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Held annually on November 19th, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day aims to empower women in business around the world by spotlighting the difficulties faced by female founders and strategising ways to overcome them. Set up by humanitarian Wendy Diamond in 2014, to date the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organisation has reached a reported five billion people.
Read MoreThe SETsquared Partnership, a unique enterprise partnership between five leading, research-led UK universities, including the University of Bath, has been ranked the global number one university business incubator for the third consecutive time by leading research and advisory firm, UBI Global.
Read MoreAcross the University, we used the month of October which is known as Black History Month, to start a conversation about race, and celebrate diversity. It's important to recognise the history and culture of black students and entrepreneurs, and build a community that supports one another. That’s why we wanted to share with our readers a selection of successful University of Bath graduates who have excelled in business, tech or have simply broken down barriers by just doing their thing.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again where we announce the new cohort of winners of the University of Bath Alumni Innovation Award. The University of Bath provides a nurturing environment for enterprising minds. We pride ourselves on the comprehensive range of activities on offer to students to develop their own ideas and gain valuable experience during their degree programme.
Read MoreThe University of Bath has been awarded £1.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver start-up, scale-up, open innovation and investment support to grow innovative businesses in the West of England.
SETsquared Bath is the delivery partner for business acceleration services across the programmes, with one of these being the Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (DBAH). Startup company, NutriDART have recently completed their fully-funded business support on the DBAH programme and we invited them in as a case study.
Read MoreWe’re pleased to announce that not one but two University of Bath researchers and SETsquared Bath members have been selected to join Cohort 25 of ICURe. The ICURe Innovation to Commercialisation programme offers university researchers with commercially-promising ideas up to £35k to ‘get out of the lab’ and validate their ideas in the marketplace.
Read MoreThe Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (DBAH) a business support programme funded through the ERDF and partnered with the University of Bath and SETsquared, to support startups and SMEs in the West of England, recently held an event to celebrate the success of the hub over the last year.
Read MoreFounded by the Duke of York in 2014, Pitch@Palace provides a platform to amplify and accelerate the work of entrepreneurs. The process gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet the people who can help make their business ideas become a reality.
SETsquared Bath member, The BioFactory, took to the stage at this year’s Pitch@Palace on Tour in Surrey.
Read MoreRunning for the past 15 years, SETsquared’s Accelerating Growth Showcase has become a huge success; attracting hundreds of investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, corporate investors and VCs, all looking to invest in companies with the potential to become the tech giants of tomorrow. Already, the total raised by companies who have previously participated exceeds £100m.
Read MoreRetail Insider’s Transforming Retail Awards has just run for it’s third year. The aim of the awards is to showcase the best examples of innovation in retail technology across the sector.
Congratulations to our residential members, Zynstra, who were shortlisted and won the Most Promising Newcomer Award this year!
Read MoreBack in Summer 2018, SETsquared Bath and the University of Bath Alumni department awarded three exceptional graduates the Alumni Innovation Award. The award gives promising entrepreneurs an opportunity to start up their business after graduation by awarding them with a grant of £15k, one year’s membership at the SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre and a 1:1 business mentor.
Read MoreWe're very proud to announce that SETsquared Bath member and one of this year’s Graduate Innovation Award winners, Neuro Ai, has been selected for the next batch of Plug and Play's Innovation Platform. The program involved an initial 1000+ companies being reduced to a select 30. These 30 pitched at the Plug and Play Tech Centre in the Bay Area, and the final batch of 15 were selected of which Neuro Ai made the cut!
Read MoreWe’d like to congratulate our recent alumni member Tumelo on their latest investment news! Tumelo’s fintech platform shows people where they have invested their cash and gives them tools to take action based on their values, including voting as shareholders, joining campaigns to change company behaviour and switching to ethical fund and pension options.
Read MoreBethnal Green Ventures recently kicked off their Autumn 2019 programme with 12 tech for good ventures, including our member Compact Cane, who are all creating products and services for a sustainable planet, a better society and healthier lives!
Congratulations Nia on this brilliant news!
Read MoreNeuro Ai are hitting our headlines again with more exciting news as they have been shortlisted for not one but two Tech South West Awards.
The brand new Tech South West Awards cover the whole region of Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. They recognise and celebrate talent, creativity, business success, education, leadership, diversity and more. The awards event is all about celebrating the best of tech in the South West, showcasing the region’s tech talent and connecting the tech community.
Read MoreThe Next Generation project aims to inspire and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs throughout the UK and this free course offers 16 – 30 year olds the opportunity to learn the best strategies and tools to help make their business a success . The course will immerse attendees in an entrepreneurial environment whilst allowing them to meet and network with like-minded peers.
Read MoreFor the final event in the series we are meeting at the Engine Shed in Bristol on Wednesday 18th September 2019. There will be keynote talks, followed by flash presentations from SMEs innovating in new food models, and then a panel discussion, rounded off with the opportunity to network and also to sign up to receive fully funded support for your business through the STBAH programme.
Read more to discover the lineup of brilliant speakers and register for tickets.
Read MoreCongratulations to Naturbeads, current participants of our Business Acceleration Hub who has just secured over £580k investment for their biodegradable alternative to microplastics.
Over the last 12 months Naturbeads has been supported by our pool of business experts whilst working from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies to develop their cellulose microbeads.
Read MoreThe South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) are looking to invest between £10K and £30K in prototypes that use creative technologies to deliver original processes, experiences, products, services or platforms within the field of automation.
Deadline to apply is 16th September.
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