START university links: engaging in excellence

The START blueprint has its origins in the success of the highly successful St John's Innovation Centre, our joint venture partners. All our centres act as a catalyst in promoting technology transfer through our engagement with university departments and government bodies as well as our ability to help entrepreneurs access funding and contacts with the business community.

As well as sought-after services in business plan preparation and fundraising, START is able to offer you prestigious links with the University of Cambridge via its in-house team and experts at SJIC. With a proven track record for success, we combine top quality advice with an extensive range of contacts worldwide, offering unique access to the skills and resources of, amongst others, the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, the Institute for Manufacturing, the Department of Engineering and the Judge Institute of Management Studies; to Business Angels and investment funds within the Cambridge high tech community; and to the Universities of Greenwich and East London.

In partnership with the local providers and universities relevant to each of its areas of operation, START provides contacts in key departments across the country, accessing expertise in technology and business study, manufacturing advice and training programmes, and opportunities for research contracts.

In bringing people together, START delivers an unrivalled range of services and expertise which no business can afford to ignore.