START Programme Briefing Session: For aspiring Entrepreneurs

START is a free program designed to develop you from a tech-based business idea to running your own start-up company through intensive training, access to successful founders & mentors and the opportunity to pitch to award-winning business incubators and accelerators for a funded space for 6-months.

The START programmes range from 2-4 weeks long and will teach you how to develop your idea, analyse any threats and opportunities for your business, create your marketing plan and go-to-market strategy, and start thinking about how to fund your business. A great START for any aspiring entrepreneur. Plus you get the opportunity to pitch to award-winning incubators, including SETsquared, Launch Space, Quest and The Studio.

Please note that as the START programme is funded by the West of England Combined Authority- you do need to be based in the WECA regions of Bristol, B&NES and South Gloucestershire to be able to join the programme. See the website for more details.

The next START programmes will take place in September and October. If you’d like to know more about them, meet some of the team behind the programme and some of the incubators you could be connecting with, pop into this session during Bath Digital Festival and we’d love to have a chat with you and tell you more about the programme.

Agenda

1.30pm – Arrivals and Meet

1.45 pm – Introduction to START

– Q&A with the Incubators/ Accelerators

2.20pm – Opportunity to chat to individual members of the Consortia

3pm – Close