Innovation programmes
Our innovation programmes accelerate business growth; helping companies to refine a product or service proposition, secure grants and investment, build new collaborations or close a new commercial deal.
Serendip Accelerator
Our Serendip innovation programme provides market access and expertise for digital tech start-ups, scaleups and SMEs. Offering links with major organisations, to accelerate early stage growth.
By co-locating with commercial partners and public sector organisations, Serendip provides a platform to refine products and services in a real-world environment, directly access investors and identify new commercial opportunities and routes to market.
Six months free co working space
30Gb/sec high speed internet and superfast Wi-Fi connectivity
1-2-1 business mentoring
Access to database of market influencers, clients and collaborators
Admission to over 140 specific start up and innovation focussed events Marketing and PR support
Access to meeting room and event facilities
Join a community of over 150 digital entrepreneurs and innovators at Innovation Birmingham and connect with over 500 companies across the Bruntwood SciTech network
24/7 access to co working space and car parking
Interested in the Serendip Accelerators?
E4F New Start Incubator
Designed to support entrepreneurs in the West Midlands area, E4F New Start invites ambitious founders with a digital or tech business idea to apply. Successful applicants will receive inclusive business support facilitated by the team of expert mentors. The most aspiring businesses will receive further intensive support to launch their businesses.
1-to-1 coaching
Support accessing finance
Access the expert mentor network
24/7 access to coworking space and car parking
Support raising profile
Access to meeting room and event facilities
Support accessing markets
Access to database of market influencers, clients and collaborators
Interested in the E4F New Start Incubator?
Business Startup Bootcamp: MedTech
Increase your chances of business success with our upcoming Business Startup Bootcamp, designed for early stage MedTech companies. Run over two and a half days in July, this Business Startup Bootcamp will introduce you to many of the tools, methodologies and approaches that will enable you to design, test and de-risk your business model hypotheses.
2 ½ day pre-accelerator workshop
Support to apply for follow-on 8 week Accelerator programme
1-to-1 coaching
Access the expert mentor network
Support accessing finance
Support accessing markets
Access to community events
Based on Lean Startup methodology
Interested in the Business Startup Bootcamp?
Leeds Beckett Accelerate Programme
Gain control of your business, build resilience and push your business to the next stage, the 6 month Leeds Beckett Accelerate programme offers a range of support including pre-recorded masterclasses, live webinars, one to one advice, strategic coaching, funding and access to placement students and graduates. Cohorts run 3-4 times per year.
Leeds Beckett Help To Grow: Management
The Help to Grow programme is a new initiative delivered by Leeds Business School which will support senior managers of small and medium sized businesses to boost their business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. The curriculum will focus on developing your own management capabilities alongside sessions which cover key business topics such as digital adoption, innovation, efficient operations etc. By the end of the programme, you will develop a business growth plan to help you lead your business to release its potential. Part-hosted in our dedicated tech hub next to Leeds train station, Platform, the 12-week programme is 90% funded by the Government and has been designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work.
Soft-Landing Support | West Midlands Growth Platform
Are you looking to establish or expand your business into the United Kingdom? In celebration of the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games taking place in Birmingham, we've partnered with West Midlands Growth Company to launch fully funded UK market entry and soft-landing support for innovative Foreign Direct Investor (FDI) companies.
Fully funded desk space for nine months at our Innovation Birmingham Campus*
An initial diagnostic to scope a package of tailored support
Peer-to-peer networking and exciting knowledge transfer opportunities
Dedicated account management from on-site support
Connections to innovation hubs, business networks and universities across the West Midlands
Facilitated connections to prospective buyers, suppliers and R&D partners
Access to some of the sector’s leading investors via the Investor Showcase programme
Facilitated introductions to specialist professional services partners, offering tailored solutions