This document provides a summary of events, funding opportunities, and other information for UK creative and digital businesses in November and December 2015. It includes summaries of over 20 events on topics like the Horizon 2020 program, gaming, smart homes, and wearables. It also lists over 10 public funding calls from Innovate UK and other organizations in areas like cross-platform production, urban innovation, and cybersecurity. The document is a monthly briefing from organizations supporting UK creative businesses.
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Alexandra Tasigiorgou, Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry Unit, European Commission
Mayte Carracedo, FundingBox, ES
Rainer Guenzler, Hahn-Schickard, DE
Oana Radu, Competitive Electronics Industry Unit, European Commission
Before beginning the article it is necessary to clarify the title. Traditionally, the term “Broadcasting” referred to distribution of radio or video signals, essentially through radio and television stations. The author uses the term “ITcasting” for all companies that distribute contents within the IT field (Information Technology); in other words, any company that uses information technology to distribute contents, including radio and television stations, content producing companies, traditional telephone operators, mobile telephone companies, any company that distributes its contents through the Internet, and even contents generated by the user (UGC, User Generated Content).
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS IN PRACTICE: How to share best practices and further ...I4MS_eu
Moderator: Maurits Butter, TNO, NL
Speakers:
VTT: Riikka Virkkunen, FI
IJS: Ales Ude, SI
AFIL, Marzia Morgantini, IT
CIDIHub, Jorge Galván, ES
ManuHubWG, Stavropoulos Panagiotis, EL
IS4PROD, John Cosgrove, IR
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I4MS AND SAE: OVERVIEW OF UPCOMING OPEN CALLS AND SERVICESI4MS_eu
Alexandra Tasigiorgou, Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry Unit, European Commission
Mayte Carracedo, FundingBox, ES
Rainer Guenzler, Hahn-Schickard, DE
Oana Radu, Competitive Electronics Industry Unit, European Commission
Before beginning the article it is necessary to clarify the title. Traditionally, the term “Broadcasting” referred to distribution of radio or video signals, essentially through radio and television stations. The author uses the term “ITcasting” for all companies that distribute contents within the IT field (Information Technology); in other words, any company that uses information technology to distribute contents, including radio and television stations, content producing companies, traditional telephone operators, mobile telephone companies, any company that distributes its contents through the Internet, and even contents generated by the user (UGC, User Generated Content).
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS IN PRACTICE: How to share best practices and further ...I4MS_eu
Moderator: Maurits Butter, TNO, NL
Speakers:
VTT: Riikka Virkkunen, FI
IJS: Ales Ude, SI
AFIL, Marzia Morgantini, IT
CIDIHub, Jorge Galván, ES
ManuHubWG, Stavropoulos Panagiotis, EL
IS4PROD, John Cosgrove, IR
5G and Connected Communities – where we are, how we got there and the challenges to come. Presentation by Guy Matthews, CGI Consulting, at the IoT Thames Valley Meetup on 11th September, 2019:
https://www.meetup.com/Internet-of-Things-Thames-Valley/
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Special Programme on Ms Excel For Managerial Computing (24-27th October) primarily intends to update participants with basics MS-Excel, Formula designs for data processing and modeling, Advanced functions, Graphs, analysis of financial statements etc. The programme fee is Rs.8000/-per participant in favor of 'The Director, VAMNICOM, Pune
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Creative, Digital & Design Business Briefing — November / December 2015
1. Creative, Digital & Design
Business Briefing
A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking
funding and support, updated monthly
November / December 2015
@KTN_Creative
3. Contents
• KTN events
• Other events
• Public funding calls
• Horizon 2020
• Other public funding
• Public investment
• Private financing
• Other financing mechanisms
• Launching a new business?
• Non-financial support for your business
• Training & skills
4. These events offer urban authorities and also business the
opportunity to access use cases for future cities solutions, and to
have a say on the future of Innovate UK’s Urban Living Programme.
Over the past 2 years, Innovate UK has invested £33m in future cities
demonstrators across Glasgow, London, Bristol and Peterborough. This
series of workshops, one in each demonstrator city, will draw together the
key players who made these interventions fly, sharing their learning and
insights with other cities to help address a common challenge of how to
mobilise investment in new smart city initiatives.
