Opportunities from our network
We welcome opportunities and events which may be of interest to our start-ups and students. Keep an eye on this page for competitions, offers from partners, incubator and pitch competitions and general good things you may want to know about.
Roadchef ‘Service Station of the Future’ Competition now open!
One of the UK’s leading motorway service area operators, Roadchef, is looking for University of Bristol students to work together to come up with concepts, visually engaging designs or a framework to create a Motorway Service Area of the Future. Final concepts will be reviewed by the board at Roadchef where the student(s) with the most impressive idea will win £1,500 and the chance to work with the company to bring it to life.
Final concepts must be submitted by Friday 15 December 2023 17.00 and will be reviewed by the board of directors at Roadchef. The most impressive idea(s) will win a cash prize (a total of £1,500 is up for grabs) along with the potential to work with the business to bring your concept to life in a real-life scenario.
Amazon Start-Up Events
Our partners at Amazon Loft are running a number of events in the coming months. Take a look below to see what's happening in September: Build Your First Workloads for Free with AWS Partners Looking for help to build your first workloads on AWS? Register to one of the...
Octopus Springboard now open – Deadline August 10th
The applications for Octopus Springboard are now open and I thought you may be interested and would be a good fit for the programme. You can apply on the webpage and find more information on the programme here. Octopus Springboard is a 3-month part-time programme that...
Conference! Learn How to Think Like an Effectual Entrepreneur (and Have Fun Doing It)
Are you interested in improving your entrepreneurial skills? Do you want to learn about the behaviours that unite successful entrepreneurs? How about learning from the person who literally wrote the book on effectual entrepreneurship? If so, don’t miss the...
I.E.C.T. Austria Summer School 2023 – 18th- 24th August
The I.E.C.T. - Summer School goes into the 9th round! Again on site at the Werkstätte Wattens in Tyrol. The success-proven program is known for attracting the best talent from around the world, enabling cross-border collaborations and fostering entrepreneurship. Over...
Istoria Group Micro Business Competition
What’s it about? Bristol-based creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a local, women-owned Micro Business to support as part of its Incubator Hub programme, whereby Istoria Group houses and helps guide fledgling businesses in...
CyberASAP Programme 2023/24 open for applications
We are pleased to confirm that competition details for the CyberASAP 2023/2024 Cohort 7 programme have just been published by Innovate UK and the competition is now open for applications for just over 3 weeks. The briefing event is taking place via Zoom THIS WEDNESDAY...
Octopus Ventures Evolution to Enterprise Programme
The Evolution to Entrepreneurship Programme has been launched to accelerate pre-seed deeptech startups and founders in their journey to solving some of the biggest global problems. The 3-month part-time programme will: Be free of charge, hands on, with a strong...