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TECH A H OTS P OT F O R T EC H G RO W T H
HOME OF
NOTTINGHAM
DISRUPTIVE
THINKING
“NOTTINGHAM IS A
COLLABORATIVE CITY, WHERE
PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER,
HEROES ARE CELEBRATED The legendary tales of Robin Hood still run rife The knowledge-driven environment fostered
through our city. Through his innovative by businesses like Experian has given
AND EDGINESS IS EMBRACED.” “re-distribution model” (as we like to call it), he
changed the financial services landscape. That
birth to a new generation of creative
digital enterprises that now rank
- INVEST IN NOTTINGHAM disruptive DNA remains present in the pioneering Nottingham as a major centre for
spirit of Nottingham today. tech development and business
growth.
It was that spirit of disruption that helped
Nottingham’s Ada Lovelace – daughter of another Entrepreneurial and
Nottingham rebel, Lord Byron - work with Charles edgy, creative with an
Babbage to create the first mechanical computing independent streak.
machine. Change happens
here.
Then in the early 1970s, spurred on by Lovelace’s
legacy, a team of coders in Nottingham put the first
customer records onto a computer database.
They went on to become global leaders Experian.
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We are I N V E ST I N N OT T I N G H A M
We support businesses from outside of Nottingham
to relocate, invest and thrive here.
We can make your move as smooth as possible
with assistance in finding talent, attracting funding
and property searches. We’ll create bespoke
economic data and help you build your
network with the Nottingham business
community.
And we will continue to support your
business as you grow and expand.
Our team of Business
Expansion Specialists are
there to help guide you
through your move
to Nottingham.
CONTACT THE TEAM TO FIND OUT MORE
ENQUIRIES@INVESTINNOTTINGHAM.CO.UK
WWW.INVESTINNOTTINGHAM.COM
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BRILLIANTLY
G E T T I N G TO
N OT T I N G H A M
N OT T I N G H A M C I T Y T RA N S P O RT A R E 5 X
London U K B U S O P E RATO R O F T H E Y E A R W I N N E R S
1hr 40mins by train
Birmingham
CONNECTED
1hr by car
Leeds E-S C O OT E R S A R E T H E N E W E ST,
1hr 30mins by car G R E E N WAY TO T RAV E L
Manchester
2hrs by car
Edinburgh
1hr 10mins by plane
LEEDS
Dublin
1hr 5mins by plane
M A N C H E ST E R
Nottingham’s central location and D O N CA ST E R
transport network enables the swift S H E F F I E L D A I R P O RT
movement of people and goods.
We’re ideally placed in the centre of
the UK, connecting us to other major N OT T I N G H A M
cities through brilliant road, rail and air E A ST M I D L A N D S A I R P O RT
networks. Trains to London take just
1hr40mins.
BIRMINGHAM
Nottingham’s award-winning, clean B I R M I N G H A M A I R P O RT
and green transport system makes
getting in and around the city easy.
LO N D O N
O U R FA ST W O R L D - C L A S S T RA M E A ST M I D L A N D S A I R P O RT I S T H E
N E T W O R K W I L L G E T YO U F RO M A TO B U K ’S B U S I E ST P U R E CA RG O A I R P O RT
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A SKILLED CITY
Over 2 .1 M I L L I O N people live in Nottingham’s ‘Journey to Work Area’ -
“TWO HIGHLY RATED
Nottingham offers an excellent pool of talent for companies looking to
expand and grow.
UNIVERSITIES CREATE 30% O F T H AT P O P U L AT I O N I S U N D E R T H E AG E O F 30
We’ve got one of the YO U N G E ST C I T I E S I N T H E U K with over
OPPORTUNITIES FOR a third of our workforce under the age of 30, with many attracted
to Nottingham by its E XC E P T I O N A L Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E .
BUSINESS, BOTH BY The city boasts a highly skilled workforce with over a third of
the people living here being educated to degree level and
LEVERAGING RESOURCES above, mainly thanks to the 60,000 + ST U D E N TS
that study at Nottingham’s two universities.