16 November 2015, Bristol
21 January 2016, Glasgow
8 February 2016, London
2 March 2016, Peterborough
City Demonstrator Learning Events
5. Thursday, 19 November 2015 from 09:30 to 16:00 – Central
London
Growth in the sale of smart home products and services has arrived, but
there is a barrier, some would call it the elephant in the room, namely the
real or perceived risk of security breaches leading to loss of private data
through interference in smart home devices.
To achieve breakthrough, the technology industry working with Retailers
and Government, needs to address these challenges comprehensively.
This conference, brought to you by the Smart Homes & Buildings
Association and KTN, brings together leading experts from many disciplines
to address those issues from the viewpoint of senior executives.
More info and how to register available here
Smart Home Breakthrough: Assuring trust in Smart
Home Systems for Consumers
6. Friday, 20 November 2015 from 10:00 to 17:00 – Central London
KTN, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 National Contact Point in ICT,
bring you this event to:
- Present information on the range of European funding available in 2016 &
2017 via Horizon2020 relating to Cloud Computing and Software
Technologies;
- Network with stakeholders already engaged in or seeking to engage in
these areas;
- Learn from case studies of past/current projects in these areas
- Present practical aspects on 'How to do it’
More info and how to register available here
Horizon 2020 ICT Topics 2016 - Cloud Computing &
Software Technologies
7. Tuesday, 24 November 2015 from 10:00 to 17:00 – Central
London
KTN and the Royal Institute of Navigation are hosting a one-day event on
Geolocation Technologies for Wearable Platforms which will bring together
multiple industry sectors, who share a common challenge in integrating
geolocation technology into wearable systems for use in non-GPS friendly
environments, with developers of geolocation systems and wearable
platforms.
The primary aim of the day is to explore the challenges and opportunities
from the perspectives of the end-users (in this case the defense and rail
sectors) and from leading experts in geolocation technology (both GPS and
non-GPS based) and wearable technology platform integrators.
More info and how to register available here
Geolocation Technologies for Wearable Platforms
8. Tuesday, 24 November 2015 from 16:00 to 19:00 in Brighton
The Knowledge Transfer Network is hosting an afternoon briefing event
covering the opportunities available for creative and digital businesses in
the H2020 ICT work plan focusing on call ICT 24 Gaming and Gamification,
from the ICT H2020 Workplan.
This will also be a valuable opportunity to learn more about making
applications and finding European partners.
Participants will also be able to put forward UK creative industry priorities to
be included in European Commission's funding policy development.
More info and how to register available here
Gaming and Gamification: European Funding
Opportunities for the Creative and Digital Industries
9. 5.30pm–8.30pm, Wednesday 25 November 2015 in Central London
Innovate UK's IC tomorrow programme, in partnership with the Knowledge
Transfer Network, is hosting an exclusive Digital Inclusion and Care Speed
Networking event to connect leading industry partners with entrepreneurs
developing innovative solutions to tackle challenges from accessing online
services, to navigating complex environments, to enabling older people to
live independently.
If you are an established brand and would like to attend as an industry
partner, Serena Connor will advise on availability and potential
opportunities for future involvement in the speed networking event series.
Further info at ictomorrow.org
Digital Inclusion and Care Speed Networking
10. Thursday, 26 November 2015 from 16:30 to 19:30 (GMT) - 1st Floor, 23
Edge St, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1HW
The Knowledge Transfer Network hosting an afternoon briefing event
covering the opportunities available for creative and digital businesses
around H2020 european funding.
This will also be a valuable opportunity to learn more about making
applications and finding European partners.
Participants will also be able to put forward UK creative industry priorities to
be included in European Commission's funding policy development.
Further info and how to register available here
H2020 Opportunities Manchester – Funding
Innovation In association with Creative England
11. Tuesday, 1 December 2015 from 13:30 to 17:00 (GMT) – Innovation
Point, Platfform 11-20 Devon Place, Newport NP204 4NW
The H2020 European Funding programme offers many R&D development
and business growth opportunities for UK creative and digital businesses.
