Hub of Activity

Today we were delighted to be running another Contracts Clinic for the Surrey Enterprise Hub in Guildford.

The Hub works with young and growing technology companies, offering them support and mentoring to reach their true potential. Devant Contract Clinics are now an established part of the Hub programme, and usually have a waiting list to attend.

The aim of the Clinics is to give each company an hour in which to discuss the commercial contractual issues that are keeping them awake at night, and see if we can offer some practical solutions. It's a great way for us to meet lots of interesting new companies in a short space of time, but as you can imagine, it's pretty intense. In theory we're supposed to have a 15 min break between clients, but in our quest to help solve problems this tends to evaporate!

One of the delights of working with the Hub is seeing so many talented people grow in confidence and ability as their businesses develop. Companies that we met as 'start-ups' at clinics a couple of years ago are now employing significant numbers of staff and making a real impact on the market.

If you're a high-growth young company in the South East, I thoroughly recommend that you investigate the Hubs near you. Take a look at the SEEDA web site and see how you can benefit from the community of expertise and support that they offer.