What happened at the region's first Tech Summit, and what's next?
The event included the launch of a new Tech Welcome Grant in the region and a report on the South Yorkshire Tech 100.
Read Mel's overview 👇
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Launched at the #SYTechSummit last week, the Tech Welcome Grant is a @SouthYorksMCA-funded initiative, bringing the brightest tech and digital companies into the South Yorkshire region, covering the costs of accommodation up to a 12 month period.
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"Innovation is part of South Yorkshire's DNA, and we are going to make sure our region flourishes by working closely with stars of the sector to create an action plan for tech growth in our region."
Read about the #SYTechSummit here: bit.ly/SYTechSummit
What a great opportunity it’s been to be involved in two big local events this week! Creating animated graphics for such a big screen - IMAX at Cineworld for the South Yorkshire Tech Summit and also the final sharing event for URBACT’s Tech Revolution #SYTechSummit
There's loads to talk about following on from y'day's #SYTechSummit, not least the launch of our #SYTech100 report, but let's take a moment to celebrate this brill stat from @StartupBlink (who research map the world's top ecosystems) Sheffield's ecosystem is skyrocketing! 🚀
📣ATTENTION NEW FUNDING OPP IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE 📣 Launched today at #SYTechSummit the Tech Welcome Grant, a South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority initiative providing incentives up to £10k to welcome tech companies to South Yorkshire region.
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Wonderful to hear from @aayotee@GSPhantoms about the experience of scaling up a precision medicine business & the value of accelerator programmes
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It’s so good to see IoT Engine - our @WeAreTEAMSY programme representatives Lauren Shale and Furqan Alamgir from @Connexin to talk about creating partnerships and bringing growth to startups. #SYtechSummit
We have Darren Balcome of @WeAreTEAMSY here launching: The South Yorkshire Tech 100!
“It’s never been a better time to start a tech company here! We have promising tech clusters emerging, brining more investment opportunities to us”! #SYTechSummit
Some big numbers being presented at the #SYTechSummit from @WeAreTEAMSY
It’s been a day of galvanising the amazing work going in to drive our tech ecosystem 🙌
Deputy CEO Darren Balcombe launching the South Yorkshire Tech 100 list at the #SYTechSummit
See if your on the list and read the full report 👉 weareteamsy.org/south-yorksh…
“Tech Welcome is here for South Yorkshire. Start ups and scale ups should be here, and the landing grant is a huge incentive to make a home here.”
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