Participants will be able to learn more about the new opportunities coming
on stream and the key organisations who can support you in making
European funding applications.
Further info and how to register available here
H2020 Funding - Wales Information Day
12. European Funding Opportunities for UK Ed Tech
Businesses @ UAL and Innovate UK Ed Tech
Conference
9:00-15:00 Wednesday 2 December - Central Saint Martins, Granary
Square, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AA
During the UAL and Innovate UK Digital Disruption of Education
Conference, the KTN will be running a lunch time session from 13:30 to
14:15 on the European H2020 ICT Funding Programme and providing more
information on the ICT 22 Call Technologies for Learning and Skills. This
call sets out challenges covering two streams with contributions from the
EU of up to 2.5million and 5million Euros attached.
Registration is free – please sign up here
13. 12:30-15:00, Thursday 3 December – Digital Catapult Centre, 101
Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2RA
An informal information sharing session designed to support digital
companies and learn more about Innovate UK and the Digital Catapult. This
session will include representatives from across Innovate UK’s programmes
highlighting a range of upcoming funding opportunities for digital
companies, researchers and academic institutions working across a diverse
range of sectors.
Please note: If you are interested in giving a 5 minute presentation, slots
are given on a first come first served basis at the event.
Further info and registration details available here
Digital Business Drop-In
14. 10:00-17:00, Tuesday 8 December – ICO Conference Centre, 22
Berners St, London W1T 3DD
The KTN in collaboration with the H2020 NCP in ICT bring you this thematic
event on upcoming Big Data H2020 calls for 2016. The purpose of this
event will be to:
- Present information on the range of European funding available in 2016 &
2017 via Horizon2020 relating to Big Data
- Network with stakeholders already engaged in or seeking to engage in
these areas
- Learn from case studies of active projects in these areas, and;
- Present practical aspects on 'How to do it'
Further info and registration details available here
H2020 – Big Data Topics Brokerage
15. 10:00-16:00, Wednesday 9 December – Ambassadors Bloomsbury, 12
Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0HX
Innovate UK's digital innovation programme IC tomorrow is running the
Quantified Self Innovation Contest to find digital solutions that use data and
self tracking to improve wellbeing.
This event will see fifteen quick-fire pitches from high potential entrepreneurs
to a panel of industry experts, journalists and investors, as well as
representatives from the contest challenge partners: Jamie Oliver, Toshiba,
AXA PPP healthcare, Saga and Bupa.
Four successful businesses will each be awarded £35K to fund the
development of their solutions and trial their technology with the respective
challenge partner.
Further info and registration details available here
Quantified Self Innovation Contest Final
16. 10:30-16:00, Thursday 10 December – Plymouth Marine Laboratory,
Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 3DH
The Knowledge Transfer Network invite you to attend a focused workshop on
Additive Manufacturing/3D printing and rapid prototyping applications for the
Marine and Maritime industries.
The UK Marine Industries Technology Roadmap launched earlier this year
cited Additive Manufacturing as a contender in: design and manufacturing,
robotics/automation, composites and other materials and tooling.
In particular this workshop will set the scene for what is possible with current
technology and where it might apply in Marine and Maritime applications. We
are also inviting businesses working within these areas to identify
manufacturing challenges they currently have that this technology could
potentially solve.
Further info and registration details available here
Exploring Innovation in Additive Manufacturing and
Rapid Prototyping in Marine and Maritime Industries
17. Thursday, 10 December 2015 from 10:00 to 13:30 – America Square
Conference Centre, 17 Crosswall, 1 America Sq, London EC3N 2LB
Innovate UK is to invest up to £1 million in collaborative R&D projects to
stimulate innovative 5G use cases.
This competition seeks proposals to develop innovative applications and
services that leverage the future 5G infrastructure.
The competition is open to businesses of any size working in tandem with
academic or research institutions and/or communications service providers.
Public sector organisations and charities involved in research can also
participate in this competition.
Further info and registration details available here or click here to
register to for the online webcast if you are unable to attend the event
in person.
