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BRISTOL ENTERPRISE NETWORK

Welcome to the Bristol Enterprise Network website, the University of Bristol's facility to assist knowledge transfer among the high-tech, high-growth business community. The network is ideally placed to bring together regional, national and international organisations from both the commercial and academic arenas.



The Network will enable easy and rapid access to the knowledge, expertise, experience and equipment, available within partner organisations, including Bristol University. Some of the exclusive benefits you receive with BEN membership are:


  • Opportunity to network with like-minded business people

  • Build relationships with organisations at all levels of the business process (e.g. manufacturers, service organisations, financiers etc)

  • Interaction with researchers and leading academics

  • Access to a significant group of entrepreneurs

  • Series of training and development opportunities including presentations, lectures, seminars and workshops
News

18 July 2008  Fancy taking part in an 'innovative' research project?
Are technologies important to how you organise your life?

The 'Ideas in Transit' project is researching the ways people use technologies to creatively manage their everyday lives, especially their transport needs. We are looking for business professionals who travel frequently for work ...More>
15 July 2008  Alarming results highlight serious risks of UK recession
The British Chambers of Commerce (Q2) Quarterly Economic Survey received a record response with nearly 5000 businesses, large and small, taking part.

The results are ominous and show serious risk of recession in the UK, with some results hitting historically low levels in the ...More>
15 July 2008  Fast track kick-start for south-west start-ups
Early stage technology-based start-ups in the south west of England are set to receive a major boost following the launch of this year's 'FASTtrack2' programme by Silicon South West. Supported by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), FASTtrack2 will this year accelerate six high-growth ...More>
11 July 2008  South West's technology start-ups showcase to investors
Leading South West technology companies from the SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre at the University of Bristol held a succesful showcase to prospective investors on Tuesday 8th July 2008 at the Goldney Hall Orangery and Gardens in Clifton, Bristol.

Sponsored by the South West Angel ...More>
3 July 2008  Foreign investors take bigger UK stake
Overseas private equity firms did a record 57 buy-out deals in the UK last year, worth some £18 billion. It was the fifth consecutive year of growth in the number of foreign-backed buy-outs, according to data from the Centre for Management Buy-out Research (CMBOR).

Over the past five ...More>
1 July 2008  Small businesses' chance to air views on public procurement policy
Many start-ups, small business, SMEs, complain about the difficulties and complexities of getting any public contracts support for R&D, field trials, technology evaluation by bodies like NHS or alternative energy research. Now is your chance to get your views heard.

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1 July 2008  Can EIS survive another open heart surgery?
The UK Government EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) consultation period ended on Friday 20th June 2008 and it will report back its findings by autumn. However, will more consultations solve some of the fundamental problem surrounding EIS?

The EIS plays a significant role in the provision ...More>
30 June 2008  Aerospace performance set to soar thanks to University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition winner
The aerospace, automobile and sports industries could dramatically reduce the cost and time of desiging new products, thanks to a breakthrough new technology.

Eclat Solution Ltd, winners of the University of Bristol's 2008 New Enterprise Competition have developed a new technology based ...More>