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WORLD LEADING BUSINESS SUPPORT
SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership and a dynamic collaboration between the five leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Ranked as the Global No. 1 Business Incubator, we provide a wide range of highly acclaimed support programmes to help turn ideas into thriving businesses.
Whatever stage you’re at – whether you’re a student, academic researcher, start-up tech founder or running an innovative SME – our programmes are tailored to support your venture throughout its lifecycle.
Independent research carried out by Warwick Economics has estimated the economic impact of SETsquared supported companies to £8.6bn, with the creation of 20,000 jobs, by 2030 this is set to grow to £26.9bn.
Find out about SETsquared’s track record for successSETsquared alongside our partner universities is helping to facilitate this process by putting in place a number of schemes and programmes which not only are helping researchers to work more innovatively but also to ensure external business is able to tap into the resources and expertise available within universities.
4,000+
businesses supported since 2002
£8.6bn
contributed to the UK economy From 2012-2017
10,900
jobs have been created with our help
£26.9bn
Projected GVA by 2030
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Professor Phil Taylor
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, University of Bristol
Siobain Hone
Chair of Student Enterprise Practice Group
David Woolley
Chair of Research Commercialisation Practice Group
Karen Brooks
Programme Director, SETsquared
Caroline Quest
Director of Research & Innovation Services, University of Bath
Claire Thorne
Director of Innovation Strategy, University of Surrey
Lorna Colquhoun
Director of Research and Innovation Services, University of Southampton
Sean Fielding
Director of Innovation, Impact and Business, University of Exeter
SETsquared is a partnership between