5G Applications and Services – competition briefing
event
18. 14:00-17:00, Thursday 10 December – Watershed, 1 Canons Rd,
Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
Join the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Innovate UK for an
afternoon session aimed at creative, digital and design companies,
looking to access funding and support to grow. There will be
presentations from both Innovate UK and KTN on the types of support
and funding available, and also be a chance to meet with and discuss
your business over a networking lunch.
More info and how to register available here.
Regional Digital Business Drop-In Belfast
19. Friday, 11 December 2015 from 10:30 to 12:00
The KTN is organising this webinar to promote a new Innovate UK competition
that will open in 2016.Innovate UK is allocating up to £1.5m for their "Energy
Game Changer" competition. The funding will be allocated to feasibility studies
led by SMEs who can provide disruptive solutions to long established
challenges which currently cost the energy sector hundreds of millions of
pounds per year.
To encourage radical change and new ideas, the competition is specifically
looking for solutions from innovative SMEs whose main business is divorced
from the energy sector and can look at the challenges from new perspectives.
Such organisations may be engaged in activities such as; ICT, digital, design,
electronics, sensors, modelling, virtual reality, gaming, robotics, UAVs,
forensics, manufacturing, inspection and advanced materials.
Further info and registration details available here
Game Changing Technologies for the Energy Sector -
Information Webinar
20. Other events
Big Data for Small and Medium Enterprises - an Alan Turing Institute
Summit – Cambridge, 16 November
Creative Industries: Routes to Finance – London, 18 November
Mobile UX London – London, 20 November
WIRED Retail together with Valtech – London, 23 November
The Creative Exchange Panel Discussion and Reception – London, 24
November
The Dronetech Conference – Bristol, 26 November
MEBC Annual Award Dinner – Birmingham, 2 December
21. Public funding calls
Key feature: This collaborative R&D investment aims to support
projects that address convergence in digital media technologies. It
covers film, television, online video, animation and video games, and
includes pre-production, production and post-production processes,
particularly for visual effects technologies.
Scale: Up to £4m
Closes: 23 December 2015, 12:00
More info on innovateuk.org
Cross-platform production in digital media
22. Public funding calls
Key feature: Innovate UK is offering 4 businesses up to £35,000
(excluding VAT) each to encourage innovation around smart urban
spaces across the themes of engaging spaces, active citizenship and
urban travel. We are looking for digital solutions that improve cities on
a human scale for the people who live, work and play in them. The
winners will also be able to trial their solutions with one of the
challenge partners: Transport for London, Centro, Clear Channel and
Atkins
Scale: Up to £140K
Closes: 24 Nov 2015, 12:00
More info on: innovateuk.org
Innovation in urban spaces
23. Public funding calls
Key feature: Innovate UK is offering 6 businesses up to £35,000 each
to encourage innovation in artificial intelligence, data analysis and
sensors across the themes of education, finance, advertising,
sustainability and travel.
A briefing event was held in London on 3 November and the webinar
recording of the event can be found here.
Scale: Up to £35K for each business
Closes: 15 December 2015, 12:00
More info on: innovateuk.org
Intelligent Data Insights
24. Public funding calls
Key feature: investment by Innovate UK and the National Council of
Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) in collaborative
research and development projects to stimulate innovation across
three sectors that underpin future Mexican socio-economic growth.
Scale: Up to £6 million
Applicant briefing recording is available here. The passcode to
access this recording is Mexico. Applicants are strongly
recommended to view these alongside the other competition
documentation.
Closes: 27 January, 2016
More info: innovateuk.org
Mexico-UK Collaborative Industrial R&D Competition
25. Public funding calls
Key feature: Competition involving Scottish Government and Scottish
Diabetes Group, in association with Scottish Enterprise, Innovate UK and
NHS Scotland, to find innovative new solutions focused on diabetes
education and mobile health.
There will be a November Open Day in Scotland for potential applicants.
Interested organisations should register interest by mailing
sbri_diabetes@gov.scot by 17 November.
