SETsquared
Location Operates across Southern England
Contact Details Contact : Karen Brooks , Programme Director Tel : + 44 7810 805406 Email : karen . brooks @ setsquared . co . uk Website : www . setsquared . co . uk Twitter : @ setsquared
SETsquared is a long-standing partnership between the universities of Bath , Bristol , Exeter , Southampton and Surrey which specialises in growing high-tech start-ups through its incubation programme and other business acceleration services . SETsquared provides mentoring , access to investors and corporate innovators and a wide range of industry experts through its network and training programmes .
Its business incubation programme is ranked by the University Business Incubator Index as the best in the world and over the past 14 years it has helped over 1,000 high-tech start-ups to develop and raise more than a £ 1bn of investment . of support offered . In addition to the access to training programmes and experts who can help accelerate their business , we also have a number of software tool providers who give preferential access to their products at little or no cost .
Anyone interested in accesing SETsquared support or in partnering should contact Karen Brooks to discuss the opportunity further .
Independent research carried out by Warwick Economics estimates the economic impact of SETsquared member companies to be £ 3.8bn over this period , with the creation of 9,000 jobs and that these companies will go on to deliver a further £ 7.3bn of impact to the UK economy in the decade ahead .
It has physical incubation space in Bath , Bristol , Exeter , Southampton and Surrey some of which are located at science parks and also offer SETsquared as a service to other locations and specific technology sectors to support the development of high tech businesses . So far these include Basingstoke , four Academic Health Science Networks and the UK Space Agency . SETsquared supports the development of a high tech entrepreneurial community in these locations and industry sectors to develop potential tech startups . These companies then go through SETsquared ’ s acclaimed entrepreneurship programme , which will help them to hone their business plans , tighten their propositions and gain access to investors . If selected these companies can then become members of SETsquared and gain access to the full range
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