Oxford Innovation

"We think small businesses are just great!" Managing Director, Jane Galsworthy speaks with our Business Funding Summit host Brody Swain about the work Oxford Innovation Advice does and the reasons why. "We are really passionate about the difference that small businesses make to local economies in terms of creating jobs, and creating fantastic places to live." Watch the full interview here. West Midlands Combined Authority Investment Readiness Programme (Access to Finance) Business Growth West Midlands Andrew Finley, Kapil Patel, Paul Dickens, Dean Barnes, Martin Hall, Amanda Johnston, David Ledbury

We're celebrating 30 years of success in connecting investors with innovative high growth businesses across the country. Our angel investment community, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Ltd (OION Ltd), was established in 1994 as one of the UK’s first business angel networks. Today, OION (part of Oxford Innovation Finance) is one of the largest angel networks in the UK. #angelinvestors #angelnetwork #angelinvestment #SMEfinance #SMEs #economicdevelopment #innovation #championingSMEs #OION

We're delighted to announce that Oxford Innovation Space and #Microsoft are working together to support the growth of some of the country’s most innovative early-stage #businesses. This collaboration will further enhance the suite of support we offer #entrepreneurs and #SMEs based within our 32 innovation centres across the UK and Ireland. “We are excited to be working with Oxford Innovation Space to help start-ups seize the AI opportunity and build innovative solutions on the Microsoft Cloud,” said Paul Veck, Strategic Partner Development, Microsoft UK. With Microsoft’s world-class technology and our comprehensive business support framework and toolkit, we are creating environments where businesses can develop groundbreaking solutions and scale rapidly. #innovationcentres #innovation #collaboration #AI #BusinessSupport #championingSMEs

Two weeks on from the first #budget statement by the #Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, we've been further exploring the impacts the budget statement might have on the UK’s SME community and hearing the concerns of individual businesses. In our latest #blog, our Group Chief Executive David Crichton-Miller considers the impacts on SMEs and whether the measures will encourage economic growth. He draws out five big themes: 1️⃣ Profits and revisiting investment plans 2️⃣ A clear roadmap and stability  3️⃣ Research & Development 4️⃣ Investment in innovation 5️⃣ Encouraging entrepreneurship? Read this latest blog: https://lnkd.in/eEJwUMkU #Budget2024 #AutumnBudget #SMEs #innovation #investment #ChampioningSMEs #SupportingSMEs #economicdevelopment Oxford Innovation Finance Oxford Innovation Advice Oxford Innovation Space

We were delighted to host a visit yesterday from Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), and her colleague Kapila Perera at Oxford Centre for Innovation, which is home to an array of companies developing groundbreaking technologies. We had some interesting discussions, and our team were able to share their insights on the challenges facing #SMEs and the wider business support ecosystem based on their first-hand experience in providing specialist business support programmes, space and #finance to SMEs across the UK through our companies Oxford Innovation Advice , Oxford Innovation Finance and Oxford Innovation Space.   As part of the event, Rain and Kapila met with businesses Oxford Sigma, NavLive, Quantum Dice and Optellum to discuss their own #innovation journeys (from initial idea/concept through R&D to #commercialisation) and the challenges they’ve faced in starting and scaling their #businesses. #smallbusinesses #scaleup #startups #BusinessSupport #sustainablegrowth #innovationcentres #economicgrowth #economicdevelopment #UKeconomy #placemaking #championingSMEs #investment #accesstofinance #SMEstrategy Graham M. Richard Cooper

