Minerva Birmingham Investment Pitching Competition is OPEN for applications! Apply here The Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up Competition is aimed at small business leaders looking for support in securing investment. Click the image below for more about Minerva. About the Competition The final will take place at Venturefest on 1st March 2023 at Eastside Rooms. Applications…
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Award for business helping to create a more accessible and inclusive world of work for disabled
SIC Announced as Disability Specialist of the Year at 2022 RIDI Awards! Supported by our Creative Futures Incubator and now enjoying business development on our NatWest Accelerator Sick in the City (SIC) is a social enterprise working across the UK. SIC provides training, consulting, and workshops to thought-leading businesses in disability in the workplace, neurodiversity…
Building your Sales Pipeline (In-Person Workshop)
This will help you design and improve your sales strategy using simple process improvement tools. A free face to face workshop for any tech-based SMEs with the characteristics and ambition for growth. Date: Wednesday 25th January 2023 Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm Venue: Business Innovation Centre, Harry Weston Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2TX Register on Eventbrite below Register here…
The NatWest Business accelerator programme application window is now open!
Six months FREE business support. We recently talked to the Regional Enterprise Director at NatWest, James Powell. The NatWest Accelerator supports and empowers UK entrepreneurs and business owners to scale theirbusinesses to the next level. The University of Warwick are proud to be working with NatWest to help businesses start and grow. We support the…
Meet our new Innovation Community Developer – helping you to accelerate your business
About Mevan Peiris - Innovation Community Developer Mevan is an Operations, Marketing and Business Strategy specialist who has held managerial positions in Hospitality, FMCG and Consumer Technology companies.He is currently attached to the Warwick Innovation District and manages the "My Innovation Collective" Platform, helping businesses and entrepreneurs to connect, solve problems and accelerate innovation. Mevan…
Graduate Entrepreneur Event – We’ll help you launch your business idea
Recently graduated and launched your own venture? This free event is for you! About this event Warwick Enterprise is hosting an event for recent graduates who have launched their own venture. If you have graduated from one of the higher education institutions in the Midlands and have recently launched your own venture, we'd love to…
Proudly supporting Deep Tech businesses to create innovative solutions to global problems
Drawing on the expertise and experience in the University of Warwick ecosystem, we launched the Deep Tech incubator programme two years ago. The programme is going from strength to strength, attracting interesting and varied applications from businesses at different stages of their development journey. Our aim is to help them take their next steps –…
Innovation 2023 – Start your entrepreneurial journey and unleash your potential
Invigorating Innovation at Warwick Welcome to Innovation 2023, Warwick Enterprise’s flagship campaign, supporting academic departments to develop innovation in their curricula. In 2022 we worked with 27 academic departments, helping to create activities that engaged students, shaped new practice, and allowed staff to explore alternative ideas and approaches. Innovation 2023 will continue this work, offering funding and…
Up to 3K funding to turn your idea into a reality…
The Lord Rootes Fund is intended to encourage creativity, innovation and positive impact and is open to all current Warwick students. Applications for 2022/23 are open - you can apply at any time during the academic year. The next review of applications will be in mid November 2022 (Week 7). About the Lord Rootes Fund The…
New Digital Community Platform Nurtures Start-ups in the Midlands
The University of Warwick has announced the launch of a new digital platform as a continuation of its efforts to drive innovation and support the development of new businesses in the Midlands. My Innovation Collective builds upon the basis of the university’s own innovation hub, the Warwick Innovation District (WID). Since its launch in 2020,…
Creative Futures welcomes 25th business to Incubator
As the Creative Futures Incubator celebrates its second year of delivery, a fifth cohort of businesses joins the programme, bringing our grand total to 25 businesses supported since November 2020. Cohort 5 joins the ranks of our businesses who have benefited from a cumulative 293 hours of 1 to 1 coaching, 45 hours of group…
Cell-freezing spin-out company seeks a cool £500,000 after Business Ready support
A high-tech business that has developed new techniques for freezing cells and is a spin-out from the University of Warwick is aiming to raise £500,000 of additional investment after receiving support. Cryologyx was formed by Dr Tom Congdon and Professor Matt Gibson after their research led them to find a new way of freezing cells…
Minerva Educational Series – Challenges and Pitfalls of SEIS/EIS
Zoom Webinar with Q&A hosted by Minerva Business Angels Birmingham Date and Time: Fri, 18 November 2022, 09:00 – 09:30 GMT About this event Register for Zoom Webinar with Q&A This webinar forms part of Minerva's Educational series and looks at SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) and EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme). The session will explain the…
Minerva London, The Shard Level 13th – 27th October 2022
About this event Minerva Business Angel network is one of the UK’s fastest-growing organisations with investment groups around England. Part of the University of Warwick Science Park and with a not for profit objective we seek to connect companies with supportive Angels. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to this event…
The University of Warwick Deep Tech Incubator is open to all entrepreneurs
If you want to create a sustainable business offering innovative solutions to global problems then apply for help today! Our entrepreneurs get access to leading university resources, and fantastic networks of mentors and investors. Hear from seasoned entrepreneur Michael Hobbs about the benefits of being part of the incubator below. Do you have a great idea for…