In addition to your creative neighbours within Innovation Centre, your business is surrounded by a wider community that brings all sorts of added advantages.
Simply being based on the Knowledge Gateway itself opens you up to other businesses just like yours, presenting great opportunities to collaborate, socialise and network. The adjoining university campus means not only do you have access to technology research and expertise, but you can also go to the gym, do some shopping or even do your banking in your lunch break.
So, whether you want to pick the brains of one of our own experienced business leaders, or connect with other like-minded entrepreneurs, we’re can make that happen.
The University of Essex’s Colchester campus is a lively and exciting place to be based, offering businesses access to incredible facilities:
Every Friday our breakfast event is served in a relaxed environment with the region's hottest techies, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, start-ups and business people sharing their expertise with the local tech community and interested people wanting to find out how tech can transform their business. Enjoy a light breakfast whilst networking, followed with a lightning ... Read more
The Signals Game Academy aims to help train and inspire the next generation of British game makers, supporting talented and committed young people aged 16 – 18, to develop the knowledge and skills to make a career in the game industry a reality. The Signals Game Academy is a week of workshops and masterclasses covering ... Read more
Entrepreneurial leadership starts with an ability to absorb an environment and explore the opportunities that exist within it. It is more than being aware of your own industry it is about being aware of what is happening within business. This group is about information dissemination, exploration and building the sorts of collaborations and partnerships ready ... Read more
The Innovation Centre , Knowledge Gateway in Partnership with Relocon will be delivering a series of leadership events focused on supporting the growth of the ICKG and Relocon community. These Leadership events are designed to help each member of the community develop a leadership mindset that is personally reflective of their values but also empowering ... Read more
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(In light of the COVID-19 situation we are looking at how we deliver events over the coming period. For now all physical attendance has been stopped. We are attempting to deliver some of these events virtually. Please keep an eye on the website for updates) Every Friday our breakfast event is served in a relaxed ... Read more
(In light of the COVID-19 situation we are looking at how we deliver events over the coming period. For now all physical attendance has been stopped. We are attempting to deliver some of these events virtually. Please keep an eye on the website for updates) Entrepreneurial leadership starts with an ability to absorb an environment ... Read more
(In light of the COVID-19 situation we are looking at how we deliver events over the coming period. For now all physical attendance has been stopped. We are attempting to deliver some of these events virtually. Please keep an eye on the website for updates) The Innovation Centre , Knowledge Gateway in Partnership with Relocon ... Read more
This webinar will propel your business with sales and marketing skills as part of the Space to Grow programme, hosted by the University of Essex UEZ.
This webinar provides insights for businesses managing their cashflow, HR processes and understand employment law, in response to COVID-19.
This COVID-19 Business Resilience webinar provides opportunities to connect and discuss business challenges, support and developments, in response to the current environmental challenges brought on by COVID-19. About this Event Created and led by the University of Essex Enterprise Zone, the COVID-19 Business Resilience Programme is designed to help micro businesses and SMEs, from across ... Read more
