Blogs

Kimberley Brook, Interim Director at SETsquared Bristol

Introducing Kimberley Brook, Interim Director at SETsquared Bristol

By SETsquared-Bristol / 6th January 2023

We’re delighted to welcome Kimberley Brook as our new interim Director at SETsquared Bristol. As Director, Kim will focus on the strategic growth of our incubation and pre-incubation programmes, alongside the development of corporate partnerships and investor relations.  Kim takes the helm from Marty Reid who has taken up the role of Interim Executive Director…

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Anna-Lisa Wesley at SETsquared Bristol

Anna-Lisa Wesley: Down with the elevator pitch, up with good chat

By SETsquared-Bristol / 2nd December 2022

Anna-Lisa Wesley, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, shares her six-step guide to get through informal pitch situations with your reputation intact and maybe even a few hot leads. For as long as I’ve been in business we‘ve been talking about refining the elevator pitch. That idea that an entrepreneur might serendipitously find themselves in…

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Paul, Anna-Lisa and Lara Lalemi at Enterprising Women 2.0 Showcase

Diverse founders are worth investing in – Paul Forster

By SETsquared-Bristol / 28th October 2022

It’s a fitting time for an update on SETsquared Bristol’s equality, diversity and inclusion work as October is Black History Month, plus Ada Lovelace Day, Dyslexia Awareness Week and Diwali all fall within this month. Yet it’s been only a year since my last update, and year can be a short time in the world…

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Healthtech products – from innovation to implementation

By SETsquared-Bristol / 19th October 2022

There is a vibrant healthtech* cluster in the South West region, with over 90 healthtech startups alone in Bristol. This sector has huge potential for Bristol, but it also has significant market challenges, from how to navigate the NHS to the rapidly evolving international digital regulatory landscape. In this article we share advice for healthtech…

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Thinking differently: Neurodiversity in early-stage companies – Jack Jordan-Connelly

By SETsquared-Bristol / 10th August 2022

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) shares a common trait with many other mental health conditions, in which most people assume they have a ‘pretty good understanding’ of it, without actually realising the variety of ways it can manifest or affect day-to-day behaviour. I followed the not uncommon path of exhibiting extreme hyperactivity as a child…

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Startup advice from Olivia Champion, Entrepreneur in Residence

By SETsquared-Bristol / 9th August 2022

As part of a series of startup advice features with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), we had a chat with Olivia Champion to hear her top tips for startups. Our EiRs work with our members to provide support, advice and recommendations drawn from their own entrepreneurial backgrounds and specialist experience In what ways does your own professional…

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Rick Chapman, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Startup advice from Rick Chapman, Entrepreneur in Residence

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th April 2022

As part of a series of startup advice features with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), we had a chat with Rick Chapman to hear his top tips for startups. Our EiRs work with our members to provide support, advice and recommendations drawn from their own entrepreneurial backgrounds and specialist experience. In what ways does your own…

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Olivia Champion, Entrepreneur in Residence: Gender diversity in startups

By SETsquared-Bristol / 28th March 2022

As we reflect on all of the achievements of women across different sectors for International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month this March, it’s only natural that, as Entrepreneur in Residence for SETsquared Bristol, my mind turns to women entrepreneurs. In 2019 the treasury commissioned Alison Rose, Chief Executive of NatWest Group to lead an…

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Startup advice from Stewart Noakes, Entrepreneur in Residence

By SETsquared-Bristol / 28th January 2022

In the second of a series of startup advice features with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), we had a chat with Stewart Noakes to hear his top tips for startups.  Our EiRs work with our members to provide support, advice and recommendations drawn from their own entrepreneurial backgrounds and specialist experience.  In what ways does your…

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Is your tech business ready for an incubator?

By SETsquared-Bristol / 21st January 2022

Marty Reid, Director of SETsquared Bristol, reflects on what we look for when selecting new members, and the questions to ask yourself before you apply.  We’re experiencing exciting times at SETsquared Bristol. We are currently incubating over 80 high-growth potential technology startups, from a broad range of sectors. Many of our members have gone on to achieve significant global success,…

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