⌽ Oxford Innovation Finance invests in space analytics company HoxtonAi, a people counting and occupancy monitoring technology that tracks movements in real-time and provides detailed insights to help businesses optimise their use of physical spaces. 📹 Hoxton AI’s easy to install technology is revolutionising the efficiency and utilisation of physical spaces with a self-serve and software first system that enhances decision-making for boosting customer experiences, streamlining operations and improving space management. 👀 Read the full PR here: https://bit.ly/3AtQUXI Oxford Innovation Finance provides all-important access to finance for early-stage science and technology businesses and supports them on their growth journey. If you are interested in investing in the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund which provides access to a diverse selection of high-quality and high-growth early-stage companies from across the UK, and has its next close on 31st January 2025, visit our website where you’ll find all the relevant information: https://lnkd.in/eJxEvSRs CAPITAL AT RISK - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. #oxfordinnovationfinance #eis #oion #angelinvesting #earlystage #technology #peoplecounting #occupancymonitoring #spacemanagement

Don't miss this webinar on 6 November at 4pm. Experts from Oxford Innovation Finance and PwC will be discussing tax and some of the key announcements from the autumn budget (30 Oct). Register your interest now.

⌽ Oxford Innovation Finance presents its latest selection of innovative early-stage companies at the upcoming OION Showcase event on 23 October 2024. 💡 The online event will see 8 next generation science and technology companies pitch their innovative solutions to an audience of specialist Angel Investors from across the UK. Oxford Innovation Finance is the home of OION, one of the oldest and largest angel investment networks in the UK 🇬🇧 💰 If you’re a company seeking investment and interested in pitching at the next OION Showcase event, register here: https://lnkd.in/eYnYVepW 👼 If you’re an investor interested in accessing the innovation ecosystem of Oxford Innovation Finance through its angel network, register here: https://lnkd.in/ep8s6kk2 If you are interested in investing in the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund which provides access to a diverse selection of high-quality and high-growth early-stage companies from across the UK, and has its next close on 31st October 2024, visit our website where you’ll find all the relevant information: https://lnkd.in/eJxEvSRs CAPITAL AT RISK - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. #oxfordinnovationfinance #oion #innovation #nextgeneration #scienceandtechnology #angelinvesting 10T Tech Limited OutSee OSSTEC Cryogenx Map Impact Oxford Drug Design Thrift+ Gardin Agritech Richard Cooper Jens Tholstrup Eileen Modral FRSA Chris Oliver Steve Piercy Christopher Buckland David Crichton-Miller Oxford Innovation Space Oxford Innovation Advice Oxford Innovation Justin Lawson Alex Upton Nicola McConville Jemima King Alison Richardson Heather Stewart Cazenove Capital PwC Mishcon de Reya LLP Richardsons Moorcrofts LLP

Accessing finance remains one of the main barriers to growth for leaders of small and medium sized enterprises and it is a challenge that has two potential angles for intervention – intervening to make better lenders to SMEs or intervening to make better borrowers. The question is which intervention would produce the best outcomes? In our latest blog, our Group CEO, David Crichton-Miller, looks at the need to improve financial literacy among SMEs. Financial forecasting, understanding different types of finance and applying for appropriate sources of finance, can be a steep learning curve for business owners who are not experts in business finance. Just as presenter and personal finance expert Martin Lewis is calling for financial education for young people, we believe providing impartial advice to business owners and helping them develop their knowledge in regards to business finance, can often be the difference between the long-term success or failure of their business. Read our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/ecFjBbQf #BFW24 #Finance #ChampioningSMEs #SMEfinance #financialmanagement #FinancialLiteracy #SMEs #SMEleaders #BusinessSupport #BusinessSupportProgrammes #accesstofinance #localauthorities #localgoverment #economicgrowth #UKSPF #SharedProsperityFund #economicdevelopment Local Government Association Times Enterprise Network TheMJ Oxford Innovation Advice Oxford Innovation Finance Oxford Innovation Space

Oxford Innovation Space has been shortlisted for national awards! Two of our innovation centres have been recognised in the UKSPA - The United Kingdom Science Park Association 40th anniversary awards. Plus, one of our resident SMEs has also been shortlisted. This recognition is testament to the success and impact of our work over the last 35 years. Congratulations to the teams at Future Space - Bristol, Vulcan Works and CardMedic on becoming finalists and good luck at next week's awards evening!