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National Business Innovation Centres was formed as a not for profit organisation, designed to provide incubation services and low cost office space for start-ups and early stage businesses.
We have just opened two locations in London, to serve new companies. One of these locations is in Putney and the other is in Shaftesbury Avenue. We also have plans in place to open a further ten Innovation Centres by the end of 2005.
My view of the incubation market is that most projects are localised, and in many cases are bolted onto the side of a university. Whilst this can be an effective environment, I believe that additional benefits can be gained from having a larger group of Innovation Centres to create a bigger pool of knowledge, and who can then share experiences, resources, information, and generally cooperate with each other more easily than independent sites can.
We have formed some partnerships with organisations who will provide additional skills and onsite seminars, and we have also negotiated free advice from some of the partners. The partners we have in place include a university, legal practice and an accountants practice.
Personally I have been dissatisfied with the quality of support provided by government sponsored business support organisations in the UK. I want this project to serve as a focal point for new businesses, and also as an environment to bring them together with more experienced business people who can contribute valuable experiences.
These are early days for the project but we have a clear vision and achievable objectives. I am also open to ideas, and cooperation with other organisations who think they can add value to the project.
We will also be introducing a referal scheme at a later date, for organisations who want to introduce new businesses to the incubator.
You can use the following link to download a draft copy of our brochure which, subject to some final tweaks, is scheduled to go to print this week.
http://www.simonread.com/National Business Innovation Centres.pdf
We have just opened two locations in London, to serve new companies. One of these locations is in Putney and the other is in Shaftesbury Avenue. We also have plans in place to open a further ten Innovation Centres by the end of 2005.
My view of the incubation market is that most projects are localised, and in many cases are bolted onto the side of a university. Whilst this can be an effective environment, I believe that additional benefits can be gained from having a larger group of Innovation Centres to create a bigger pool of knowledge, and who can then share experiences, resources, information, and generally cooperate with each other more easily than independent sites can.
We have formed some partnerships with organisations who will provide additional skills and onsite seminars, and we have also negotiated free advice from some of the partners. The partners we have in place include a university, legal practice and an accountants practice.
Personally I have been dissatisfied with the quality of support provided by government sponsored business support organisations in the UK. I want this project to serve as a focal point for new businesses, and also as an environment to bring them together with more experienced business people who can contribute valuable experiences.
These are early days for the project but we have a clear vision and achievable objectives. I am also open to ideas, and cooperation with other organisations who think they can add value to the project.
We will also be introducing a referal scheme at a later date, for organisations who want to introduce new businesses to the incubator.
You can use the following link to download a draft copy of our brochure which, subject to some final tweaks, is scheduled to go to print this week.
http://www.simonread.com/National Business Innovation Centres.pdf