AND THE POOL OF YOUNG
TALENT IT DELIVERS TO
LOCAL EMPLOYERS”
- I K A N O BA N K
36,500 PEOPLE WORKING
I N N OT T I N G H A M ’S
D I G I TA L T E C H S E CTO R
63,000 ST U D E N TS AT 2
WORLD-LEADING
UNIVERSITIES
(Source: NOMIS 2019)
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Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (CICT)
is a specialist creative industry institute - part
of Nottingham Trent University. The campus,
situated in Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, is
home to more than 2000 college and degree-
level students who study in specialist, industry-
designed hubs dedicated to gaming and esports,
music and live events and digital content
creation. The world-class facilities include
Metronome – a multi-media venue equipped
with the very best technology, recording studios
and a public-facing multi-disciplinary live events
space. Students are encouraged to “Do it for
Real” and go on to careers in music, gaming, TV,
film, live events, graphic design and many more.
Confetti X – a recently announced addition to
the CICT campus - will bring together years
of expertise in live events, content creation,
streaming and competitive gaming. The 14,000
sq ft complex, scheduled to open in 2021, will
be a space for students to access the very best Nottingham University Academy of Science
facilities and technology for esports production and Technology offers a special curriculum
Nottingham is working to create the next generation of coders and other emerging technologies and will in science, engineering or computing to 14-19
and creators to ensure the city’s digital tech sector can continue play host to amateur and professional esports year olds in a purpose built, state-of-the-art
to grow and flourish. We’re working to provide businesses with the tournaments, coaching and training for teams facility with the very latest engineering, ICT
and a host of other live events. and science equipment.
talent they need for the future.
By providing the very best education in tech to GCSE and A-Level
students, we’re developing the next generation of entrepreneurs, and C O N F E T T I . AC . U K N UA ST.O RG . U K
constantly creating and nurturing our eventual talent pool and business ideas.
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BOTH OF OUR WORLD-CLASS
UNIVERSITIES ARE GLOBAL
LEADERS IN SUSTAINABILITY,
STEAM SUBJECTS
In Nottingham, we have over 3 5, 05 0 students
NURTURING INNOVATION studying ST E A M subjects at University.
AND TALENT TO SUPPORT
OUR STRONG GROWING
INDUSTRIES PARTICULARLY
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH
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STRENGTHS IN FINTECH,
CREATIVE, DIGITAL AND LIFE
SCIENCES WHICH CONTINUE
TO RAISE OUR CITY’S PROFILE. ST U DY
M AT H E M AT I C S
ST U DY
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
ST U DY
ENGINEERING
ST U DY
C R E AT I V E
A RTS & D E S I G N
Image taken at Nottingham Trent University
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HOME TO A FAST-
GROWING TECH
SECTOR
Nottingham’s Digital Tech sector contributes over
£2 .5 B N into the local economy and employs
36, 500 P E O P L E .
FINTECH
Fintech has been a major growth area of
Nottingham’s wider tech scene over the past
Nottingham tech employment has grown
few years. The city has a strong foundation within the
by 30 % in the past 5 Y E A R S and now
Fintech sector and has been the home to global players
employs over 36,5 0 0 people.
such as E X P E R I A N , CA P I TA L O N E and I K A N O BA N K for
Global players such as many years which have in turn has seen talent from these
E X P E R I A N , CA P I TA L O N E , companies go on to create new innovative businesses.
G O DA D DY and M H R sit
Nottingham’s tech ecosystem has fostered new fintech
alongside fast growing
companies such as OA K B RO O K F I N A N C E , P O D I U M ,
companies such as
W H I T E S G RO U P and W E A LT H K E R N E L .
OA K B RO O K
FINANCE, Access to talent, collaborative tech community, lower operational costs,
E N S E K and world-leading local universities and an excellent quality of life –
U N I DAYS . Nottingham offers the right mix of everything a fast-growing tech start up needs.
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A
STRONG
A STRONG ECOSYSTEM CASE STUDY: Scale Space Nottingham is the next generation of
knowledge-driven innovation space.
SCALE SPACE This ground-breaking initiative will bring together the
scale-up expertise of the UK’s leading digital venture
builder, Blenheim Chalcot, with the research and
NOTTINGHAM: THE
innovation resources of local universities.
ECOSYSTEM
In a new partnership, they’re collaborating to develop
a scale-up environment where member businesses
WORKPLACE DEDICATED
will have access to both decades of commercial
expertise and problem-solving skills to accelerate
their growth.
