Posts Tagged ‘business’
Enterprising Women 2.0: Take your business to the next stage
Are you a woman with a new business, business idea or side-hustle hobby who is looking for support to launch and grow your business? To mark International Women’s Day, we are opening applications for Enterprising Women 2.0, our fully funded pre-incubation programme for women-led businesses, in partnership with NatWest. Now in its second year, Enterprising…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol contributes 10% of total investment raised in South West for third consecutive year
SETsquared Bristol is delighted to announce that its members raised a combined £40.2 million in 2020, contributing to over 10% of the total investment raised by the South West region for the third consecutive year in a row. Despite the South West seeing a slowing down in investment due to the pandemic, more than half…
Read MoreStartups Magazine guest blog: Instant win wellbeing at work – and how to get started on a budget
This month we feature a guest blog from our partner, Startups Magazine. Considering introducing an employee wellbeing programme in 2021, but concerned about the financial outlay and where to begin? Fear not, as it does not take a huge chunk of cash to create a successful wellbeing programme for your staff. However, you do need…
Read MoreGreat one-to-ones and other habits of effective leaders
SETsquared Bristol ran an interactive workshop led by Rich Littledale and Amy Christenson, Founders of Startup People Clinic, to empower attendees to become effective leaders. Rich and Amy bring deep people insight from business psychology and coaching, as well as pragmatism from time in-house, and experience supporting leading startups. Here we share our top tips…
Read More#Idea2Pitch returns as part of Bristol Technology Festival to help startups deliver a winning pitch
SETsquared Bristol’s free #Idea2Pitch workshop for tech entrepreneurs is returning on 10th November at Engine Shed as part of Bristol Technology Festival. #Idea2Pitch is a chance for novice entrepreneurs to explore the viability of a new business idea, or an opportunity for early stage companies to enhance and hone their skills before approaching investors. This…
Read MoreEnterprising Women Showcase celebrates new innovative Bristol businesses
A cohort of 18 women who are incubating their startups through SETsquared Bristol’s Enterprising Women programme, supported by NatWest, will showcase their new products and services at a blended pitching event on 27th October 2020. The Enterprising Women Showcase will be publicly live streamed and those watching can find out about the new women-led innovations…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol Case Study – NORTHSTAR: Using data insights to drive business performance
To help our aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we showcase a number of case studies demonstrating the breadth of tech at SETsquared Bristol and what it takes to achieve success. We had a chat with NORTHSTAR Founder, Glyn Blaize… NORTHSTAR Key Facts Start date: 2017 Market sector: Recruitment Location: Bristol Number of employees: 3 (excl dev team 8)…
Read MoreSocially Responsible Recruitment: An interview with Paul Forster
Socially Responsible Recruitment’s (SR2), Alicia Teagle, had a chat with our Community Manager, Paul Forster about diversity and inclusion (D&I), SETsquared Bristol projects, books and everything in between… I’ve been really looking forward to getting Paul onto Women Rock and super excited to collaborating with him throughout the rest of this year and beyond. We both share…
Read MoreKETS Quantum Security wins Tech-Xpo 2020
KETS Quantum Security, world leaders in integrated quantum cryptography hardware solutions, pitched against ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win the ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ audience vote at Tuesday’s inaugural online version of SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo. Tech-Xpo is SETsquared Bristol’s flagship pitch, demo, connect showcase, open to its startup members. Founded in 2016 in the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs, KETS work with…
Read MoreReceipt Bank acquires Bristol startup Xavier to power accountants with “better advice from better data”
SETsquared Bristol members and data quality startup, Xavier Analytics, has been acquired by digital accounting platform Receipt Bank, boosting the range of advisory tools offered to accountants and bookkeepers. Xavier automates complex checking of financial data with an easily understandable health score. It detects errors and anomalies in complex business data within accounting software, reducing the…
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