From a ‘eureka’ moment to £10m turnover

Pictured: Owners Lexi and Adam Taylor and their daughter Ella, warehouse staff and Dirk Schafer, top left An innovative business launched in 2010 after a ‘eureka’ moment is now hoping to reach £10 million turnover by around 2020 after almost doubling staff levels. PetshopBowl, the brainchild of Stratford-based entrepreneurs Adam and Lexi Taylor, came about […]

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Solihull company adds new service to aid growth

An international consultancy firm based in the West Midlands has added an extra service to support its SME clients. Lindsay Barnett has recently joined the team at MCP Consulting Group Ltd (MCP) as a HR Consultant. MCP provides asset management consulting and training services in a variety of sectors including automotive, aviation and aerospace, and […]

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Innovate UK Grant Funding Competitions

Innovate have recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from precision medicine to low carbon automotive. A selection of the current funding competitions are outlined below, the full list can be found on the Innovate UK website. If you are an SME and based in the Coventry or Warwickshire […]

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Fertility focus users in clinical study as firm grows

A Warwick company which was launched to help women become pregnant is set to start an additional large-scale clinical study in the UK and USA. Fertility Focus, which has been based at the University of Warwick Science Park’s Warwick Innovation Centre, in Gallows Hill, since 2013, is growing month-on-month as sales of its OvuSense fertility […]

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Could you be the West Midlands FSB Small Business of the Year 2019?

Entries are open for the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2019. The awards showcase the best small businesses from across the UK, offering national recognition. Expert judges will select category winners in 12 areas across the UK and winners from West Midlands will be entered into the grand final in London on 23 May 2019. […]

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Networking programme launched to help growth businesses

An innovative business support programme has launched a new networking group to help ambitious businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire develop their potential. The University of Warwick Science Park’s Business Ready programme hosted the inaugural meeting of the GrowthPlus Network. Firms who have been helped by the scheme were invited along to the event to see […]

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Stratford company launches new food & drink platform

  A Warwickshire technology company is launching a new online platform that will boost the chances of independent food and drink businesses of selling their produce into restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes. Comesto, which is based in Elizabeth Court in Stratford-upon-Avon, will go live with the platform on 20th August and it is predicted to […]

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GDPR Makes You Fat……and other scare stories

As we head towards GDPR day – May 25 – the number of scare stories about the new regulations seems to be spinning out of control. The latest story claims half of businesses expect to be fined under the new rules. It is based on a survey which suggests businesses have put money aside in […]

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New Innovate UK funding competitions launched

Innovate UK has recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from robotics to smart energy systems. Below is an overview of a selection of current funding competitions the full list of funding competitions can be found on the Innovate UK website . If you are an SME from Coventry […]

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New Tenants

The University of Warwick Science Park welcomes new tenants to their four sites based in the West Midlands in Coventry, Warwick and Solihull.   dSPACE LTD  +44 (0) 1763 269 020 support@dspace.co.uk www.dspace.co.uk dSPACE is the leading producer of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems. With a broad portfolio and cutting-edge technology, dSPACE […]

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