Posts Tagged ‘Business advice’
Stewart Noakes: Becoming investment ready
Stewart Noakes, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, shares his guide to becoming investment ready for technology startups. So, you want to raise seed funds for your idea, but with so much information out there it can be hard to find where you should start. Every investor seems to ask you something different and when you’ve…
Read MoreIntroducing Kimberley Brook, Interim Director at SETsquared Bristol
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…
Read MoreAnna-Lisa Wesley: Down with the elevator pitch, up with good chat
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…
Read MoreHealthtech products – from innovation to implementation
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…
Read MoreThinking differently: Neurodiversity in early-stage companies – Jack Jordan-Connelly
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…
Read MoreStartup advice from Olivia Champion, Entrepreneur in Residence
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…
Read MoreStartup advice from Rick Chapman, Entrepreneur in Residence
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…
Read MoreOlivia Champion, Entrepreneur in Residence: Gender diversity in startups
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…
Read MoreEnterprising Women showcases new innovative businesses
A cohort of 13 women entrepreneurs showcased their innovative startups at a pitching event on 15th February as a finale to our Enterprising Women 2.0 pre-incubation programme. Now in its second year, the NatWest funded programme helps women-formed businesses to access SETsquared Bristol business support, including coaching, mentoring, pitch training and workshops. The event, hosted…
Read MoreStartup advice from Stewart Noakes, Entrepreneur in Residence
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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