#StartedinOxford Demo Day

#StartedinOxford Demo Day

by | Mar 4, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Education & Knowledge, Exploring Opportunities, Finance, Funding & Competitions, General, Growing my Company, Health & Wellbeing, IT & Digital, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Places & Spaces, Programmes & Events, Science & Technology, Social Enterprise

The #StartedinOxford Demo Day is a celebration and showcase of the Oxford-linked entrepreneurship community, and will be held online on Wednesday 18 November 2020.  This event will bring together exciting companies and ventures linked to the University of Oxford or...
Generation Medics wins big at Oxfordshire Business Success Awards

Generation Medics wins big at Oxfordshire Business Success Awards

by | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Funding & Competitions, General, Growing my Company, Health & Wellbeing, Oxford, People & Organisations, Social Enterprise

Generation Medics, a social enterprise founded by NHS Doctors in Oxford, were delighted to be named the ‘Most Socially Minded Business’ at Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) Business Success Awards. Trends show that the number of socially-driven...
Head-to-head with Rupert Wilkinson at Oxford Product Design

Head-to-head with Rupert Wilkinson at Oxford Product Design

by | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Science & Technology

The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Rupert Wilkinson, MD of Oxford Product Design – in fact, the only product design consultancy working out of central Oxford. OPD’s mantra is “making things better by making better things” and Rupert is committed and passionate...
Head-to-head with Katie Bedborough of Oxford VR

Head-to-head with Katie Bedborough of Oxford VR

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, IT & Digital, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Science & Technology

The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Katie Bedborough, COO and CFO of new-kid-on-the-virtual-block, Oxford VR. Started in 2016, Oxford VR is a healthcare company that develops evidence-based automated psychological treatments using state-of-the-art immersive...
Head-to-head with Low Carbon Hub

Head-to-head with Low Carbon Hub

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Oxford, People & Organisations, Places & Spaces, Social Enterprise

The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Barbara Hammond, founder and CEO of the Low Carbon Hub – a small social enterprise with big aims, now based at the Wood Centre for Innovation (WCFI). “Our vision,“ says Barbara, “is to replace the energy currently produced by...
Oxford Case Studies – Uncomfortable Oxford

Oxford Case Studies – Uncomfortable Oxford

by | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Social Enterprise, Students

October, 2018. Oxford’s streets are even busier than usual thanks to the city’s annual Science and Ideas Festival. Amid the hubbub, one initiative captures the imagination – the ‘Uncomfortable Oxford Tour’. By the end of the 11-day festival, more than 300 people had...