A growing tech sector needs a supportive ecosystem to ensure businesses can start
TO SCALE-UPS GROWTH. Additionally, their landmark Scale Space sister site at
White City in partnership with Imperial College London
means tech scale-ups in Nottingham now have their
own front-door to one of the world’s tech capitals.
and scale up and well-established organisations can innovate and collaborate. Scale Space is so much more than the city’s most
Within Nottingham we’ve seen our ecosystem grow and evolve at an exponential vibrant scale-up workspace. It’s a partnership
rate to provide the right support mechanisms for businesses of all shapes and sizes. S CA L E S PAC E .C O . U K between business and academia whose goal is to
Workspaces, funding streams, talent development initiatives, world-leading research help grow Nottingham’s next generation of tech
centres – Nottingham has the building blocks for a thriving tech sector. success stories.
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A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
ANTENNA
Antenna, based in the heart of
A STRONG ECOSYSTEM: Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, offers a
community of over 400 member businesses
CREATIVE QUARTER
a home to meet, talk, create and benefit
from being part of a rich creative scene. As
well as the kinds of facilities and business
support you’d expect from the best co-
The Creative Quarter is an organisation working space and discreet office spaces,
whose mission is to make Nottingham a Antenna also has a fantastic bar and
great environment in which creative and restaurant. From start-ups to international
innovative businesses can succeed, start award-winning videogame developers, all
up, grow and be sustained. kinds of creative businesses find a home at
Antenna.
The CQ works in partnership with other
business agencies to provide essential What’s more, as Antenna is part of
support to start-ups and entrepreneurs, as Nottingham Trent University and Confetti
well as more established businesses and Media Group. Our members have access
SMEs. to an unlimited pool of creative talent from
NTU and Confetti Institute of Creative
Technologies, plus they can benefit from our
links with Metronome, Spool, Notts TV and
Constellations.
C R E AT I V EQ UA RT E R .C O M
A N T E N N A . U K .C O M
18 19A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
UNIVERSITY OF A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
NOTTINGHAM TRENT
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY DRYDEN
INNOVATION PARK
University of Nottingham Innovation
ENTERPRISE CENTRE
Park enhances business growth and
research impact through co-locating
The Dryden Enterprise Centre will offer
technology entrepreneurs with world-
high quality co-location for regional
leading researchers, facilities, and talent.
entrepreneurs and SMEs who are seeking to
They offer businesses high quality offices
benefit from a relationship with Nottingham
within inspiring buildings on a landscaped
Trent University. From start-up to scale up,
innovation campus which is within easy
the centre will offer support to companies
reach of Nottingham city centre and some
by exploiting academic research outcomes,
of the UK’s main transport routes.
creating collaborative projects, accessing
Companies benefit from links to a truly student and graduate talent, developing
global research-intensive university. They new skills and attending business
are connected to the world via excellent IT mentoring sessions and wider enterprise-
and our association with sister facilities in based events.
China and Malaysia.
B I T. LY/ N T U D RY D E N
N OT T I N G H A M . AC . U K / U N I P
20 21A STRONG ECOSYSTEM: A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
CUBO BIOCITY
BioCity is an ambitious business incubator
Cubo Nottingham is located in the heart of supporting the growth of ambitious life-
the city centre, just off the Market Square. science businesses.
Cubo boasts an impressive 5 floors full of BioCity was founded in 2002 when the
co-working space, hot desking, dedicated concept of a business incubator offering
desks and private offices. 360° support within a self-contained
campus was unheard of. But a small team
Cubo offers a workspace that combines
of dedicated people fought hard to turn
the traditional requirements of functionality
that great idea into reality, a reality now
with a new focus on the needs, wants
replicated throughout the UK. But we’re not
and lifestyles of its members. Whether its
finished yet.
flexible coworking or a private office; Cubo
provides a space that makes you feel at Not limited to the standard ‘business
home, where you can interact with other incubator’ model, the ever-growing team
members and businesses, while enjoying a at BioCity work tirelessly for the companies
coffee from the in-house barista. People are who call us home and the industry we are
seeking new ways of working, new ways proud to be a part of.
to connect and new ways to enjoy working
which is what we provide. Cubo is the A private limited company, BioCity was
future of work life. founded by the University of Nottingham
and Nottingham Trent University who are
each part owners of the business.
C U B O W O R K .C O M / N OT T I N G H A M
B I O C I T Y.C O . U K
22 23A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
MIDLANDS ENGINE A STRONG ECOSYSTEM:
INVESTMENT FUND
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund,
UPSCALER
UpScaler delivers tailored high-growth
supported by the European Regional business support for SMEs that are
Development Fund, will invest in Debt growing rapidly or have the potential to
Finance, Small Business Loans, Proof of do so. The programme delivers a range of
Concept and Equity Finance funds, ranging support activities including leadership and
from £25,000 to £2m, specifically to help management development programmes
small and medium sized businesses secure and focused workshops through to access
the funding they need for growth and to a peer-to-peer network. There is also
development. access to grants towards coaching and
graduate recruitment.
