Best-in-class UK market entry support programme opens for applications 

  West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) launches the West Midlands Global Growth Programme – a free package of support for international technology companies looking to make their mark in the region. Programme to be delivered in partnership with Bruntwood SciTech, STEAMhouse, University of Wolverhampton Science Park and the University of Warwick Science Park, significantly expanding […]

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Two new business experts join Business Ready team

  A successful business support programme for Warwickshire SMEs has been bolstered by the addition of two new experts who will help participants take their businesses to the next level. Business Ready, which has helped small businesses raise more than £19 million in investment and finance, and to create 175 extra jobs through targeted mentoring […]

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Business Ready programme to continue

A scheme which helps innovative businesses access finance and mentoring support is set to continue after a contract award by Warwickshire County Council on behalf of the county’s six local authorities. University of Warwick Science Park tendered successfully to extend and expand the Business Ready programme, which helped create more than £19 million in value and 175 jobs for businesses […]

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Science Park marks 40th anniversary in style

  A leading Midlands science park celebrated its 40th anniversary by bringing together innovative companies both old and new to mark the occasion. The University of Warwick Science Park was officially opened in February 1984 by the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, when it just had one building to its name. Forty years on, firms […]

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Housemark to create new jobs on the back of Science Park move

  A Coventry-based data business that supports local authorities and housing associations to improve the experience of their tenants has moved into a new home of its own as part of an ambitious drive for growth. Housemark will create up to ten new jobs after it moved from Riley Court at the University of Warwick […]

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Science Park looks back and looks forward as it marks 40th anniversary

  As the University of Warwick Science Park celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, it has a successful history to look back on. It has come a long way since its relatively humble beginnings, with a myriad of cutting-edge companies having been through its doors and several expansions up to the present day. We look […]

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First Ignite Alumni Network event of 2024 a great success

The founder of a pioneering health company which has launched several successful tests used by UK Government explained how a business support network’s expertise allowed his business to thrive. Abdullah Sabyah, the founder of Rightangled, shared his story at 2024’s first Ignite Alumni Network event, which brought together around 40 businesses who have come through […]

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More angel investors needed to boost the West Midlands economy

The West Midlands has to up its game when it comes to angel investment in order to support more start-up and scale-up businesses and grow the regional economy. That was one of the key messages to emerge from the first West Midlands Angel Symposium, a joint initiative between Aston University’s Centre for Growth team and […]

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Science Park’s economic impact revealed as it celebrates 40th anniversary

  A leading Midlands science park is enjoying a double celebration after a report highlighted its significant contribution to the region’s economy as it reaches a major milestone. The positive effect of the University of Warwick Science Park on the regional economy was revealed in its recently-published impact report for 2022/23, which highlights the Science […]

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