The Tech City Launchpad competition for funding opens today. Although open to any company, in the Tech City work should take place predominantly in the ‘cluster area’ around Old Street and Shoreditch in east London.
The competition opens for two-minute video submissions on today. FIrst stage will be a two minute video, after which, about 20 project applications will be invited to submit written proposals. Then ten will be offered up to £100,000 funding.
And you can download the Technology Strategy Board website flyer here. Go!
You have until May 19 to apply. Go!
The Global Integration team
What’s a PR girl to do? I’m having a grump, rather like a small child who can only have one ‘something’ in a sweet shop. I have diary collisions.
Now mostly it’s easy to decide what to do next, but this week is tougher than a tough thing. I have to choose between Bootlaw, which is the first one since those most social of legal beagles, Danvers and Barry, joined Pincent Mason, and Digital Surrey.
At Bootlaw I always come away a little clearer about some legally taxing start up issue, mix with some funky startups and catch up with friends outside of the normal social media crowd. And it’s in London, which is easy to get to from Reading at any time before 1am. And I won’t have to drive.
This time’s Digital Surrey is it’s first birthday, and there’s a line up of great speakers delivering presentations through the Pecha Kucha firehose! Having seen this format delivered last year, it’s fun, fast and furious. And a chance to catch up with friends and offer some support to some colleagues who probably don’t need my support, but who I’m egging for anyway. Plus storytelling, SEO and Bletchley Park, all in one evening. And no need for trains and taxis.
So that’s the first clash.
The second is more easily resolved. Read more »
Great presentation from Sunil Gunderia April 6, 2011.
I didn’t see this presentation given, but met Sunil at an event last week (investment in the digital sector)
According to Chinwag, UKTI has announced its Trade Mission to South By South West (SXSW) Interactive 2011.
To qualify for a funded place, companies need to be UK-based SMEs, active in the digital sector.
tech & telecoms | claireatwaves | 
May 6, 2011 7:00 am | 
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