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Published 29 March 2019 Last updated 16 February 2023 +show all updates
Updated email address for Capital Enterprise (IDEA London).
Removed contact details for Entrepreneur First and updated endorsing bodies list.
Minor updates made to reflect that Level 39 status has been moved to legacy status.
Updated 'Capital Enterprise' description - organisation now endorses founders from a range of sectors.Updated 'The Start-up Race' description with a new website url, new London base and new restrictions on applications. Removed Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, University of Bristol and University of Chester from the endorsing bodies list as they no longer accept new start-up/innovator applications.
Added University of Sussex to the Legacy Endorsing Bodies section.
Added Boardroom Advisors and The Shropshire Incubator (European Innovation Ltd) to the list of endorsed bodies.
Added Swansea University to list of endorsing bodies.
Added Queensbury Consulting to list of endorsing bodies.
New endorsing body 'Nexus' added.
Updated the list of endorsing bodies.
Updated the list of endorsing bodies.
Added details for Global Entrepreneurs Programme (GEP) and Pall Mall Investments International.
Removed reference to The Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP).