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A new group-travel experience, Betternotstop aims to help small business owners escape the daily grind, refocus their efforts and gain control of their business, with business-focused adventures in the choice of fourteen countries. From remote working, co-working, and working holidays, it is fair to say that employee work options have evolved over the last few years.The brainchild of Manchester-b...
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Should You Choose Manchester for Your Next Startup? Manchester is one of the UK’s biggest and most vibrant cities. It is the second largest city by area in the UK, after London. Any business looking to establish a foothold in the north of England should consider Manchester as a potential destination. As well as providing access to one of the UK’s most populous cities, Manchester is a...
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Does your healthtech startup have a solution that improves the experience of those with dementia or frailty, the delivery of primary care and outpatient services, or the improvement of health prevention and public health? If so, the 12-week Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge, could be for you. Led by UP Ventures, the Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge will shortlist a number...
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Innovation in MedTech thanks to Manchester based startup Elucid Mhealth who are on a mission to support patients to take their medication properly. One of the biggest concerns for healthcare professionals when it comes to medication is the issue of patients not taking it correctly – by either forgetting to take the correct dosage or even forgetting to take it at all.Having recogni...
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Upside Energy - The Manchester based startup that's creating innovative digital solutions that support the energy management systems of the future It’s not exactly a secret that relying on fossil fuels is a short-sighted, finite solution to energy production. Renewable energy is on the rise and becoming more powerful. Soon, we will live in a world where homes and businesses all contribute t...
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Enhance convenience and efficiency by giving your home a brain, care of Manchester-based startup Wondrwall, a smart home intelligence system that learns from your behaviour. Smart homes are catching on more and more these days. Why stand up and walk all the way to the lightswitch when you can turn on the lights from your phone? Why turn down the heating when your smart thermostat can do it for yo...
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As the culmination of their latest programme, AccelerateME will hold a Demo Day on the 6th of June 2018. We asked the AccelerateME team to share all the details...AccelerateME is a pre-seed accelerator for students and graduates from University of Manchester. Participants go through an intensive 12-week programme during which they are guided by mentors, receive office space and up to £1,500 ...
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When Storify announced last December that it will officially shut down in May 2018, Wakelet a free-to-use content curation platform saw an opportunity, and quickly came up with a solution for Wakelet users to find a new home for their content. Storify, a leading digital publishing tool that allowed users to chronologically order links and social media posts, along with their own no...
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In response to the digital challenges faced by SMEs, Digital 4.0, the knowledge-sharing & networking event, aims to help SME's embrace digital opportunities. Small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy. As of December, there were 5.7 million businesses registered in the UK, of which more than 99% are SMEs, accounting for 60% of employment and 51% of turnover. ...
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Current or recent students (up to 2-year alumni) at University of Manchester with businesses at ideas-stage & beyond take note - AccelerateME, a 12-week programme aimed at supporting 'student lead' early-stage startups get to the next level, closes for applications ASAP. Run for students, by students, AccelerateME is a 12-week programme ran at the University of Manchester, via student society...
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