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It’s fair to say that the last 18 months have been challenging for everyone across the UK, small businesses and business owners included. The severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic sent many businesses into survival mode, where the priority was […]

What is the Open Call? The Open Call is one of the funding competition mechanisms DASA uses to find proposals that address challenges faced by government stakeholders. It gives bidders the opportunity to present their ideas to defence and security stakeholders at […]

The VFS21 judges had the tricky yet fun task of choosing the top innovators for this year’s prestigious awards. VSF21 Head Judge Adrian Braine, Founder of Root21, a technology accelerator working with start-ups and SMEs, said: “It was fantastic to […]

The University of Portsmouth is leading on a new project that will use eXtended Reality technology to help boost the city’s visitor and cultural economy. The Enabling XR Enterprise (eXRe): Creating skills, boosting communities and benefitting visitor and cultural economy […]

Business leaders, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs make new connections at Venturefest South’s fifth annual innovation showcase Over £1billion of opportunities on offer from VFS partners through support, funding and investment Highlights included Navigating Net Zero summit; Innovation Talks and VFS21 […]

Over £1billion investment opportunities on offer to South’s businesses at #VFS21: Festival of Innovation Additional £1billion over the next four years available for research into science and technology outlined by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) More than a billion […]

Maritime UK Solent to host Navigating Net Zero summit at #VFS21: Festival of Innovation Coming just ahead of COP 26, Maritime UK Solent – the regional sector-based cluster backed by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership and working with Maritime UK […]

Let’s get innovative! In the Innovation Zone this year, we will be debating, exploring and sharing ideas on some of the biggest themes affecting and driving innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth. Curated by partners of Venturefest South, the ’Innovation Talks’ […]

The #VFS21: Festival of Innovation Collaboration Zone is brought to you by the Venturefest South Partners. It’s a space to talk, share ideas and meet with people who might be able to make a difference to your business or next […]

This World Space Week (4-10 October 2021), VFS partner, Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is bringing together employers, schools, colleges and young people to inspire the next generation of the Space industry. Chair of the Solent LEP Skills Advisory Panel, […]