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Bristol’s Engine Shed and SETsquared incubator are walking the talk - and scaling up!
Following the publication of the review of its first three years, and the submission of the planning application for Engine Shed 2, the Engine Shed team are recruiting to scale up its own activities. Please take a look at our vacancies page and share the details around - we would love to hear from you! Read the article in Bristol Business News.
Missed our last event on supporting scaling up inclusively?
On 24 February, we hosted an event in partnership with the RSA exploring how we deliver on the national Scale-Up agenda, in a way that really works for the city-region - i.e. that growth benefits from being inclusive, while at the same time contributes to strengthening the social fabric and resilience. The panel included; Charlotte Alldritt - Director, RSA Inclusive Growth Commission, Marvin Rees - Mayor of Bristol, Irene Graham - CEO, The Scale Up Institute, Helen Simpson - Professor of Economics, University of Bristol and Chris Houghton - CFO, OVO Energy - Lloyds Bank National Business Awards winners 2016.
You can watch the video of the whole event or listen to the RSA's Inclusive Growth Commission final report launch today 7 March at 1.30 - 2.30 pm.
Our Director, Nick Sturge, has written a post about the event and how we can best support businesses to scale up inclusively.
Engine Shed featured in UK's Best Place to Live on Channel 4 with Bristol as best place to do business Sarah Beeny traveled the country to read the stats on key lifestyle factors to find out the best place to reside in the UK. Engine Shed featured as the best place to do business with our Director, Nick, and two SETsquared companies; Rob from Ultrahaptics and Becky from Interactive Scientific, showing why. If you missed the show, you can catch up here.
Find out about London Stock Exchange as a future option for your company - 8 March
On Wednesday 8 March Claire Dorrian from the London Stock Exchange will be here in the Business Lounge for an informal conversation about the finance options available to you, to support the growth of your business. You can gain an insight into recent market activity on AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s growth market and the Main Market and see the types of business that are raising capital. They also run a business support programme called ELITE which is designed specifically for founders of high growth UK private companies. They are very open to having early stage conversations with companies about the growth of your business as it is worth you understanding all the options available to you.
If you would like to book a drop in session on Wednesday 8 March 2.00 - 5.00 pm then please email Claire Dorrian cdorrian@lseg.com
Engine Shed investor-in residence with ADV
Meet Andrew Mulvenna for advice on how to raise funds, and work with investors. ADV provides an investment platform that offers unrivalled access to capital, coaching, customers and corporates. We supercharge every stage of the tech lifecycle. Our platform champions the innovators. The ones that build the large ‘difficult’ businesses that the UK is uniquely positioned to foster. The complex, technical, global ones. The businesses that are solving real world problems. Prior to launching ADV, Andy founded Brightpearl (based in Bristol & San Francisco), and is a SETsquared Alumnus. You can book an appointment 10 am - 4 pm on each day.
- 17 March
- 24 March
- 31 March
University of Bristol drop-ins for SMEs
These drop ins are there to offer advice and support for the region's SMEs and third sector employers who are looking for either an intern or to hire graduate talent. The three main areas you can find out about will be:
- Internship schemes
- Finding the right graduate for their business
- Engaging with students and graduates
Tuesday March 14th - 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Monday March 27th - 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
You can contact them for more info or just turn up - we'll be in the Business Lounge.
Bespoked - 7th - 9th April 2017
Bespoked – The award winning UK Handmade Bicycle Show, Europe’s biggest showcase of handmade bicycles and their makers, will be taking place at Brunel’s Old Station & Engine Shed over the weekend of the 7th - 9th April 2017. Bespoked is a celebration of handmade bicycles and the people who make them. Over 100 of the world’s greatest artisan bicycle makers will be here for the seventh Bespoked - bringing with them unique handmade bicycles and fine cycling components, apparel and accessories, many unveiled for the first time. There will be a new area at Engine Shed where you can buy bicycle accessories and clothing from carefully selected makers.
