Incubation
The University of Bristol's business incubator and SETsquared Business Acceleration * centre is located in University Gate East on Park Row. We support early-stage technology based businesses with high growth potential and have space for up to 50 entrepreneurs. Our aim is to support and accelerate these businesses adding value at every stage.
Services offered include:
- high quality furnished office space
- telephone equipment
- broadband internet access
- wireless LAN
- state of the art conference and meeting rooms
- video conferencing equipment
- interactive white boards
- conference phones
- photocopying facilities
- reception service 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
- telephone answering and call-forwarding facility from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
- 24 hour access to the facilities
- limited underground car-park spaces
We offer far more than just managed office space. We have access to a talented pool of industry focused mentors and entrepreneurs who support the companies free of charge and over the last 18 months have added tremendous value. There are links into the world-class research base of the University and the opportunity to enjoy free membership of the Bristol Enterprise Network. We also provide access to business angel funders, banks and early-stage venture capital funds. From January 2004 to January 2005 alone, incubator tenants have raised over £2.5 million in funding and more than £4 million in sales and contracts.
Our links across industry, with partner organisations, professional service providers, academics and the investment community make the University's business incubator an unrivalled place to be if you are starting or developing a technology based venture in Bristol or the surrounding area.
Contact the New Business Support team for further information.
List of current Centre Members
* SETsquared Business Acceleration is a collaborative project involving the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Southampton and Surrey, aimed at helping early-stage, high-tech, high-growth potential ventures get on the road to success. It provides serviced office space, business guidance and mentoring as well as access to our high-calibre network of experienced entrepreneurs, potential investors and business professionals.