What is the Steamhouse Incubator? 

Opening in the heart of Birmingham, at Millennium Point, Birmingham City University’s STEAMhouse incubator offers state of the art co-working space and high quality business support. It forms part of STEAMhouse, a large-scale collaboration and maker space set up to support local start-ups/ spin-outs from ideation through to implementation.  

STEAMhouse, is an organisation driving innovation and research for major long-term growth across the West Midlands region. Set up in early 2018, STEAMhouse supports students, graduates and local start-ups to develop exciting new ideas and products, bringing amazing new ideas to life!

Why are we collaborating with the STEAMhouse incubator? 

  • To support and be part of an organisation driving innovation and research for major long-term growth across Birmingham, a region with which we have a particularly strong connection.
  • STEAMhouse is driving innovation, bringing inventors, entrepreneurs, businesses and craftspeople together to develop exciting new ideas and products; an initiative that closely aligns with our forward-thinking values.
  • We see this as an ideal match, with both ourselves and STEAMhouse focused on offering advice and support that is clear, straightforward, and easy to put into practice.

Webinars in partnership with STEAMhouse

On-demand

Intellectual property rights: a practical guide for start-up businesses

This webinar is aimed at helping you to understand the different types of intellectual property rights, and where they fit in with you.

Every Wednesday from 28 November - 20 January 2021 at 2pm

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Midlands – Past, Present and Future

A programme of 5 one-hour webinars will focus on the history of entrepreneurship and innovation in the Midland’s. These webinars will examine how history influences the current economic ecosystem, by looking at the past, present and future of Midland’s entrepreneurs.

Email to book your place

What is a business incubator?

Also known as a start-up incubators, they offer people the support they need to turn thier business idea into a reality.

Business incubators provide access to facilities, leading business expertise and opportunities to network and build new contacts.They provide personal workstation, digital connectivity, expert guidance, business mentoring, a company address.

Some start-up incubators give you access to business workshops, additional training and introduce you to small business funding opportunities.

STEAMhouse Incubator building

James Madill and Richard Scutt STEAMincubator Programme Manager

Take a look at the plans for the new STEAMhouse 2 Building

Key stats about the STEAMhouse incubator

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a team of 3 dedicated to the STEAMhouse incubator

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% of BCU’s student base is located in the Birmingham, travel to, work area,  driving regional economic growth.

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£M will be invested in the STEAMhouse 2

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square feet of space at STEAMhouse phase 2 at Belmont Works, Eastside

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