A Warwickshire entrepreneur is helping start-up and scale-up businesses to grow after receiving support to get his own idea off the ground. Warwick-based Clive Bawden developed Governance360, a digital toolkit that helps leaders in small companies and charities ensure they have the necessary processes in place to secure growth, mitigate risks and run their […]
Embed UK designs original electronic components and software for a variety of automotive manufacturers – including the likes of Jaguar, Bentley, and McLaren – and has been based at the University of Warwick Science Park since its foundation in 2005. It designs unique products known as ‘embedded systems’ to control a wide range of vehicle […]
The Covid-19 crisis forced a Coventry-based start-up recruitment business to pivot – but now the owners believe it could be the route to future success for them and those who need support in finding employment. TalentTech Recruitment was established in May 2019 and moved into offices at University of Warwick Science Park’s Business Innovation […]
Penny Robb Job title: Innovation Centre Manager, University of Warwick Science Park How long have you been at UWSP? I joined in 1999, so 22 years in June – where has that gone? What did you do prior to joining UWSP? I have predominately been in HE for the majority of my career. Prior to […]
By James Cousins, of Geeka Media I set up a YouTube channel when I was 12-years-old and my ambition was to turn it into a business. Lots of teenagers will have dabbled in making their own channel and for most it’s just a hobby that quickly fizzles out but, for me, it was more […]
A sustainable product development consultancy, started by a former Jaguar Land Rover engineer, has moved into an office in Coventry as it charts a path to growth. The Bowen Brothers was established by Andy Bowen in 2018 after 10 years working as a product developer for JLR. His company supports clients with everything from […]
An innovative engineering software consultancy in Coventry is investing a six-figure sum and recruiting new staff after benefiting from a Government scheme and receiving help from a business support group. Bipin Patel, the co-founder and managing director of EnginSoft UK Ltd, has recruited 39 interns as part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme to […]
Skyfarer is leading a consortium including telecoms giant O2, to enhance the pathology network in the UK by potentially speeding up patient response and sample turnaround times and make drone delivery of blood for lifesaving transfusions a reality. The programme, which will also focus on COVID supplies, will create a new drone network infrastructure, providing […]
David Grindrod Job title: Chief Operating Officer of the University of Warwick Science Park How long have you been at UWSP? I joined in 2003, so it is 18 years now. What did you do prior to joining UWSP? I’ve done a raft of things in technology-based businesses, but prior to this role I was […]
With a majority of businesses struck with unforeseen challenges in the last year – COVID-19, Brexit, redundancies, shattered supply chains, it’s no wonder many SMEs have yet had the opportunity to get their head around the new trading regime with Europe. If you consider the government advice on trade more challenging than undertaking a PhD, […]
