Starting out in business is tough. One of the greatest headaches is identifying how much money you need and raising it. Dom has been fortunate to have raised finance from many sources including grants, crowdfunding, bank loans, angel investors and VC’s. In this FREE workshop he will cover 4 topics; 1) Identifying how much finance you […]
Worcester Enterprise is proud to announce the Got a great business ideas competition for the second year running. The competition last year was a great success and some excellent pitches were made to our “Dragon’s Den” panel of local entrepreneurs. We’re hoping for even bigger and better things this year! The competition is open to […]
Start-up is an early stage in the development of an enterprise where an entrepreneur moves from the idea stage into securing financing, laying down the basic structure of the business and start trading. Our start-up fair is the biggest event in the annual calendar. It brings together students and local micro enterprises to show case […]
Businesses often start with a simple idea. An idea can range from products and services repackaged differently and introduced into existing markets right through to a new and disruptive idea which creates exciting new markets. To give budding Entrepreneurs a platform to show case their ideas, we are running our “Got a great Business idea?” competition with participating local schools, colleges and Worcester University students. Entrants […]
Virgin Media Business has teamed up with Techstars to launch a London-based acccelerator programme, joining hosts of others, and says it is on the hunt for “the most innovative and disruptive startups from around the world”. Virgin will offer 10 startups an initial $20,000 for 6% of their company on entry to the programme. This will […]