START - West of England

A free to access programme to help entrepreneurs in the West of England who are in the early stages of starting a tech-based or digital business.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 9 September 2026

• Type of support: Expertise and advice
• Business stage: Not yet trading
• Industry: IT, digital and creative and Science and technology
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees and 10 to 249 employees
• Region: South West and West Midlands

Who is it for?

Businesses who have not started trading, or are within their first year operating in the West of England.

What you can get

Support includes up to 28 hours of online training, workshops and mentoring, plus the opportunity to pitch your idea for a place on incubation and accelerator programmes and network with peers.

Organizer

TechSpark

to the Tech Spark website

Published 9 September 2026