An exciting program of talks will be taking place and London cycle cafe Look Mum No Hands will be serving coffee, cakes, beer and more. Exhibitor list, further information and tickets are available from bespoked.cc
RSA Ideas with Fundsurfer and Engine Shed - 9 May
Do you have ideas or skills that could help someone else turn a great idea or project into reality? Have you got an idea that you want to share with others? Are you interested in finding out more about what RSA Fellows are doing and making new connections? Tickets available here. There will be 8 projects being pitched at this event. We need your thoughts, suggestions, and connections to help shape and develop them. If you are interested in pitching an idea at this event, please get in touch with Lou Matter lou.matter@rsa.org.uk
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Events at Engine Shed
- 8 March 2017, 2.00 - 5.00 pm - London Stock Exchange drop in Staff from the London Stock Exchange will be here for informal conversations about the finance options available to support business growth
- 14 March 2017, 4.00 - 6.00 pm - The Enterprise Adviser Network Come celebrate the achievements of the current Enterprise Advisers and Schools as well as launch the further expansion of the network
- 14 March 2017, 2.00 - 4:30 pm - University of Bristol drop-ins for SMEs Advice and support for city region SMEs and third sector employers who are looking for either an intern or to hire graduate talent
- 15 March 2017, 9.00 am - 12:30 pm - Science & Innovation Network Roadshow: Research & Innovation In China Join the China-Britain Business Council to find out about the science and innovation landscape in China
- 20 March 2017, 6.30 - 9.00 pm - Bristol and Bath Internet of Things Meetup A regular event where people working in, or with an interest in the IoT, can get together to hear about new developments and activities
- 21 March 2017, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm - Prezi Training for beginners Half day Prezi training workshop- you will be taught the simple and powerful use of Prezi by official Prezi Expert Russell Anderson-Williams
- 22 March 2017, 10.00 am - 3.00 pm - Stimulating Innovation and Growth - WoE Growth Hub in collaboration with Venturefest 2017 Managing & harnessing innovation is essential for growth and there is a wealth of support designed to help businesses overcome barriers
- 27 March 2017, 2.00 - 4:30 pm - University of Bristol drop ins for SME's Advice and support for city region SMEs and third sector employers who are looking for either an intern or to hire graduate talent
- 29 March 2017, 6.00 - 8.00 pm - Web TV: Distributing and monetizing Video Content Maximise target audience engagement,distribute content easily & build revenue streams. Event tailored for Bristol marketing & media agencies
- 31 March 2017, 8.00 - 10.00 am - Institution Of Civil Engineers - Business breakfast with Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees Opportunity for members to network and discuss concerns & solutions around transport, devolution and other aspects of infrastructure
- 4 April 2017, 2.00 - 6.00 pm - SETsquared #Idea2Pitch Event Do you have a great high tech business idea, but don’t know where to start? Then sign up for #Idea2Pitch event to help hone your ideas
- 7 April 2017, Bespoked - The UK Handmade Bicycle Show A celebration of handmade bicycles and those who make them. Friday 7, Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 April at Passenger Shed and Engine Shed
- 27 April 2017, 2.00 - 9.00 pm - BrisSynBio Connect The event will showcase the most exciting translational research from BrisSynBio
- 3 May 2017, 7.00 - 9.00 pm - AI & Robotic Ethics The talk will examine the how intelligent robotics has the potential for huge benefit, but is not without ethical or societal risk
- 9 May 2017, 6.00 - 8.00 pm - RSA Ideas: Bristol The event is designed to help develop ideas or early stage projects by utilising the knowledge, skills & connections of others
- 10 May 2017, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm - SavedByTech 2017- Conference on 10 and 11 May Celebration of advanced and disruptive technologies that are being used to save the planet, it’s species and society.
- 10 May 2017, two day conference Dronetech Europe 2017 Including exciting speakers and innovators, high-level seminars, workshops and will showcase the world's leading drone technology
SETsquared Workshops (small fee for non-SETsquared members):
Also keep your calendar up to date with these resources:
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The components at Engine Shed are:
Bristol SETsquared Centre
boomsatsuma
Co-working open to all
Invest Bristol and Bath
TechSPARK
WebStart Bristol
West of England LEP
Brunel's boardroom suite meeting rooms for hire
Business lounge
Boxworks (operated commercially by Forward)
New residents of Boxworks
Webb Yates Engineers are excited to have just opened our new Bristol office located at Boxworks. We are a civil and structural engineering practice with offices also in London, Birmingham and Dubai. Our portfolio ranges from residential to commercial projects, from aviation to public sector projects, and from the arts to prototyping. As well as the mainstream construction materials, such as timber, steel and concrete, we work with a wide selection of other more unusual materials, such as inflatables and loadbearing stone. Our new office at Boxworks reflects our attitude to using less conventional construction options perfectly and is the ideal base to launch our Bristol business from, it offers us a fantastic working space with capacity to grow our team along with excellent transport links around Bristol and further afield which are essential to our work.
Please see our website www.webbyates.co.uk for more information or follow us on twitter @WebbYates_BRS.
English Language iTutoring is the company behind Cambridge English Write & Improve
https://writeandimprove.com
We’re a technology transfer business, taking Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Technology developed within the University of Cambridge and productising it to help people learn English as a foreign language. We’ve moved into Boxworks to enable us to take advantage of the Bristol talent pool, and have a team of 4 (soon to be 5!) brilliant software engineers based there.
MZA Consulting Engineers are a dynamic and enthusiastic team based in Unit 20 @ Boxworks. We are a small independent design consultancy delivering bespoke mechanical and electrical engineering solutions to our clients. We are responsible for bringing buildings to life and thrive on being challenged to provide robust designs that exceed our client’s aspirations. We work closely with architects to transform their ideas into fantastic and inspiring internal environments. Our objective is to be the first-choice building services engineering consultancy.
