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www.connectyorkshire.org
Connect Yorkshire
Leeds Innovation Centre
103 Clarendon Road
Leeds
LS2 9DF
United Kingdom
Nick Butler
Chief Excutive
Tel: 0113 384 5642
Fax: 0113 384 5846
Email: Nick Butler
Glen Hopkinson
Entrepreneur In Residence
Tel: 0113 384 5641
Fax: 0113 384 5846
Email: Glen Hopkinson
Connect Yorkshire
Connect Yorkshire is the fast track to growth for Yorkshire's technology and science companies. We link young knowledge-based enterprises to the resources they need to succeed: investment, markets, management, partners, and support services. As part of this process, we match innovative, ambitious companies with investors looking for growth.Our dynamic network brings together entrepreneurs and innovators with our sponsors and partners, drawn from the technology sector and the wider business community. Together, we seek to generate synergies, catalyse action and promote enterprise. We are the experts in our field, passionate about technology and can offer a wealth of free advice, mentoring and support to our members.
We are here to help you access the resources you need to make the most of your idea, enterprise or innovation - every step of the way! To find out what we can do to support your company click here...
Services
Connect Yorkshire runs a range of programmes designed to meet the needs of high-tech entrepreneurial companies and professionals working with technology companies.Our Investor Readiness Training Programme is aimed specifically at helping innovative and ambitious technology businesses get fit for finance. Springboard is our mentoring and coaching by a selected group of experts including seasoned entrepreneurs who will provide recommendations for the next steps for your business.
To help catalyse interactions between investors and entrepreneurs we run Investment Forums, and the InvestorQuest Business Challenge and a Business Plan Competition at Venturefest Yorkshire. In the run up to these events, our sponsors give their time to help mentor and prepare the presenting companies.
To complement and extend these events, our investment portal www.mydealmaker.co.uk gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch to investors where ever they are, whenever they want.
We also see to turbocharge and speed up a companies development through our FastInvest Loan Scheme which is targeted at helping technology companies scale up their sales and marketing efforts.
Bringing together key note speakers, TechTalk offers the opportunity for you to you to hear businesses leaders give their provocative thoughts on the challenges facing the sector today. TechTalk offers the opportunity for you to debate topical issues and share valuable knowledge and experience with other attendees.