The SETsquared Partnership has been shortlisted in the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year Award category of the Times Higher Education (THE) Leadership and Management Awards for its highly acclaimed Entrepreneur’s Programme.
The SETsquared Partnership is the enterprise collaboration between the universities of Southampton, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, and Surrey, with SETsquared Southampton based at the University of Southampton Science Park.
The specialist business support services are designed specifically to help high-tech, high-growth companies achieve their potential.
For each enterprise it works with, SETsquared creates a bespoke package of business and investment support, including access to: professional services, carefully matched business mentors, strategic advice and knowledge transfer.
Karen Brooks, Programme Director commented:
“Our Entrepreneur’s Programme has enabled us to take SETsquared out of the campus and into new regions and sectors.
“Hundreds of promising technology entrepreneurs have now benefited from the programme and we’re starting to see some fantastic success stories of companies that have graduated – in terms of raising investment and securing grant funding. It’s fantastic that it’s been shortlisted for this prestigious national award.”
SETsquared was ranked World’s Best Business Incubator earlier in the year, meaning that its maintained its world-leading position since 2015.
Winners of the 10th THE Leadership and Management Awards will be announced on Thursday 21 June 2018.
