DBAH Case Study | MyNestBox
“The support from DBAH was absolutely invaluable for my team and I and I’d highly recommend anyone starting out on their business journey to take advantage of business support programmes such as the DBAH.”
The DBAH is a business support programme which is fully funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The support is bespoke and tailored to your business need. Learn more about the programme and apply to participate in the programme via the online registration form, https://www.dbah.org/.
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STBAH Case Study | Woolly Shepherd: Natural Acoustic Sound Absorbing Solutions
Woolly Shepherd have worked with a diverse range of customers ensuring that venues such as restaurants and schools have the best acoustics by using the right products for the relevant environment.
Woolly Shepherd initially applied for business consultation support through the funded ERDF programme, the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub - a business support programme for innovating sustainable companies in the West of England. Following an initial meeting it became apparent that Woolly Shepherd were requiring help on a life cycle assessment (LCA)*.
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Two UoB students through to the final of NatWest Business pitching competition
In celebration of Global Entrepreneur Week last November, NatWest Business launched a new competition #GEW10K where they showed new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs how to write a 60-second pitch, with the chance to take home £10,000!
Hundreds of people took part and entered their 60 second pitches so we’re delighted to find out that two of our students have made it through to the final!
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Advanced Engineering Digital Innovation business support programme extended
Since the programme launched we have been supporting a number of enterprises, across the sectors, with 140 businesses having already completed the support programme and many more participating. The support is bespoke and can be in the form of business mentoring, some of these companies have received financial support and some we are working with on research projects through the University of Bath - enabling some of these enterprises to bring new products to market.
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VAMP and masterclass sessions now available for hub participants
Joining our Business Acceleration Hubs brings companies a wealth of fully-funded business support and we want to keep that support going so you can work with us here at SETsquared Bath to really accelerate your growth potential.
We’ve recently launched a newly upgraded virtual membership package and we would like to extend that offer to our Business Acceleration Hub participants! Read on to find out more about what is on offer to you as a SETsquared Bath member.
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IKEEP | Students to help boost industry with launch of new programme
The IKEEP programme connects interdisciplinary and multi-institutional student teams with regional organisations to enable high quality knowledge exchange. The programme is designed for students (both undergraduates and postgraduates, from any discipline) to engage with industry on knowledge exchange projects as business advisors, developing business model solutions and market awareness whilst enhancing student’s skills as intrapreneurs/change makers and future employees.
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Free Open University business courses available
The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme has partnered with world-renowned distance-learning provider The Open University to give its customers – and other small business owners across the UK – the opportunity to take free Open University business learning courses.
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WECA | Increasing support for businesses and residents
The West of England Recovery Taskforce has put together a Regional Recovery Plan which outlines how we will harness our region’s creativity and diversity to protect and secure jobs, while building back greener and creating opportunities for all residents to share in the recovery.
The recovery plan includes measures to help businesses adapt to the new economic landscape and improve resilience, as well as support for residents to develop new skills, training and employment opportunities.
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Are you raising investment at the moment?
The Quarterly Investment Briefing is an event run by TechSPARK for investors to network, share and learn. The next opportunity to raise investment is being held via Hopin on Thursday 3rd December 2020 so make sure you submit your one-pager by COP 30th November.
Investment opportunities and one pagers added to their platform will be shared by the event host verbally and circulated via their password-protected website to c. 300+ investors and enablers of investment (lawyers, accountants etc.) who have expressed interest in the region and investment opportunities here.
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Bounce Back Loan Scheme top-ups open for eligible businesses
Participating lenders in the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) are now able to offer smaller businesses across the UK a ‘top-up’ to their existing Bounce Back Loan if they originally borrowed less than the maximum amount available to them.
The Bounce Back Loan top-up will be available from several large lenders, with other lenders anticipated to make the top-up available in due course.
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Business Acceleration Hub member wins Innovate UK grant
Innovate UK as part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £191 million to fund both single and collaborative research and development projects via the Sustainable Innovation Fund over the next two years. The aim of these competitions is to help all sectors of the UK rebuild after the effects of COVID-19.
Currently the Sustainable Innovation Fund is funding 1,103 projects, 1069 UK businesses and totalling over £130 million in support across the UK.
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Member News | Ceryx Medical secures £575k seed investment
Congratulations to SETsquared Bath member and university spin-out, Ceryx Medical!
Ceryx Medical was formed in 2016 as a result of innovative research undertaken at the Universities of Bath and Bristol. They have been members of the SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre since then and we’ve enjoyed seeing them go from strength to strength.
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University of Bath backs the biggest celebration of digital and tech in the South West
The University of Bath Innovation Centre is partnering with the Bath Digital Festival to offer a fun-packed online programme for the entire family this week, Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October.
From the comfort of a screen, festival goers can learn to code, join an interactive workshop on artificial intelligence, join a masterclass in social media marketing or check out the latest tech.
Our Entrepreneurs in Residence at SETsquared Bath are each hosting their own event at BDF 2020
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COVID-19 | Policy Announcement #6
Centre Director, Brian Prescott shares the latest SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre policy announcement.
I hope you all had the best summer possible given the restrictions and lockdowns that seem to be emerging daily. It’s been clear for a while that we are in a resurgent phase of the pandemic albeit one where thankfully the level of fatalities appears not to be tracking too closely the accelerating infection rate.
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Alumni News | Mayden Academy ranked 6th best coding bootcamp in the world
This is the first year that Mayden Academy has earned a place in the top 50 rankings for their coding course the Full Stack Track, entering straight into a top 10 position. It is one of only two UK-owned bootcamps to make the list. The achievement reflects consistently high standards of success, with only bootcamps with excellent alumni satisfaction (rated at least 4 out of 5 stars) being shortlisted.
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New Research Associate joins the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub
The Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH) has confirmed the appointment of Dr Laurent Perge as the newly appointed Research Associate for the business acceleration programme. Dr Laurent Perge takes over from Dr Jason Camp who had held the post for 2 years.
Laurent will be responsible for continuing to build the relationships between SMEs and the University of Bath, which will involve undertaking technical business development and engagement activities as well as research project development associated with the programme.
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Bath Unlimited goes live
A new website celebrating and promoting Bath and North East Somerset’s dynamic, successful, world class companies and their talented employees has been launched today.
www.bathunlimited.org details and promotes the achievements of some of the area’s biggest and most successful companies. It forms part of the ‘Bath Unlimited’ campaign designed to support ‘Invest in Bath’ in attracting new inward investment by increasing awareness of the area’s flourishing businesses and promoting the wealth of talent and expertise in the local workforce.
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£8m to create post-covid workforce of the future
Workforce for the Future is a free service that will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify and address their skills needs, by upskilling and retraining employees, in areas such as digital, or support them to source and bring in new staff, including apprentices or work placements to drive their business forwards.
The programme – led by WECA and co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) – will help SMEs develop their workforce, looking at current and future needs.
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Alumni News | Tumelo join forces with Legal & General
We are very happy to share the news that SETsquared Bath alumni member Tumelo, a sustainable fintech firm, has partnered with Legal & General Investment Managers (LGIM) this week.
With Tumelo’s unique platform, hundreds of thousands of LGIM pension members will be able to see which companies they have in their pension. They will also have a say on issues they care about at those companies such as climate change, gender equality, and human rights.
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Coronavirus loan schemes and the Future Fund extended to 30 November 2020
The Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday extended the government’s three Coronavirus business interruption loan schemes.
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes and Future Fund are designed to support UK businesses that are losing revenue and seeing their cashflow disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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