Impressions of VFO2015

With a new vision of being the gateway for people who want to do business in Oxford, we welcomed 100s of delegates to our annual conference last month, on 8th July 2015 at Said Business School. Local artist and budding entrepreneur, Merlin Porter, captured some of the networking magic in his live event paintings. All the conference photographs are now online. 

What people said about the annual conference:

• Nice to see networking and real business happening together

• Excellent day at #vfestox – some great and exciting #startup companies

• A great experience to acquire knowledge and benefit from the successful business owners and advisers. Thanks to @Venturefest2015 for a superb event

• Great showcase for business in Oxfordshire

Partner news

Oxford tech company founders: Join a dynamic new network map

If you founded a technology company in Oxfordshire, complete a short survey for a Nesta/Endeavor project that is creating the first network map of the most influential founders and technology companies in London, Oxford and Cambridge. It is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Network (GERN) initiative to create the largest open-source dataset of tech ecosystems. The project is co-funded by the Oxford Trust, University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, Oxfordshire Biosciences Network, Oxford Academic Health Science Network and OxLEP as well as other local partners. If you know other tech founders in Oxford, please forward this message to them so that they can also be included in the network map. 

Enter the Oxford Trust Enterprise awards

The Oxford Trust has launched its 2015 Enterprise Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of science and innovation companies across Oxfordshire and the region. There are three award categories: An award of £5,000 for overall achievement in innovation; young entrepreneur of the year and innovative company of the year. Applications close in September 2015, so apply soon!