CommecialiSE

Thursday and Friday last week were spent working at a lovely hotel outside Portsmouth. 

I managed to get myself a place on the first round of the SEEDA-funded CommercialiSE Fellow Scheme:

"CommercialiSE Fellows Training offers a free package of support to enable academics, university staff, students, alumni, SME's and entrepreneurs based in the South East region to develop business ideas i nto a fully worked, realisable business plan. The training will last 6 months, and will focus on developing your business potential. The CommercialiSE programme includes possible access to the South East sector consortia, SEEDA Enterprise Hub Networks and the CommercialiSE Mentoring Scheme."

I spent two busy but enjoyable days working alongside a people from Portsmouth, Brighton and Sussex Universities - after I made it there*  - on the training course run by Hi Consulting, and I am greatly looking forward to the next one!

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* The Shoreham tunnel was shut due to a peacock (or was it pheasant?) in the tunnel.  Either way I way very glad to have my radio warn me to detour at exactly the right moment.