more sector specific business acceleration initiatives as well as the launch of the SETsquared scale up programme. The team is evolving and growing and we are delighted to introduce some new colleagues.
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