The business model of Connect is particularly dependent on sponsorship. Three levels of sponsorship are available:
Sponsorship is a key component of the business model and many private and public sector organisations have seen the benefits and
generously sponsored other Connect Initiatives. A selection of some of the sponsors of Global Connect projects in the UK is shown below:
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Universities |
Business Support Agencies |
Fund/VC Managers |
Professional Service Firms and Corporates |
Scottish Enterprise |
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Yorkshire Forward |
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AWM |
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EMDA |
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SEEDA |
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Leeds Metropolitan University |
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Apax Partners |
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University of Leeds |
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South Yorks Invest Fund |
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University of York |
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YFM Group |
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University of Warwick |
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European RDF |
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Loughborough University |
Business Link |
Catapult Ventures |
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Lincoln University |
Business Southampton |
Bank of Scotland |
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Southampton University |
Finance South East |
Beer and Partners Limited |
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Solent University |
ICT Cluster |
E-Synergy |
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Portsmouth University |
Millbrook Tech Campus |
Fair Finance Consortium |
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Bath University |
PUSH |
Mercia Technology Seed Fund |
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Bristol University |
Solent Enterprise Hub |
Midven |
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Surrey University |
Southampton Enterprise hub |
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Anglia Ruskin University |
Start at Fareham |
3I Group |
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University of Cambridge |
DTI £1.5M grant for US/UK Science Bridge with University California San Diego and University California Irvine |
Amadeus Capital Partners |
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Abchurch Communications Ltd |
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Addleshaw Goddard |
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BRANDED! |
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Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd |
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Brown Butler Accountants |
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Clarion Solicitors |
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Cobbetts Solicitors |
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Davidson Webber LLP |
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Deloitte |
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Dickinson Dees |
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DLA Piper |
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Ernst & Young |
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Garbutt & Elliott Accountants |
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Harrison Goddard Foote |
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HLW commercial laywers |
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Horwath Clark Whitehill |
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Knowles Warwick Accountants |
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KPMG* |
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Lee & Priestley LLP |
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London Stock Exchange |
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MARKS & CLERK |
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Mazars LLP |
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MFL Insurance Brokers Limited |
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Murgitroyd & Company |
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NESTA |
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NHS Yorkshire and the Humber |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Rothschild |
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The Conference Coach |
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Turn Key Ltd |
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UK Trade & Investment |
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Walker Morris |
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Winburn Glass Norfolk |
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BT |
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SFS Legal |
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Nelsons |
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers |
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UK Trade & Investment |
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Adamson Jones |
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Advantage Business Angels |
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Bray & Bray |
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Carbon Trust |
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Cavendish Management Resources |
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Commercial Catalyst |
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Edwards Chartered Accountants |
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Ernst & Young |
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Honestus Limited |
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LMMC |
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PKF Accountants & Business Advisers |
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Rolls Royce |
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Secantor |
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Scond Sight for Business |
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Smith Cooper |
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Soloman Associates |
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Spirit |
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Tenon |
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Verve Consulting |
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Wright Hassall Solicitors |
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Tenon Group |
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Paris Smith & Randall Solicitors |
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VT Group Plc |
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LCM PR |
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Vail Williams LLP |
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Matchtec Group |
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BDO Stoy Hayward |
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Anglia Business Solutions |
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ARM PLC |
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Babrahan Bioscience Technologies |
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Babrahan Insitute |
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BT |
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Cambridge City Council |
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Cambridge Consultants |
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Commerce & Employment Dept CI |
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Ernst & Young |
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Hewitsons Solicitirs |
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Marshall Group |
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Microsoft Research |
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Motorola |
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Nokia Research Centre |
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Philips Research Laboratories |
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Sagentia |
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Taylor Wessing Solicitors |
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Trinamo |
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TTP Group |
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UK Tata Consulting Services |
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WL Gore |
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Xaar Inkjet Technology |
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Deloitte |
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NW Brown Group |