B I T. LY/ U P S CA L E R
M E I F.C O . U K
24 25UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
The University of Nottingham’s School of Computer Science is one of
the leading UK schools and has a long-standing history of partnerships
and collaborative research projects with industry – working with
companies such as B B C , E X P E R I A N , I B M , M I C RO S O F T , Unilever
and many more.
Through its diverse research centres including the S M A RT
P RO D U CTS B E AC O N ; H O R I ZO N D I G I TA L E C O N O M Y
R E S E A RC H I N ST I T U T E ; A DVA N C E D DATA A N A LYS I S
C E N T R E A N D M I X E D R E A L I T Y L A B , the University of Nottingham
has research expertise in artificial intelligence; cyber security; data
science; human-computer interaction; intelligent computational
optimisation; user experience design; virtual reality and ubiquitous and
mobile technology.
The University regularly collaborates with SMEs to support them to use
our research, knowledge and inventions to enter new markets, reach
new customers and improve their business performance and can also
provide local businesses with outstanding professional training to
support the development of their workforce.
For more information on working with the University of Nottingham,
please contact: J OA N N A . BA RW I C K@ N OT T I N G H A M . AC . U K
A TO P 1% U N I V E R S I T Y
26 27NOTTINGHAM TRENT
G UA R D I A N U N I V E R S I T Y AWA R D S
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E Y E A R 2019
UNIVERSITY
T I M E S A N D S U N DAY T I M E S
M O D E R N U N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E Y E A R 2018
T I M E S H I G H E R E D U CAT I O N AWA R D S
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E Y E A R 2017
Skilled and professional researchers at Nottingham I N D U ST R I A L D I G I TA L I S AT I O N , RO B OT I C S
Trent University (NTU) can empower you to change A N D AU TO M AT I O N ( I I D RA ) ; £ 2 3 M M E D I CA L
how your business works. Their real-world research T E C H N O LO G I E S I N N OVAT I O N FAC I L I T Y
can help you to: ( M T I F ) ; and £ 5 M P U R P O S E B U I LT J O N VA N
G E E ST CA N C E R R E S E A RC H C E N T R E .
• I N F LU E N C E T H E D I R ECT I O N O F YO U R
I N D U ST RY The University’s new City Campus based
• S H A P E P RACT I CA L A N D M A N AG E R I A L E N T E R P R I S E A N D I N N OVAT I O N C E N T R E
POLICIES ( E I C) opened in 2020 and is for students, graduates
• C O M M E RC I A L I S E A N E W P RO D U CT and enterprises to interact and collaborate with
• D E V E LO P N E W M AT E R I A LS each other for their studies, research or to develop
• G RO W YO U R C L I E N T BA S E O R P RO D U CT
new businesses.
RA N G E
NTU provides research support for large corporates
• D E V E LO P N E W P RO D U CTS A N D E N H A N C E and SMEs through knowledge transfer projects,
E X I ST I N G P RO D U CTS collaborative research projects and contract
Nottingham Trent University has several world research. Operating the largest university-led SME
leading specialisms including medical technologies support programme in the country, NTU’s expertise
and advanced materials, and they have invested helps businesses to scale-up, enhance productivity
significantly in their facilities and resources. and develop new products, processes and services.
The Clifton Campus has witnessed several new Long term collaborative partnerships with NTU
multi-million pound developments including include F U J I TS U , A E C O M , S I E M E N S , P E P S I C O ,
the £1 1 M I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A RY S C I E N C E S A N TA N D E R and R E F I N I T I V .
A N D T EC H N O LO GY C E N T R E ( I ST EC) ;
£23 M E N G I N E E R I N G A N D I N ST I T U T E F O R 97% of graduates find employment or go into
further study within 6 months of leaving.
28 29“NOTTINGHAM IS A GREAT
CITY IN WHICH TO BUILD A
TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE
OF MAJOR CORPORATES, NEW
5G NETWORK
FIRMS WITH NEW IDEAS, ITS Nottingham is helping the UK lead the way in
supporting tech companies seize the opportunities of
CREATIVE QUARTER AND TWO 5G technology. Our two world-class universities are
at the forefront of research and innovation and our
UNIVERSITIES SUPPLYING A
dedicated tech hubs are the ideal place for innovators
developing their 5G technologies.
