SETsquared

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Map of Southern England showing the SETsquared centres: university other

The SETsquared Partnership, usually known simply as SETsquared, is a business incubation network run by five universities in Southern England.[1] SETsquared stands for Southern England Technology Triangle.[2] The partnership was formed in 2002, between the University of Bath, the University of Bristol, the University of Southampton and the University of Surrey. The University of Exeter joined the partnership in 2011.[3]

In addition to hosting and supporting startup companies, SETsquared promotes university-to-business technology transfer and guides students into entrepreneurship. It has been mainly financed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England's Higher Education Innovation Fund and by membership fees for businesses.[1]

In 2015, it was ranked as the top university-based business incubator in the world by UBI Global,[4] as well as being ranked by UBI Global as the top one in Europe for the third year running.[5] By 2016, the network had assisted over 1,000 startups.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Matthews, David (11 February 2016). "SETsquared: does it have the key to incubator success?". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Kirby, David (2007). "Changing the entrepreneurship education paradigm". In Fayolle, Alain (ed.). Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, Volume 1: A General Perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84542-106-9.
  3. ^ Kitagawa, Fumi; Robertson, Susan (2015). "High-Tech Entrepreneurial 'Soft Starters' in a University-Based Business Incubator: Space for Entrepreneurial Capital Formation and Emerging Business Models". In Groen, Aard; Cook, Gary; Van der Sijde, Peter (eds.). New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium. Vol. XI. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 105–6. ISBN 978-1-78560-033-3.
  4. ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (26 November 2015). "British university incubator SETsquared named best in world". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ Vergnault, W. M. N. O. (27 October 2015). "University partnership named best university business incubator in Europe". Western Morning News. Retrieved 4 December 2016.