We are thrilled to be working at Boxworks. It’s a fresh, unique environment surrounded by like-minded small businesses. The transport links are great and the facilities within the Engine Shed provide a brilliant hub for our client and team meetings. www.MZAConsultingEngineers.co.uk
First meeting of the new West of England Combined Authority
The West of England Combined Authority, which will manage new powers for transport, housing, adult education and skills, met for the first time today on March 1 at Watershed in Bristol.
It agreed the constitution for the new authority and appointed interim statutory officers. The constitution sets out the governance arrangements and establishes three advisory boards, for skills, infrastructure and business. These will be chaired by the West of England Mayor and attended by the relevant members from the councils and business members of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) board. www.westofengland-ca.org.uk
Bristol SETsquared Centre
SETsquared scale up! In December we announced our partnership with UnitDX, the science incubator and the IoTUK Boost Program, and in January, announced another partnership with the Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator. This opened up a new role, a full-time SETsquared Community Manager - deadline of 17 March. The role will involve managing the community of 70 members of the incubator, as well as extending to a wider ecosystem, liaising with university, mentors, advisors, professional services firms as well as coordinating collaborative projects.
Do you have a great business idea, but don’t know where to start? Or are you unsure what to do next in order to grow your technology company? Then sign up for #Idea2Pitch event, 4 April at 2 pm, to help hone your ideas, and shape them into a pitch for gaining interest or support in your venture. There is also an opportunity to meet our start up community at a centre networking event afterwards.
Some news from our member companies
BOXARR a have recently signed contracts with Rolls Royce and Airbus to optimise the performance of their global supply-chain. The company have also recently secured Sir Colin Terry as a chairman of their board. For more info, you can follow BOXARR's story via Bloomberg News, on what it's like to run a business during Brexit.
Congratulations to My Action Replay who have been acquired by a global cricket platform CricHQ! The team plans to stay in Bristol and has taken an office on the SETsquared floor at Engine Shed.
Fantastic news for Zara Nanu, founder of Gapsquare, women’s rights expert, researcher and entrepreneur, who was ranked as one of the top 50 Inspirational Women by Bristol Post. Keep inspiring us!
YellowDog has won their second Oracle award at the Oracle UK Customer Excellence Awards for Disruptive Technology. Nominated by a team at Oracle, YellowDog walked away with the top prize, read the full story.
Great to hear that our Alumni member Ultrahaptics has partnered with US-based technology company Harman International Industries to develop a new in-car technology system. Find out more.
Also exciting news for another of our Alumnus, Blu Wireless Technology, who have received a significant investment from ARM and other strategic and private investors. Read more on this story.
Invest Bristol & Bath
Venturefest Bristol & Bath 2017
After a successful launch in February, Venturefest Bristol and Bath continues with a series of events over the coming months. Venturefest 2017 is sponsored by Innovate UK and Osborne Clarke and is organised and hosted by Invest Bristol & Bath.
The following events are happening in various locations around the City and beyond:
14 March - Disrupting the Workplace – how technology is changing the way we work
8.00 am – 10.00 am, Desk Lodge
Hosted by Desk Lodge and Near Desk, there will be a panel who will discuss the upcoming trends and the application of them in the workplace. The panel will be followed by discussion and networking. Book now.
16 March - How will we ever trust computers to drive us safely?
9.30 am registration. Event 10.00 am – 12.00 pm, Engine Shed
Hosted by Venturer/Flourish this will be a two-hour roundtable discussion on the Smart City challenges and solutions of CAV technology. We know that as we move towards Smart Cities technology development is inevitable, so how do we keep the consumer at the heart of it? Book now.
22 March - Stimulating Innovation & Growth
10.00 am registration. The event is open from 10.45 am – 3.00 pm, Engine Shed. If you wish to book for the presentations please register.
The West of England’s Growth Hub's first Venturefest event in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network South West and Export for Growth. Book now.
There are events every month, so we have something for everyone! Keep up-to-date by visiting our website: www.venturefestbristolandbath.com
You can also follow the series on: @venturefestbb and #VFBB17
If you are interested in running an event and feel your business fits the Smart City theme, please contact the Venturefest Team on: invest@ventureefstbristolandbath.com
New Business
Thomas Thor opens new offices in Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone
Global nuclear recruitment and executive search firm Thomas Thor celebrated the opening of their new office in Bristol, UK. The event was attended by EDF Nuclear New Build, members of the UK supply chain and representatives from the Nuclear Institute and Nuclear South West amongst others.
Invest Bristol & Bath helped Thomas Thor with their expansion to the West of England to support the recruitment of labour to Hinkley Point C, through the provision of introductions to networks and local area intelligence.
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We want to make this email as useful as possible so welcome your comments and items for inclusion in next month’s email. Send submissions to Reception by 22 February 2017.
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