STRONG POOL OF TALENT.” The University of Nottingham is the home to one
of the UK’s leading smart transport and mobility
research hubs – exploring 5G networks and smart city
S CA L E S PAC E
application. Whilst at Nottingham Trent University their
Smarter Wireless Innovation Facility (SWIFt) will create
a ‘living laboratory’ on its Clifton Campus for tech
companies to test new 5G products.
To the north of the county, the Digital Turbine Centre
in Worksop will provide a dedicated tech hub for
companies looking to exploit the opportunities in 5G
technology.
30 31QUALITY OF LIFE
“OUR COLLEAGUES LOVE BEING BASED
IN NOTTINGHAM CITY CENTRE – BEING ABLE TO
GET TO WORK ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT,
AND TO ENJOY SHOPS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS
AFTER WORK ALL CONTRIBUTES TO THE ATMOSPHERE
You can enjoy city life at a fraction of the AND CULTURE OF OUR THRIVING BUSINESS.”
cost that you would pay in London and the
South East. T DX G RO U P
Nottingham has it all. Bars hidden in
the depths of our H I STO R I C CAV E S ,
AWA R D -W I N N I N G I N D E P E N D E N T
R E STAU RA N TS with cuisines from across
the globe, world-famous
music venues like RO C K C I T Y ,
W O R L D - C L A S S S P O RT I N G
E V E N TS and U N I Q U E
INDEPENDENT SHOPS.
We’re a vibrant
clash of C R E AT I V I T Y
and C U LT U R E , H I STO RY
“A FIRST-CLASS NIGHTLIFE, TOP RATED RESTAURANTS, and H E R I TAG E and
W O R L D - C L A S S S P O RTS .
LOW COST LIVING AND EXCELLENT SCHOOLS MEAN
The B I G G E ST S M A L L C I T Y
THIS IS A LOCATION WHERE CO-WORKERS ARE I N T H E U K , you’ll find everything
COMFORTABLE NO MATTER WHAT LIFE STAGE THEY’RE AT.” you’d get in a city twice the size, but
with a community spirit like nowhere else.
I K A N O BA N K
32 33MEETINGS BI-MONTHLY
Nottingham Partners is the network which
has mobilised Nottingham’s businesses to
champion our City as the best place to get
business done and attract new investment.
We share information across the local
business community, facilitate collaboration,
inspire the next generation of businesses and M E E T I N G S E V E RY M O N T H
encourage inward investment to the city.
Tech Nottingham is an organisation with
Our role is to raise the profile of Nottingham the mission to Make Nottingham a better
and to help the local economy grow. We can place to live and work in technology.
do this by collectively working together,
Community building - at our events and
increasing investment in Nottingham through
in our online communities
attracting new businesses, expanding
local businesses, attracting new talent and Improving student retention in the city
retaining good people. We can all help to M E E T I N G S E V E RY M O N T H - engaging directly with the student
signpost businesses to the right place and population to bring them into the local
act as a catalyst to make a real difference to Women in Tech is a monthly meet-up
tech community
Nottingham. Networking is a valuable part which aims to encourage more women
of what we do, but there is so much more we into STEM and act as a gateway to other Education - Removing the barriers to
can do collectively. meetups and events. Anyone can attend, becoming a part of the tech community
regardless of their gender . and improving the skills and co-operation
Our members include Nottingham’s successful of tech workers within the city
businesses, from global organisations to WiT Notts provides a comfortable and
innovative start-ups, across Nottingham’s safe space where people in the field of Supporting businesses - helping both
strong growing industries particularly digital technology can socialise, network and startups and established businesses
technologies, with strengths in FinTech, learn. Members can come to see talks, address the challenges around running a
creative, digital and life sciences. partake in workshops and activities and tech business in Nottingham
meet other people in our wonderful field.
We want all Nottingham business to be We encourage our members to present Advocacy - Promoting Nottingham more
part of it. To get involved email: at our events, providing them with as widely as a place to work in technology
hello@nottinghampartners.co.uk much support as they need to do so. and do business in the technology sector
34 35NOTTINGHAM
IS AN AMBITIOUS
CITY WITH A STRONG
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT,
A CITY THAT ISN’T
AFRAID TO DISRUPT THE
STATUS QUO AND DO
THINGS DIFFERENTLY,
THE PERFECT PLACE TO
GROW A BUSINESS.
36 37TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT NOTTINGHAM
CONTACT US:
INVESTINNOTTINGHAM.COM
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