Transform Digital: Aberdeen 4th February 2015 Graham Morgan of the Elevator, supporting high growth start ups

1. Graham Morgan - Deputy CEO Elevator
Accelerating Aberdeen Business

2. Formerly Enterprise North East Trust
We are a private, ‘not for profit distribution’ company
- a Social Enterprise
What is Elevator?

4. Formerly Enterprise North East Trust
We are a private, ‘not for profit distribution’ company
- a Social Enterprise
What is Elevator?

5. Entrepreneurial Support
Supporting High Growth Businesses
Entrepreneurship in Education
What we do…

7. Entrepreneurial Support
Supporting High Growth Businesses
Entrepreneurship in Education
What we do…

8. Entrepreneurial
Support
Business Gateway - 2,500 interactions including 1,000
new starts in Aberdeen City/Shire.
Delivered on behalf of City and Shire Councils
employing 35 business advisers.
Offering broad based business support,
…also promoting the Broadband Connection Voucher
Scheme

11. Entrepreneurial
Support
Business Gateway - 2,500 interactions including 1,000
new starts in Aberdeen City/Shire.
Delivered on behalf of City and Shire Councils
employing 35 business advisers.
Offering broad based business support,
…also promoting the Broadband Connection Voucher
Scheme

12. Elevator has created Aberdeen’s first Business Accelerator
20 week programme - offering businesses of scale an
intense level of support:
Industry mentors, Raising finance, High level networking, IP
support, Private sector engagement, International
connection
Supporting the creation of
high growth businesses

14. Elevator has created Aberdeen’s first Business Accelerator
20 week programme - offering businesses of scale an
intense level of support:
Industry mentors, Raising finance, High level networking, IP
support, Private sector engagement, International
connection
Supporting the creation of
high growth businesses

15. Energy sector focus… but not exclusively
Part of the international Global Accelerator Network
(GAN)
Connecting strongly to “digital offshore”
opportunities
And it’s FREE!
Supporting the creation of
high growth businesses

17. Energy sector focus… but not exclusively
Part of the international Global Accelerator Network
(GAN)
Connecting strongly to “digital offshore”
opportunities
And it’s FREE!
Supporting the creation of
high growth businesses

18. Education plays an integral part within Elevator
Linking up students across the globe
Running hackathons and meetups
Entrepreneurship in
Education

20. Education plays an integral part within Elevator
Linking up students across the globe
Hackathons and meetups
Entrepreneurship in
Education

21. Demonstrate what digital technology can do for
business
Real time hands on facility
International VC connections
Interactive environment/equipment
Digital Demonstration
Centre

23. Demonstrate what digital technology can do for
business
Real time hands on facility
International VC connections
Interactive environment/equipment
Digital Demonstration
Centre

24. To support significant new business growth in the North
East of Scotland
To assist Aberdeen City and Shire build reputation as a
centre for entrepreneurial excellence
To enable businesses to bring innovative new products to
the energy market
To utilise the vast amounts of expertise and talent available
in the North East
Objectives of Elevator

25. First Accelerator programme launches March’15
Continue to partner with other innovation centres
(including RGU and Aberdeen University)
Ultimately, to expand the Elevator model to other
regions
What next?

26. Graham@ElevatorUK.com