I recently attended the fifth annual conference of the UK Incubator and Accelerator Network in Birmingham.
Established by the influential Centre for Entrepreneurs think tank, this collective connects and represents those ventures that offer physical space to new firms (incubators), organisations that deliver start-up support programmes (accelerators) and co-working spaces that provide flexible, shared offices.
While it was a real honour to be able to contribute to a panel discussing the future of the sector, one of the highlights of the conference was the presentation of the latest study examining the state of the sector and, more importantly, their role in stimulating entrepreneurship across the UK.
