Reading: ConnectTVT launches Berkshire’s first pop-up innovation hub for Thames Valley tech entrepreneurs
As part of the forthcoming Thames Valley Technology Entrepreneur Week, Connecting Thames Valley Tech (ConnectTVT) in partnership with Oxford Properties is offering technology entrepreneurs in the region the chance to join a new pop-up innovation hub located at Green Park, the prestigious 195-acre business community in Reading. The hub, which opens on September 1, 2014, will provide access to a range of resources that will help innovators develop their businesses and ideas.
Based at Lime Square on Green Park, the Grow@Green Park pop-up hub offers a three-month business support programme and collaborative workspace to entrepreneurs developing new technology products and services. Hub residents will benefit from a programme of events, workshops and mentoring designed for their needs.
“GROW@Green Park will give technology innovators in the region the opportunity to connect with industry and business experts and have a flexible workspace where they can collaborate and make new connections,” said Louize Clarke, co-founder of ConnectTVT. “There is a limited number of places for the autumn programme so we are urging entrepreneurs in the region to apply as soon as possible.”
“Oxford Properties is pleased to be involved in the creation of Berkshire’s first pop-up innovation hub in association with ConnectTVT,” said Chris Carter-Keall, head of asset management, Oxford Properties. “The Thames Valley is the largest tech cluster in Europe and we are fortunate to count a number of technology businesses among our customers at Green Park. Residents at the Grow@Green Park hub will have access to a variety of contacts and communities that have helped technology businesses grow.”
Eligible individuals and teams can apply online for a place on the Grow@Green Park Autumn programme, which runs from September 1 until November 30, 2014, at www.connecttvt.co.uk/grow, or by contacting Louize Clarke at [email protected]
Grow@Green Park is one of a number of initiatives planned in the run up to ConnectTVT’s Technology Entrepreneurs Week (November 17-23, 2014), which will see a variety of events scheduled across the Thames Valley showcasing the region’s vibrant and entrepreneurial technology scene.
