NatWest is the number 1 Business Bank with 850,000 small business accounts. With so much experience in business banking, NatWest can tailor a package that is right for the customer whether they are starting up or already running an existing business.
For Start-ups, NatWest offers
- Free Business Manager, to give one-to-one advice and assistance
- Free banking for the first 18 months*
- Free Business Chargecard – no annual fee in the first year**
- Free advice and information to help customers plan and start a business
- Free regular Business Reviews
- Free Business Software
- Free online advice at www.smallbusinessadvice.org.uk
Cre8Ventures delivers a trusted network to connect entrepreneurs with hi-tech electronics industry investors, experts, key customer executives and the Mentor Graphics business community. It will guide and support entrepreneurs through the business development life-cycle to enable a revenue stream and provide early access to Mentor’s leading edge design flows through incubation and fostering.
Government
The London Development Agency
is an economic development body, promoting economic renewal
and development.
Information Technology
Dell is the world's leading
computer systems company.
Lawyers
Mentoring
The charity Young Enterprise runs a range of business and enterprise
education programmes for more than 150,000 young people each
year through the support of 2000+ businesses and 11,500+ volunteers.
The Young Enterprise programme range offers students the opportunity
to run a real company and to learn about aspects of business
from the first hand experiences of volunteers. Young Enterprise
is seeking mentors who wish to put something back into the system,
benefitting students, mentors and their employers. If you are
interested in becoming a mentor, please email
your name and contact details.
PR
Recruitment
IC Resources is a recruitment consultancy operating in the semiconductor, software and systems arena. Specialist teams undertake executive, senior commercial and technical assignments in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
ICP Search is a team
of experienced semiconductor recruitment specialists working
purely within the semiconductor and EDA markets.
S.M.A.R.T - Semiconductor Microelectronics And Related Technologies
- www.icpsearch.com
Redline Group provides
recruitment solutions for established and emerging companies
across the UK and mainland Europe.
Vendors
STMicroelectronics is a global
independent semiconductor company with silicon and system expertise,
manufacturing strength, intellectual property (IP) portfolio
and strategic partners.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Incorporated provides DSP and analog technologies to meet signal
processing requirements.
Venture Capital
Pond Ventures is Europe’s largest early-stage technology venture capital fund, leading seed and A round investments including silicon, software, hardware, wireless, materials, systems, and the intersection of these areas with energy and medical devices. Pond works closely with entrepreneurs to build European technology into global companies, making introductions to global customers, building the team, and bringing in quality co-investors. Pond operates as a cohesive team based in London and Silicon Valley with strong connections in Asia. Partners have technology, operating and entrepreneurial backgrounds. Pond was founded in 1997 and has over $200 million under management. Pond is regulated by the FSA.
