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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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreFirst 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
Read MoreInnovative 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.
Read More2018 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.
Read MoreBath SETsquared is delighted to announce that we will be the primary delivery partner for a new ERDF funded project to to establish a sustainable technologies business acceleration hub
Read MoreIt was great to read the news this week that Bath SETsquared members Ordoo and MoveGB have been selected to for the DisruptSW Index.
Read MoreLast week we delivered the fifth startup bootcamp for the Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
The Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme (SEIP) is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support start-up and existing social enterprises.
Read MoreScale-ups require a different kind of support to start-ups and more often than not, it is hard to get the specialist knowledge needed at the right time and for the right cost in terms of time and money.
Read MoreThis week saw the launch of both the Apps Crunch and Business Plan Competitions. Both events were well attended by aspiring entrepreneurs from across the university.
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