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Welcome to the May edition of SPARK
Welcome to the latest edition of SPARK, Warwick Science Park's e-newsletter. In this edition, we celebrate successes from a selection of our tenants and business support clients. Other items we have covered are Pitchfest 2018, and how to apply for it, information on current and new Innovate UK funding competitions as well as an overview of relevant events and workshops. Our guest column by Helen Barge is a timely reminder, that in spite of GDPR, the world doesn't stop turning on the 25th May.
We hope you find the newsletter useful and informative. We would like to encourage you to submit your own stories for consideration for the next edition of SPARK or give us your feedback. Please use the links at the bottom of this newsletter to do so.
UK Based Consultancy Firm Secures Significant Contract
A global West Midlands technology firm has secured a significant contract with one of the UK’s leading ports.
MCP Consulting Group Ltd (MCP), which was awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2016, provides asset management consulting and training services in a variety of sectors including automotive, aviation and aerospace, and food and drink.
Moasure ONE - The World's First Motion-Measure
The Moasure ONE is a new product that has been developed and created by 3D Technologies.
Described as the world’s first motion-measure, the ground-breaking piece of equipment accurately measures volume, area, circumference, height, angle, level and more by simply moving.
New Innovate UK funding competitions launched
Innovate UK has recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from robotics to smart energy systems.
Hunt to find best business pitch in the Midlands
The search is on to find the region’s best business pitch in the fourth annual Pitchfest competition. Applications are now open!
Design and manufacturing studio grows 80% after Business Ready support
A Warwickshire entrepreneur, who grew up wanting to ‘design trainers for Nike’, is growing his own cool design and manufacturing studio in Coventry after receiving business support.
Expanding Tech Firm on target to hit 100,000 Users
A rapidly expanding Warwickshire technology company, which provides property firms with mapped information on sites across the UK, is on target to hit 100,000 users by the summer after clinching a major contract.
GDPR Makes You Fat……and other scare stories
As we head towards GDPR day – May 25 – the number of scare stories about the new regulations seems to be spinning out of control.
Business Planning Workshop - Coventry University Enterprises
📆 6th Jun: This workshop is for anyone that has developed or is developing a new product, service or idea.
Raising Finance for Business - Business Ready
📆 3rd Jul: This workshop is for small businesses who are looking to raise funds and grow.
Digital Series: Coventry & Warwickshire - Part 1
📆 12th Jul: Learn how to reach over 2 billion consumers online around the world through SEO.
Info2Grow: Embracing Digital Technologies
📆 12th Jun: Come along to Info2Grow to find out how using digital technologies can help you grow your business!
Queen's Award for Enterprise Masterclass
📆14th Jun: This event aims to help businesses who are considering applying for the Queen's Award for Enterprise.
TaaS Technology Conference - Transportation-as-a-Service
📆 9th-10th Jul: A global conference and exhibition on Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and the TaaS industry.
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