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Upcoming BEN Events

Thursday 09/02/2012 18:00 - 21:00
Are you getting revenue from your IP?   Every business owns intellectual property. The question is: what is it worth, and how do you generate cash from it? This BEN networking event will explor...
Thursday 08/03/2012 18:00 - 21:00
Do you want to know what is happening in the world of robotics?   Explore the 'inner geek' in yourself with this update on one of today's most exciting technologies. With speakers from universi...
Thursday 19/04/2012 18:00 - 21:00
If you are starting a business, or looking to grow an existing one, you will need some cash. Unsecured bank loans are harder to come by, and everyone is becoming more discriminating with their inve...

Telling the Story

Bristol city region is at the centre of a Silicon design cluster that is the second biggest in the world, after Silicon Valley. It is double the size of its nearest UK competitor, Cambridge, and in the last decade, start-ups in the South West have attracted more than $550 million in investment and returned more than $800 million to shareholders. (NESTA report: chips with everything)

It has been called the invention that will bring down global capitalism, start a second industrial revolution and save the environment. In a laboratory in Bath, engineer Adrian Bowyer has created a 3-D printer; a machine that could allow us to make anything we want, in our own homes.

Venturefest Bristol 2011

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Investors, entrepreneurs, aspiring and established businesses and creative contributors were all part of the 600 strong crowd that came through the door for Venturefest Bristol 2011. The event, which took place at the Bristol & Bath Science Park yesterday (3rd November), was organised by Science City Bristol.  Individuals and businesses made contacts that will help turn their ideas into commercial success stories, which could lead to more jobs and bring more money into the West of England.

 The core of the event was the demonstration of new business ideas. These businesses, many from Bristol, were found in the Innovation Showcase, sharing their ideas, such as 3D imaging, low carbon transport and problem solving with chemical formulations. Other companies were found perfecting their pitch in "The Pitch at Venturefest". Those who are aspiring to be entrepreneurs took park in a Bite-sized MBA, to start to hone their business skills.

 

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