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The Strategic Role of Birmingham City Council in Supporting Academic Entrepreneurship in the West Midlands Region Joanna Fletcher European Bioenergy Research Institute Aston University Content: Academic POLICY entrepreneurship LOCAL
Joanna Fletcher European Bioenergy Research Institute Aston University
SME incubation
Cooperation between technology parks and investors
Academic entrepreneurship
Academy for Chief Executives
Birmingham Business Improvement Districts
Aston University
Aston Reinvestment Fund Association of Town Centre Management
Assay Office
Birmingham City University Birmingham Research Park Birmingham Science City Birmingham Science Park Aston
British Jewellers’ Association Business Insight Deloitte LLP Finance Birmingham Federation
Businesses
Department for Communities and Local Government
Euro Cities GBSLEP Jewellery Quarter Trade Alliance
Marketing Birmingham
Midlands Heart
PA Consulting Ltd
Prince’ Trust UK Trade and Industry Business in the Community City Centre Partnership GHK Consulting Ltd
European Regions Research and Innovation Network University
Birmingham West Midlands in Europe Birmingham Chamber Group Creative Birmingham Partnership Innovation Xchange
WM Manufacturing Advisory Service
RECESSION ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC GROWTH
Birmingham Economic Development Partnership
Collection of projects worth of £10million to get higher skills graduates into private sector employment or to train graduates to develop entrepreneurial skills
short term project based placements in the private sector
Development Agency to fill a gap in the market placing graduates into SME jobs
graduate level or to advertise graduate opportunities in the Birmingham area
Graduate Advantage Case Studies Graduate Intern secures permanent role in luxury travel company Travel Club Elite is an award winning luxury travel and holiday business based in Birmingham. They contacted Graduate Advantage to source an Intern to assist with the growth of Sales, maintaining the Website and to help to free up time to concentrate on higher level Strategy. Graduate Sherrie Henry was the successful intern to secure the role of Digital Copywriter Graduate intern makes significant impact at The Giftware Association The Giftware Association wanted to invest in a Graduate Intern to drive forward their social media presence and website development. Assistant internship was a fantastic opportunity for a graduate to gain hands on experience and specific responsibility for customer service and project work. Michael Hardwick, Human Geography graduate from Sheffield Hallam University successfully secured the internship. Graduate Intern's ambition leads to permanent role Let's Live Residential Lettings is a growing micro business with a housing stock of 250 properties in Birmingham city centre, Edgbaston and Harborne. They were looking to recruit a graduate to support and assist with administration duties within the business. French and Hispanic Studies graduate Kezia Stanley-Kaussen was successfully recruited for the role of Lettings Coordinator.
Birmingham Skills for Enterprise and Employability Network
BSEEN is a collaborative scheme led by Aston University. It is a student and graduate start-up programme. It offers a great package of intensive start-up support for new ventures. Successful participants benefit from a variety of workshops, networking opportunities, tailored mentoring, grant and work space at Birmingham Science Park Aston, Birmingham City University or the University of
graduation living in the West Midlands region. Once a business is registered the support provided by BSEEN is classed as De Minimis Aid (up to 200,000 EUROS of aid every three year period). Ongoing support is available to business owners for one year. Business owners typically receive £1340, which includes a grant plus monthly support.
Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f) is an incubator programme to support the growth of technology companies in the West Midlands (gaming, in cloud, social media, applications, digital technologies, clean tech and low carbon). Based at the Innovation Birmingham Campus, e4f helps start-ups that use technology in innovative ways to launch, develop and grow their business. E4f provides smart incubation for up to 9 months (access to our Entrepreneurs in Residence to build a robust action plan and accelerate the development of business into a commercial enterprise; access to co-working space, a state-of-the-art meeting room, 1-2-1 sessions with visiting experts, round-table discussions, workshops, partner benefits, showcasing opportunities and investment days, advice on and access to finance). E4f provides an access to purpose built Test Lab with the latest digital devices and software for developers to test their apps and programmes.
Not just an ordinary office. e4f is a vibrant community of multidiscipline entrepreneurs working on a variety of tech start-ups. I have been lucky enough to be a part of e4f for almost a year in which time I can truly say that my knowledge, skills and business progress have greatly benefitted from the events, visiting expert sessions, great management and community that e4f have facilitated. Mike Bandar, Director, Turn Partners After hearing about e4f at Tech Wednesday, we knew it was a place we had to be to grow as a start- up and meet like-minded people. Being here now for over six months has proven to be a success, we've met many new clients, and people that can help and mentor us in difficult situations. e4f offers a wealth of talent and expertise; it’s a place any tech start-up should be at. Ben and Paul O’Brien, Founders, Fresh Face Media
It is a successful revenue programme consisting of high growth coaching and mentoring and financial assistance. It offers financial assistance via revenue and capital grants of £10,000 - £20,000 to existing growing SMEs towards expansion, relocation, capital equipment, coaching and mentoring and market development costs. The programme has demonstrated a successful model of improving confidence, encouraging private sector investment, stimulating business growth and creating new jobs.
The programme offered SMEs financial assistance to acquire new plant and equipment upgrades, investment in production processes, development of innovative production processes to have products that are “close to market” and business innovation mentoring. The Programme delivered 760 new and safeguarded jobs (350 target) and
investment by the private sector SME being equal to the grant secured.
sector,
development, coaching and mentoring, market development costs
Business Development Programme (£8.5m) Green Bridge (£15m) Business Innovation Programme (£10m) Start-up Programme (£5m) Star Supplier Programme (£11.4m) Supply chain programmes: High Speed 2 (£40m)
Work with large companies to build capacity of their supply chain: Success of SMEs feeds the success of large companies increase business support •increase geography • portfolio of programmes • new delivery models • open to new companies • support of large companies (R-R, Carillion)