Community & Events

The University of the West of England and the University of Bristol invite you to come along to our fun, informal networking evenings at the Engine Shed. Start-Up Drinks Bristol happens on the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm and are for all those interested in start-ups and entrepreneurship. This is a fantastic opportunity ... Read more

A shirty tale - from Bristol to London in 31 years Nick Wheeler (@Nicktheshirt), Founder and Chairman of Charles Tyrwhitt will deliver a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled 'A shirty tale - from Bristol to London in 31 years.' Nick Wheeler started his shirt company, Charles Tyrwhitt, from his room ... Read more

Join us for a night of celebration at the Medilink SW Healthcare Business Awards taking place on 22 March 2018 at its new home at UWE Bristol. Join us for an evening of talks, demonstrations, networking and good food.

Calling all FinTechs! NatWest are collaborating with leading consultancy firm Whitecap Consulting to bring together a range of speakers to provide insight and expertise about the world of Financial Technology at the UK FinTech Forum, holding events across the country - this time in Bristol. The event will take an in depth look at the ... Read more

You and your guests can network, socialise and share the events of the day whilst you enjoy either a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic beverage. All IoD Members are invited to attend and bring up to two guests to any meeting, on the condition that those guests are prospective members. Guests are allowed to ... Read more

Join PwC, Business West and Engine Shed at their Investor Event for their Scale | South West Programme. This will be held as part of Online Influence Conference at Engine Shed. 12 of the South West's most disruptive late stage start-ups will be selected to join an intensive 12 week journey to accelerate and scale ... Read more

For many, selling their business might seem like a distance off, with more pressing needs to manage the business day-to-day. In this Threads we discuss how early groundwork can help achieve a better exit process, with key points for consideration being: - Where is the value in the business and how do you protect it? ... Read more

Future Space Members Only Are you developing or improving new products, processes or services in your business? You could get a cash payment to support your businesses’ exciting development plans using the government’s research and development (R&D) tax credit incentive. SMEs can recoup up to 33p of every £1 spent with R&D tax credits and ... Read more

Aligning Interests: Lessons from the world of Private Equity Tim Parker (@PostOffice), Chairman of the Post Office, will deliver a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled 'Aligning Interests: Lessons from the world of Private Equity.' One of the advantages of the private equity model of ownership is that management team of ... Read more

Future Space customers only networking. Thursday 12th April is the new date from our postponed March networking event. Spring will be upon us and the snow will be all but a distant memory. Join us for networking, beer and pizza. This is our quarterly networking event for the University Enterprise Zone, which is open to ... Read more