Oxfordshire Greentech

🚨 The SHAKE Climate Change Programme is now open to applications for its 5th Cohort!🚨   Shake Climate Change helps entrepreneurs and start-ups who are combating climate change with science or tech-based ideas in the areas of agriculture and food production🌾   Ventures that progress through all three phases of the programme will receive up to £125k funding and two years of expert mentoring to help build their business.   Applications close on 6th January 2025 ⏰   Find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e2FXC6kf Cranfield University

♻ The eBay Circular Fashion Fund is back to support small businesses specialising in circular fashion solutions ♻   The Fund aims to spotlight businesses that are changing the way people shop and think about circular fashion, through customer experience, circular inventory and social commerce 👜   Selected applicants will receive:   ☑ Up to £50,000 in funding to expand their business. ☑ A chance to gain a $300,000 investment. ☑ A bespoke mentorship programme with industry experts. ☑ Exclusive networking opportunities.   Applicants should be based in the UK and registered with Companies House (not sole trader) and can be a charity, social enterprise or registered company. Applicants should also be trading for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 6 years.   ⏰ The deadline for applications is Friday 15 November ⏰   Find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dhKqxaVj QSA Partners LLP Gerrard Fisher Mewburn Ellis Cambridge Cleantech

Unlock the Power of Smart Buildings to Reduce Costs & Boost Efficiency - Join Our Free Webinar! Are rising energy costs, ageing infrastructure, or sustainability targets impacting your business? It's time to take control with Smart Buildings. 🌍🏬🔋🏧 Join our upcoming webinar to learn how LCMB’s Smart Buildings Programme can help you reduce operational costs, optimize building performance, and achieve your Net Zero Carbon goals 🌳😀 Webinar: How to Cut Costs & Boost Efficiency with Smart Buildings 📅 Date: 26.11.24 🕒 Time: 09:30 – 10:15am 📍 Location: Virtual Online Why Attend? In this webinar, our experts will walk you through the details of our ‘Smart Building’ programme, and the practical steps to transform your building into a smart, cost-efficient, and sustainable space. You’ll discover how to: ✔️ Reduce operational costs by up to 10% through comprehensive building audits and smart energy usage. ✔️Improve workplace comfort and productivity by optimizing air quality, temperature, and noise using real-time IoT data. ✔️Achieve sustainability goals and align with Net Zero Carbon targets through expert green building assessments. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e8pMq-aJ

What does it mean to be conscious? How does consciousness manifest itself, from plants to animals and humans to machines? 🧠 Don't miss The Cultural Programme's Conscious Planet Symposium Day this Friday 25th October from 2-5pm at the Oxford University Museum Of Natural History, as they explore these impactful questions 💡 Expect an afternoon of conversation and creativity exploring how we define and understand different states of consciousness from plants, humans and other animals, to AI 🌱 Check out their website for more details and booking information: https://lnkd.in/gBuZCGZC To end the day, there will also be an evening of words, poetry and film from Hot Poets, the UK’s leading climate science and literature project 📢 Get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gtMCyQdq

International Tree Foundation are looking for local sponsors to support their wonderful tree-planting scheme🌳 Can you help them in making Oxfordshire a greener place to live?

📙 Want to invest in sustainable startups and save on taxes? Download our guide and learn how to take advantage of EIS investment tax relief by investing in sustainable startups.

Are you a Cherwell-based rural business? Businesses in towns, villages, and hamlets under 10,000 people—and even hub towns up to 30,000—are eligible to apply for Cherwell District Council's new REPF Business Grant Scheme, delivered by OxLEP Business. Grants are available between £5,000 and £20,000 and can be used for capital measures including, amongst other costs, net zero and sustainability infrastructure. To find out more, come along to the grant launch webinar next Monday 21st October from 10am-12pm: https://lnkd.in/e4bUEZXA Alternatively, view the website for full details and guidance notes: https://lnkd.in/ew4PXk32

We're delighted to welcome our new member: Omnimega2000atron Omnimega2000atron provides financial management and operational support to start-ups and investors. The company specialises in helping fast growth companies moving from pre seed through seed and Series A rounds. Great to have you in the network! Janet Kolind

Our October newsletter is out now! Have a browse for: 🍂 Reflections on the closure of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant 🍂 Updates from Oxfordshire Greentech members Collaborative Engineering Services Ltd and Clipper Automotive 🍂 Free green courses for homeowners, and sustainability bootcamps for businesses And much more! Catch up here: https://lnkd.in/eK9QVcZb

We're delighted to see Repolywise, one of our PR accelerator programme winners, making waves in media outlets around the world 📰 The programme, run by our communications advisors Mixology PR, is helping our members to craft and promote compelling stories about themselves, and to accelerate the commercialisation of their greentech solutions ♻