Business Leaders/Founders
Prepare your start-up for the future with the tools, resources and resilience required to keep your business moving forward.
FWD connects the dots to create opportunities for start-ups and early-stage businesses to access the research, innovation and talent required to outperform their competition.
Makespace Lab
The FWD Makespace Lab enables businesses to experiment with emerging technologies risk-free, bridging the gap between ideation and innovation. We empower leaders to implement technology for sustained competitive advantage.
Support for health businesses
Could specialist support take your health business forward? Are you seeking guidance to navigate the NHS market? Do you require investment or funding to enable the development of your products?
How FWD works
The benefits
How FWD works
with businesses
Specialist support designed to help you
take your health business forward
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Access to an online community and network
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Understanding how and when you need investment or funding
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The benefits of
joining FWD
Designed with you in mind
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Grow your business faster
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Work with expert researchers, mentors
and fellow business founders
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Access to local skilled talent / Priority to
skilled talent
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Local businesses who
support FWD
Hear what FWD members are saying
Gary Pratt, EarSwitch Limited
“The Investment support we received through FWD was brilliant, I had the opportunity to attend Investment Futures 24. EarSwitch are currently building interest for a our Series A funding round, and it fantastic to raise our profile within the Investor network.”
Tony Smith, Care4teeth Limited
“The format is good especially with the feedback. I work generally in my own bubble, and so it’s good to get advice, especially from a different angle.”
Alice Appleton, Clera Healthcare Ltd
“Fantastic course, really valuable and well timed – good length etc.”
You have the questions, we have the answers
Why is the course offered for free?
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ShowThere are a lots of masterclasses, workouts, briefings and opportunities for 1:2:1 support. Is there a limit on how may sessions I can attend?
ShowWill the sessions involve discussion of the finances of the company?
ShowWho should apply to The FWD Project?
We welcome applications from organisations operating in the health and wellbeing sectors that are an SME, an individual entrepreneur with a registered business, Sole Trader, Partnership Organisation, Limited Company (Ltd) or Community Interest Company (CIC, CIO).