Scale: Up to £150K for phase 1 ( up to £30K per project)
Closes: 30 December 2015, midday
More info: innovateuk.org
Personalised diabetes education and care - a
systemic approach
26. Public funding calls
Key feature: Innovate UK and the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport is jointly investing up to £0.5m to help UK companies establish
new Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) in the area of cyber
security. The funding is aimed at supporting collaborations between
HEIs and SMEs.
Scale: up to £500K
More info on: _connect
Cyber Security KTP
27. Public funding calls
Key feature: Investment by Innovate UK in collaborative R&D
projects to stimulate innovative 5G use cases. In the context of this
competition, a service is defined as an application delivered as a
service by a communications service provider.
Briefing event: 10:00 to 13:00, 10 December - London
Scale: Up to £1m
Closes: 20 January 2016
More info: innovateuk.org
5G applications and services
28. Public funding calls
Cyber Security Innovation Vouchers - Round 14
Key feature: Funding for start-up, micro, small and medium-sized
enterprises to work with an external expert to gain the knowledge to
innovate and grow. This voucher is only for cyber security advice
including advice leading to certification under the Cyber Essentials
Scheme.
Scale: Up to £5k funding for SMEs
Closes: 5 Jan 2016, 12:00
More info on: innovateuk.org
29. Public funding calls
Smart 2015/16
Key feature: A grant scheme which offers funding to small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the
strategically important areas of science, engineering and technology.
Scale:
• Proof of market - up to £25k - 60% of project cost
• Proof of concept - up to £100k - 60% of project cost
• Prototype development - up to £250k - up to 45% of project cost
Closes: 26 November, 2015
More info on: innovateuk.org
30. Creative England film production funding
Key feature: Creative England now offers two strands of film production
funding for both feature and high-end TV drama.
• Lottery-based Production Fund: this is targeted at feature films with
budgets of up to £2m and looking to experiment with innovative
approaches; the fund has doubled from £500K to £1m for 2014/2015.
• West Midlands Production Fund: invests in the production of feature films
and high-end TV drama from companies based in the West Midlands as
well as from producers looking to establish a base to film in the region.
Circa £4m funding available for 2015, with a maximum investment of £1m
per project.
More info at creativeengland.co.uk
Public funding calls
31. Video Games Prototype Fund
This £4m Government fund to help boost the UK’s growing video games
industry is specifically aimed at helping smaller companies get concepts off
the drawing board and into production.
Over the four years from 2015 to 2019, the Video Games Prototype Fund
will offer grants of up to £25,000 to support video games projects, as well as
creating jobs, nurturing talent and furthering the growth of games clusters all
around the UK.
Deadline for full completion of first tier application and nominations: 30
November
More info at ukgamesfund.com
Public funding calls
32. Public funding calls
The Great IoT Take-off
Key feature: Through 'Proof of Principle' vouchers redeemable
against the knowledge, facilities and resources of the STFC Hartree
Centre – an acknowledged centre of excellence in the development,
testing and application of IoT technologies – this competition offers
SMEs the chance to drive maturing projects forward by utilising world
class data specialists and technical experts.
Scale: SMEs have the chance to win up to £25,000 each in 'Proof of
Principle' voucher prizes to help them unlock the business
opportunities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT).
Closes: 20 Nov 2015
More info on: stfc.ac.uk
33. Horizon 2020 (H2020)
Key feature: The H2020 programme is the major funding
opportunity for R&D initiatives across Europe running up until 2020.
There is a strong emphasis on creative industries, design and digital
technologies.
H2020 funding events
Horizon 2020 ICT Topics 2016 - Cloud Computing & Software
Technologies – Friday, 20 November 2015 from 10:00 to 17:00,
London
H2020 Coffee Chat (with KTN & Innovate UK) – Monday 23
November, from 9:30 to 11:30, London
( events continued on next slide )
34. Horizon 2020 (H2020) contd.
Gaming and Gamification: European Funding Opportunities for the
Creative and Digital Industries - Tuesday, 24 November from
16:00 to 19:00 – Brighton
H2020 Opportunities Manchester: Funding Innovation In
association with Creative England – Thursday, 26 November 2015
from 16:30 to 19:30
European Funding Opportunities for UK Ed Tech Businesses @
UAL and Innovate UK Ed Tech Conference - 13:30-14:15,
Wednesday 2 December from 13:30-14:15, Central Saint Martins,
London
35. Horizon 2020 (H2020) contd.
KTN Guide to Horizon 2020 and Other European Funding for
the Creative Industries
This is a short guide to help you submit a proposal for the Horizon 2020
funding programme (H2020), as well as describing other European
Commission funding sources. It provides a brief overview of how to
apply, things to think about, where to get support and useful links.
