Address

SETsquared Business Acceleration, Surrey Technology Centre, 40 Occam Rd, Surrey Research Park, Surrey, GU2 7YG.

Telephone

+44 (0)1483 682682

Centre Director

Sarah De'Lacy
Tel: +44 (0)1483 685722
Email:sarah.delacy@setsquared.co.uk

Capacity

9 desks

Physical Features

The SETsquared centre is on the highly successful Surrey Research Park, in the Research Park's Technology Centre, sharing many of its facilities including a good canteen and video conferencing. Meeting rooms, reception facility, kitchen, broadband, wireless data and telecoms. Just off the A3 on the outskirts of Guildford. Good transport links A3, M25 and 30 minutes into Waterloo from Guildford train station.

Support Features

Standard SETsquared Business Acceleration model for virtual, pre-incubation and incubation stage companies.

24 Mentors attached to the Centre.

A wide variety of events, workshops and seminars are organised for members as well as investment readiness programmes and introductions across multiple networks.

Host University

University of Surrey - www.surrey.ac.uk

Key Academic Research Themes

The University of Surrey ranks fifth in the UK's league of top research universities by dint of its strengths in disciplines such as applied maths, physics and chemical engineering. The university also has a strong reputation for electronic engineering and is particularly well-known for its pioneering work in space and miniature satellite technology. Ventures based at the centre are biased towards sectors such as electronics, computing and telecoms.

RDA

South East England Development Agency - SEEDA
www.seeda.co.uk

Regional sector features

SEEDA have set up six sector consortia in the areas of:

• Aerospace and Defence - Farnborough Aerospace Consortium;
• Marine - Marine South East;
• Construction - South East Centre for the Built Environment;
• Environmental Technologies - Envirobusiness South East;
• Health Technologies - South East Health Technologies Alliance; and
• Digital Content - South East Media Network.

Corporate Finance Community

SEEDA is responsible for managing two national Business Support products within the South East, Selective Finance for Investment in England (SFIE) and Grant for Research & Development (G4R&D).

The region is also home to Finance South East (FSE), the not-for-profit funding company which has helped companies in the region raise in excess of £20million.

Established networks

• Surrey 100 Club - www.surrey.ac.uk/100Club
  
• Surrey Technology Centre - www.surrey.ac.uk/stc
• UK Trade & Investment - www.uktisoutheast.co.uk
• Business Link - www.businesslinksurrey.co.uk
• Finance SouthEast - www.financesoutheast.com
• Surrey Economic Partnership - www.surreyeconomicpartnership.org

Culture

Guildford, a historic market town, lies as a gateway to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With picturesque villages at its doorstep, it's hard to believe the area is also within easy reach of London (around 30 miles away).

Attractions in the area include historic buildings, such as the National Trust's Clandon Park and Hatchlands Park. Another attraction is Guildford Cathedral, with its imposing exterior yet beautiful interior; it is floodlit to spectacular effect at night.

Theatres, restaurants and a huge variety of social activities abound.

Employment Creation Metrics

Surrey Incubation - SETsquared

2002 - 2008
To date Surrey has incubated over 40 start ups
Money raised to date via grants/angels/venture capital is £9 million
Companies who engaged with mentors - 39 of which 8 became part of the company
Companies still trading: 35
No of jobs created: 67

Surrey Technology Centre

In the past 5 years the Surrey Technology Centre has incubated over 140 technology businesses.
Approximate money raised to date via grants/ angels/venture capital is in excess of £100 million.
Rental generated from The Surrey Technology is £2.2 million per annum.
40% of Tenants located in the other 28 buildings on the park started their life in the STC.
Approximate within the STC no of employees: 500.