Posts Tagged ‘mentor’
Practical sales processes for startups
Our Entrepreneur in Residence, Rick Chapman, leads an annual Practical Sales Processes workshop for tech startups in the SETsquared Bristol community. Rick is a serial entrepreneur, Non-Executive Chair of two startups, and Founder of EDI Partners. Through his experience, he has developed a tried and tested process for non-salespeople to achieve results. Here we share…
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 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 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…
Read MoreStartup advice from Anna-Lisa Wesley, Entrepreneur in Residence
In the first of a series of startup advice features with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), we had a chat with Anna-Lisa Wesley 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…
Read MoreAn interview with Greville Commins: 15 years at SETsquared Bristol
We had a chat with Greville Commins, Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR), about the highlights of his last 15 years growing tech companies at SETsquared Bristol. Now that Grev is retiring, we would like to say a huge thank you for his commitment, expertise and dedication to us, the University of Bristol and the hundreds of startups and scaleups in which he’s played a significant part. Please could you describe what you do as an Entrepreneur in Residence. As EiR, I use my knowledge and experience…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol’s guide to local business support resources
SETsquared Bristol’s business support isn’t suitable for all tech enabled businesses and some businesses are too early in their development to benefit from our world class accelerator programme. At SETsquared we understand that it’s tough starting out with a new business venture and want to ensure that all unsuccessful applicants receive helpful information about the…
Read MoreMogul Magazine Digital Business Surgery: Finding a business mentor
SETsquared Bristol is proud to partner with Mogul Magazine, Bristol’s first Black led digital magazine. Members of our team share monthly business advice and digital business surgeries for Mogul’s readers in each publication. Submit your business question to info@mogulmagazine.co.uk, where it could be published and answered by one of our business experts. Together we’ll ensure that business advice,…
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