Full details about workplan for the Information and Communication
Technologies Call are available here.
Further information on H2020 Work Programmes can also be found
here.
You can also keep up to date with the latest info via our Creative,
Digital and Design portal and by joining our dedicated LinkedIn group.
36. Other public funding
• Creative Europe - here you can find relevant information concerning
funding opportunities within the Creative Europe programme.
• Arts Council of Wales – offer a selection of arts grants for creative
professionals and organisations.
• Wellcome Trust Arts Awards – offer two levels of funding to encourage
collaboration between arts and science.
• Screen Yorkshire – Yorkshire Content Fund – production finance
available; can invest £1m+ in individual film or TV dramas that will be in
production by December 2015.
37. Other public funding
• Creative Industry Finance - Delivered by Creative United and funded by Arts
Council England, this programme is designed to assist creative and cultural
enterprises in securing access to loan finance from £2,500 upwards.
• Funding Central and Finance Funder - Online guide to over 4,000 grants,
contracts and other forms of finance: fully searchable based on finance type,
scale and your geographical location; especially good for businesses seeking
charitable or grant funding.
• Creative Scotland Open Project Funding - This fund supports the arts, screen
and creative industries, with projects that help them explore, realise and
develop their creative potential.
• Creative Skillset - Creative Skillset directs collective investment through the
Skills Investment Fund to create new and innovative training in priority skills
and in-demand roles to ensure growth in the UK’s Creative Industries.
38. Public Investment
Nesta Impact Investment Fund
Key feature: An equity investment fund investing in social ventures with
innovative products or services that are addressing some of the UK’s most
pressing challenges. Investments are made in areas that tackle:
• the health and wellbeing of an ageing population
• the educational attainment and employability of children and young people
• the social and environmental sustainability of communities.
Scale: between £150k - £1m
Closes: on-going
More info on: Nesta Investments
39. Public Investment
Arts Impact Fund
Key feature: Funded by Arts Coucil England, Bank of America Merrill Lynch,
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Nesta, the Arts Impact Fund is a new
£7million initiative set up to demonstrate the potential for social investment in
arts. It offers repayable finance to arts organisations working in England that
can show how they are sustainable, have great artistic ambitions and have a
positive impact on society in at least one of the following areas: citizenship &
community, young people & educational attainment, health & wellbeing.
Scale: between £150k - £600k
Closes: on-going
More info on: Arts Impact Fund
40. Public Investment
Digital Innovation Fund for the Arts in Wales
Key feature: The Digital Innovation Fund for the Arts in Wales is a new
strategic partnership between Arts Council of Wales and Nesta,
following on from the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts in Wales. It aims to
encourage arts organisations to undertake innovation projects, using
digital technology as a tool to help improve audience reach and
engagement, or develop new business models.
Scale: £5K - £75K (according to stage)
Closes: stage 1 applications – 11 Dec 2015
More info on: nesta.org
41. Private financing
Balderton has a track record of helping entrepreneurs build substantial
businesses – with more $250m+ exits in the past five years than any other
European venture firm
Connect Ventures, London – invest in mobile, internet and digital media
businesses; invest at the early stage and focus on seed investments;
investment size ranges from £200K-£600k
Index Ventures, London, San Francisco & Geneva – venture capital firm
making investments in information technology and life sciences companies,
since 1996 they have teamed up with technology entrepreneurs in more
than 30 countries
The AngelCo Fund is a £100m investment fund with objectives to back
promising UK businesses at all stages of development and in most sectors,
provided they qualify as an SME.
42. Private financing
Notion Capital, London – invest in B2B Cloud & SaaS companies who have
sustained 100% Year-over-Year growth; investment areas include adtech,
communications and collaboration tools, ecommerce, enterprise software,
fintech and security; portfolio raised over £200m in 2014
Hoxton Ventures, partners with founders seeking to invent new market
categories or transform large, existing industries; their sweet spot is
internet, mobile and software startup investing - up to $2m
The Business Finance Guide, devised for businesses and advisers by the
ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty together with the British Business Bank
and is supported by 17 major professional, membership and representative
organisations; outlines sources of finance available to businesses – ranging
from start-ups to SMEs and growing mid-sized companies
43. Private financing
Better Business Finance is an excellent tool for identifying the right
type of finance at all stages of a business as well as identifying
providers who can help. This section provides a searchable directory
of information about the members of the UK Business Angels
Association, what services they provide and how to contact them.
British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association provides an
explanation of different types of financing and other resources for
entrepreneurs.
The UK Business Angels Association is the national trade
association representing angel and early-stage investment in the UK.
44. Other financing mechanisms
Crowdfunder.co.uk – UK’s largest crowdfunding network having launched
1000’s of projects and raised over £2m, platform launched by KEO digital
and partners include Nesta and Creative England
Funding Circle – an online marketplace which allows savers to lend money
directly to SMEs; as of February 2014 Funding Circle has facilitated £223m
in loans to SMEs
Crowd2Fund – a crowdfunding platform designed to enable a range of
funding options, from loans to equity
SyndicateRoom – equity crowdfunding platform for investing in UK startups
backed by experience business angels
CrowdShed - covers rewards, lending and donation-based crowdfunding
opportunities, focused on creative, academic, charity and cause-based
projects.
45. Launching a new business?
• The Open Data Institute runs a start-up programme that helps
start-ups build business models around open data
• Tech City UK offers advice and support to start-ups looking for
guidance in and around London. It has launched its Digital
Business Academy. Tech City UK can also endorse visa
applications to help recruit talent to Britain.
• Innovate UK - IC tomorrow connects start-ups and SMEs with
leading commercial partners and investors, through funded
contests, events, and strategic matchmaking opportunities.
• Transmit Start Ups provide financial support and mentoring to
creative and digital entrepreneurs that would not normally be
available via traditional banking relationships.
46. Launching a new business?
• AIM Start Up Loans - Government supported start-up loans for the
Creative Industries.
• Seedcamp is a London based accelerator that provides startups
with seed money, mentorship, office space, support over a year
long programme.
• The British Business Angels Association can help put you in touch
with relevant business angel investors.
• Over the next few months Ogilvy Labs is embarking on its Retail
Semester to ‘exhibit knowledge’ into five identified ‘pillars’: In-
Store, Online, Payments, Operations and Engagement.
47. Are you an existing business seeking
non-financial advice or support?
• Nesta’s creative business mentor network offers ambitious
businesses looking to grow one-one mentoring with some
of the creative digital sector’s most successful leaders
• The UKTI offers advice to help with exporting
• Tech City UK can help advise on inward investment
• The Digital Catapult can help you showcase your business
48. Are you an existing business seeking
advice or support?
• AngelList – helps source angel investors
• Subsidised costs to work with a specialist to build and deliver
business growth – GrowthAccelerator
• Capital List - is an investor-introduction service available free
of charge to London based SMEs as part of the Capital
Accelerator Programme
• Interactive Scotland is a Scottish Enterprises project providing
specialist expert advice to all Digital and Creative Businesses
across Scotland
• Grant Thornton provide a specialist service for R&D tax relief/
credits claims
49. Personal Data and Trust Network
A digital business network to build and nurture a community that
brings together industry, the public sector, funders, research
organisations and innovators to support the UK in becoming the
global leader in trust and responsible innovation with personal data.
For more information and to join, visit pdtn.org.
50. Training and skills
• Training in Open Data from the Open Data Institute
• Digital Business Academy – via Tech City
• Digital Project Management – via @IABUK
• Digital Acceleration – via @hyperisland_uk
• Digital training – via @Econsultancy – e-marketing courses
Develop your skills with these world-class courses:
51. Something else we've missed?
Please let us know: cdd@ktn-uk.org
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