Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures focuses on early stage business opportunities in market sectors where its directors and members of the Octopus Investor Group have relevant knowledge and experience.

Are you an entrepreneur with a good business idea? Octopus Ventures can help you. Click here to submit your business proposal today through our website. Moreover Octopus Ventures holds fortnightly start-up up clinics for OE Members. Click here to make an appointment.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank is committed to being the best financial services provider in the world. Their breadth of experience, leading-edge capabilities and financial strength create value for all our stakeholders; clients, investors, employees, and ultimately society as a whole.

Their prime objective is to hire the most intelligent, talented, highly qualified and motivated people from around the globe. Deutsche Bank will invest in your development and future because it is inextricably linked with its own: It is absolutely key to their success. Over 150 nations are represented in Deutsche Bank’s staff, based in 76 countries. They embrace this talent and diversity; and will continue to build a unique team, with the richness and depth their clients have come to expect. Click here to learn about career opportunities with Deutsche Bank.

Purple Media

Purple Media specialises in corporate communications and intelligent training solutions. Constantly adapting to the needs of our clients, and never afraid to experiment, they have developed a range of innovative work, from interactive DVDs to online and print media; from film and animation, to event facilitation – all managed in-house to provide a complete one-stop solution. Click here to learn how Purple Media can help kick start your start-up.

The University of Oxford Careers Service

The Careers Service has an experienced adviser, Alison Bird, who is happy to discuss your initial business planning ideas.  We also provide careers information and guidance; run a series of careers skills, information and recruitment events throughout term time; and have a library of useful information on areas such as working in different countries, working in different professions, and all aspects of further study including funding. We advertise hundreds of permanent and temporary vacancies on our web site to help you find a suitable opportunity for vacation work or work after you complete your course.

Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Saïd Business School has rapidly become the focal point for entrepreneurship across Oxford University, bringing together academics, spinout- and student-entrepreneurs, for the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation brings together innovators from across the world, from Silicon Valley and India, as well as the 2,000 high-tech companies based around Oxford, that form part of the innovation system centred on the School. Click here for more information on the Centre.

Cmypitch.com is a social network for small businesses connecting entrepreneurs with investors and service providers. Their video-based website has five distinct business communities for anyone starting, running, growing or selling a business. With a directory of 70,000 service providers to small and growing businesses, as well as a dedicated ‘Entrepreneur TV’ channel featuring exclusive interviews with hugely successful business leaders, cmypitch.com provides a platform to help entrepreneurs succeed. Cmypitch.com is providing free pitching opportunitie to Ideas2Market and Idea Idol finalists. Click here to find out more about Cmypitch.com.

Linklaters is a global law firm that advices the world’s leading companies, banks and institutions on their most challenging transactions and assignments. They have 30 offices in 23 countries. There are more than 500 partners, over 2,000 lawyers and around 2,000 professionals in their business service teams. They have been widely recognized as the most entrepreneurial law firm and possess relently drive to be the very best in every facet of their work. Their mission is to far exceed what clients expect from a law firm, and deliver new levels of service, quality, insight and innovation. Click here to learn about opportunities with Linklaters.

Businesslink.gov.uk helps your business save time and money by giving you instant access to clear, simple, and trustworthy information. It is developed in partnership with subject experts within government and relevant business-support organisations to help you comply with regulations and improve your performance.Whether you’re starting up, already running a business, or looking to grow and develop, we can help you. Click here to learn more about how Business Link can help your start-up.

WEBMART® has since 1997 offered a distinctive, low-cost-but-full-service print management service to clients throughout Europe. Webmart has always been at the leading edge of technological innovations, by being the only print management company that develops its own software for maximum speed and cost-efficiency. Click here for more information on Webmart.