Autumn 2007
Business Problems Answered
Every Enterprise Hub business is unique, but certain challenges are common to every business - and some questions crop up again and again. We asked three Enterprise Hub Directors to choose a question they've been asked more than a few times, and give us a quick answer... Read more...
CASE STUDY: Low carbon, high growth
The UK's eco credentials are under fire. A report leaked to The Guardian has revealed that the UK will struggle to meet the EU target of generating 20% of its energy through renewables by 2020, while the housing industry is lobbying hard to remove or replace the rules requiring new builds to reduce carbon emissions (see below). Could the UK's green love affair be ending? Not if Tim Fenn has anything to say about it. Read more...
CASE STUDY: Scientist, Analyst, Entrepreneur
“I didn’t really set out to run my own business,” Dr Stephen Osborne, MD of East Sussex Enterprise Hub client Pastel Bioscience explains. “I thought I had a great idea and I wanted to develop it. I started the business to support the idea, rather than the other way round.” Read more...
CASE STUDY: Walk this way
It's good to talk, or so they say. With mobile phone penetration at 108% in the UK, and 98% of people keeping their phone switched on when they leave the house, we seem to believe it. Certainly the spread of mobile telephony has been one of the defining social changes of the last 20 years. And, as with any widespread environmental change, there are opportunities to be had for those clever and adaptable enough to find them Read more...
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: I wouldn't start from here
At start-up or early stage development, you may think you’re too small to worry about “corporate governance” – but it’s never too early to get into good habits, argues Enterprise Hub Director Martin Brassell. Read more...
HUB FOCUS: Thought for food
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Food Industry By SIMON DALE, Director of the Food Technology Enterprise Hub Read more...
HUB NEWS: Community Quality
Portsmouth-based company, Territory Mapping, has become the first CIC (community interest company) to join the 50,000 UK businesses that have gained IS0 9001:2000 certification. Read more...
HUB NEWS: Food Hub serves up a feast
The Food Technology Enterprise Hub has announced that its clients have now raised a total of £1.4 million in investment. Read more...
HUB NEWS: FSE PoCKeTs award
The PoCKeT Fund, managed by Finance South East (FSE) has received the prestigious British Business Angel Association (BBAA) award for ‘most exciting new entrant to the market’ Read more...
HUB NEWS: Sound tracking
An innovative transport sound system, “Soundscape”, produced by Sittingbourne Hub client Turning Points Ltd, has been purchased by Norway’s second largest transport company, Tide coaches, for its Bergen-based sightseeing operation. Read more...
HUB NEWS: Sun Arise
Sittingbourne Enterprise Hub client, Solarstar Technology Ltd, is forging links with several Asian countries in the Tsunami zone to licence their innovative renewable technologies. Read more...
INNOVATIONS: Plasma Protection
A breakthrough coating technology that is invisible to the naked eye and delivers a level of liquid resistance never seen before has been developed by Oxfordshire enterprise Hub client P2i Ltd. Read more...
INNOVATIONS: Streams of conscience
Isle of Wight Enterprise Hub Client, WAB Energy Systems, has launched a new service to bring its considerable expertise in renewable energy services and products to UK and international clients Read more...
INNOVATIONS: Pay as you go publishing
A low-cost professional publishing tool, that avoids the costs of ‘user licenses,’ is revolutionising magazine production for small and medium sized publishers Read more...
INNOVATIONS: Slipping Into Gear
A clever idea from Canterbury Enterprise Hub client Ice Alert is establishing a firm foothold in road safety and saving lives across many countries Read more...
INNOVATIONS: Under Pressure
Poorly inflated tyres cost money and lives. Ninety percent of the cars on Britain’s roads have tyres that are an average 10% under-inflated; this means that they wear out 8% faster and cost 2% more in fuel. Read more...
LAST WORDS: Innovation and the Entrpreneuer
Enterprise Hub Network Director Marilyn Huckerby has her say. In this edition she’s interested in the differences, and links, between innovation and entrepreneurship, and why they deserve attention and support. Read more...
PARTNER: CommercialiSE
If you need support to develop a new business idea, and you are based in the South East of England, CommercialiSE could help you to access advice, funds and industry experts Read more...
PARTNER: Sweetening the Pill - BFAS & SEHTA
First some figures. The UK has one of the most successful health technology industries in the world, and the South East is arguably the most important region within this. In 2004 the UK biotechnology sector comprised 350 companies employing almost 19,000 people, was developing or waiting on approval for 195 new drugs, and generated over €3.76bn in revenues. Read more...
Q & A : Radiation Watch
Isle of Wight Enterprise Hub company Radiation Watch Limited (RWL) develops technologies for the detection and measurement of radiation using a unique approach. Read more...
