Why choose us?
At The Hive we believe in encouraging more people to realise their dreams.
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of the UK economy, employing more people and generating a greater share of national wealth than the public sector and larger companies.
Statistics show that up to 60% of start-ups are likely to fail within their first three years. However, with structured support some 80% are likely to remain in operation after the same period. At The Hive we are proud of our statistics. Since 2001, we have helped more than 250 start-up companies and more than 70% of those businesses are still trading and prospering today. Our three-year survival rate is in excess of 85%.
We put our success down to the fact that we provide entrepreneurs with a safe environment for evaluating and testing concepts, backed up by the invaluable expertise and specialist knowledge both within The Hive and across the University.
We offer:
- a professional working environment
- business support for all business ideas
- training and one-to-one mentoring
- specialist support for creative people.
The Hive has established a good reputation regionally and nationally, as recognised by our:
- UK Business Incubation (UKBI) accreditation
- Shell LiveWIRE award
- A* RATING in the East Midland Development Agency's (emda) accreditation of incubators across the region.
We are a founding Board member of the East Midlands Incubation Network (EMIN) and are represented on the board at steering group level nationally within Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK).
If you have a business idea The Hive provides all the help and support you need to get your business idea off the ground. Still not convinced? See what our entrepreneurs have to say:
