StartUp Britain 3 Months On
National campaign, StartUp Britain was launched on 28 March meaning the campaign has just passed its third month. We thought this a fitting time to update on how the campaign is doing and what’s next for StartUp Britain.
For anyone not aware of the campaign, StartUp Britain aims to encourage more people to start a business and support existing businesses to grow. It does this by providing useful resources and opening up access to corporate offers. The campaign is about promoting enterprise and does not itself deliver business support. The campaign was launched with support from the Prime Minister and is run by a small team of business owners.
StartUp Britain announced its founding sponsors this month as AXA, Barclays, Dell, MITIE, PayPal, Microsoft, Intel and Intuit. The sponsors have pledged their support to backing British startups in the UK
StartUp Britain announced its founding sponsors this month as AXA, Barclays, Dell, MITIE, PayPal, Microsoft, Intel and Intuit. The sponsors have pledged their support to backing British startups in the UK.
Since StartUp Britain www.startupbritain.org launched, the campaign has gained momentum with:
- Over than 1,500 hours of mentoring claimed
- Over 3,500 Blackberry sponsored StartUp Guides downloaded
- Over 140,000 visits to the Startup Britain website
- Over 6,000 followers of Startup Britain’s Twitter account
What’s new?
StartUp Britain is partnering with the Marketing Agencies Association from 4-8 July to provide a week of free keynotes, seminars and workshops on everything from 'The Power of Marketing' to 'Building Customer Loyalty'.
Startup Saturday: A weekly, nationwide course designed to turn a passion, hobby or skill into a way of making a living, being held at seven Staples stores, with a nationwide roll out from September.
Startup Summer: During the Summer, a collaboration project with UCL will see five students or teams who successfully pitched a business idea given ongoing access to mentoring from entrepreneurs and investors, University resources and a project budget. The team judged to have made the most progress in developing their business will win the StartUp Summer prize of around £15,000.
All the evidence, and all our experience over the years, sometimes working in the most deprived parts of the country, tells us that there is a huge demand for face to face advice. It’s not needed for everyone and it’s not the only answer, but impartial professional advice is the gold standard of business support.
For more information about start-up Britain visit: http://www.startupbritain.org