The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 60: April/May 2022 | Page 11

Unlock your profitability with SETsquared ' s fully funded business support workshops

Business owners in Swindon and Wiltshire are invited to register for free support to work with experienced business mentors and unlock their potential for future growth .
There are two fast-paced and dynamic online programmes available , guided by experts from SETsquared , the global No . 1 business incubator :
• THE ENTREPRENEURS WORKOUT is a mentor led webinar for start-ups that deep dives into your business model , value proposition , customer segmentation and revenue model to lay the foundations for a profitable business .

Here ' s what previous attendees have said ...

• INNOVATION WORKOUT is designed for established businesses and is a mentor led webinar that maps out your business to find improvements , solve problems and explore opportunities to scale-up .
Contora
Based in Calne Have built a finance platform to create smart statements of work showing full visibility of project delivery .
“ The Entrepreneurs Workout helped us identify our position in the marketplace and the best sales and marketing approach for success . It also showed us the routes to engage with universities and apply for grant funding to further develop our technology .
“ We now have a focused sales and marketing strategy . Before attending the Workout , we had a scattergun approach and thought we had to be all things to all people , but we now understand our value to a business and how to target the right customers .”
www . contora . com
Beam Connectivity
Based in Malmesbury Have built Beam CVaaS – Connected Vehicle as a Service , an automotive industry platform that connects vehicles to unlock the value of fleet data .
“ The Innovation Workout enabled us to step away from the day-to-day to gain the headspace needed to dive into business planning . Developing our Business Model Canvas ( BMC ) helped formulate our direction and highlighted some key issues .
“ We still refer to our BMC ; it ’ s an excellent overview of the many dimensions of our business . Since joining the Innovation Workout , we ’ ve doubled in size and increased our revenue by 3-4 times !”
www . beamconnectivity . com
Scaled
Based in Swindon Provides large scale 3D printing and engineering services to enable designers , engineers , and manufacturers to think big , accelerate innovation and lower costs .
“ The Innovation Workout is invaluable because it helps you understand how robust your business model is and what further information you need to prove a particular business model ’ s long-term value .”
“ Our strategy changed from one that was fully committed to a particular sector , to one that was committed to proving , one way or the other , whether our value proposition really worked within this group of customers .”
www . scal3d . com
Cervus Defence
Based in Amesbury Have built Hive – a solution designed to help militaries all over the world make better use of data to secure frontline advantage and save lives .
“ The Innovation Workout gave us the opportunity to communicate our ideas with incredibly punchy external assessors . Getting advice from experienced business mentors who ’ ve done it all before was gold dust and I could have paid a fortune for that if the Innovation Workout hadn ’ t come along .”
“ We ’ ve reorganised the business and created an innovation practice that ’ s driving our value propositions . We have a more focused approach and see the mutual benefits of partnering with academia and how accessing grants can fund certain parts of our growth strategy .”
www . cervus . ai
When are the next workshops ?
Innovation Workout : 13 - 14 June and 11 - 12 July 2022 . Entrepreneurs Workout : 9 , 10 , 13 May 2022 .
Who should attend ?
Businesses registered in Swindon and Wiltshire from across all sectors .
How do I apply ?
Register your interest now by visiting : Entrepreneurs Workout : www . setsquared . co . uk / ew Innovation Workout : www . setsquared . co . uk / iw