STEAMhouse

📣 STEAMhouse Christmas Closure Days 📣 The building will be closed from 2pm on Tuesday 24th December until 7am on Thursday 2nd January. It will not be possible to get into our building during this time, but we look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year!

Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK and a real highlight of this year has been our incubator programme, The Innovation Lab, which we launched earlier this year in collaboration with SuperTech WM and STEAMhouse. Back in January we invited eight fintech organisations to solve real-life data led challenges effecting the financial services sector. Following 17 weeks of collaboration, we trialled four innovative solutions with customers via the myCreation app. This is just one example of our deep commitment to accelerating innovation within our business and across the financial services sector. We look forward to continuing the Innovation Lab programme in 2025 and exploring a new business challenge!💡 Read more about our Innovation Lab 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEsBF9i2 #2024Highlights #Innovation #InnovationLab

🎄 Happy Holidays from us all at the Innovation Centre! 🎄 STEAMhouse What a year it’s been! An absolute whirlwind, filled with the most amazing projects, programmes and most importantly impact 💚 BIG thanks to our incredible community, networks and partners new & old - it’s been a blast 💥 Wishing you all an amazing break, full of RNR & fresh perspective… ready to kick off in the NY! 💫

Our very own Head of Service Innovation and Experimentation Patrick (Pad) Bek has just been featured in Startups Magazine on how startup leaders can ensure their mission is in everything they do as a startup. Having your company's vision running through everything you do is like having a guiding star. It keeps everyone on track and excited about the journey. And when everyone knows the big picture and how their little piece fits in, they feel more connected and motivated. Read more to find out how with the Strategy Ladder, part of our free Innovation Toolbox, you can make sure your mission and vision run through every piece of work you do 👉 https://lnkd.in/e92pUKug Download the Strategy Ladder here: https://lnkd.in/eFxXw5a2

We're thrilled to share that our very own Sophia Tarr has just been shortlisted for yet another award this year, this time for Diversity & Inclusion leader at the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2025! Sophia is recognised for her work on the Reframe Project (https://lnkd.in/ezB_CADY) and the Diverse Innovation Accelerator (https://lnkd.in/dRdtrv9B). This shortlisting caps off a great year seeing so many great people in our community recognised for their amazing work. We're looking forward to seeing this recognition continue in 2025. Good luck to everyone shortlisted! TheBusinessDesk.com

We're really proud to be supporting this initiative to make food and farming more representative with Josh Payne and the NFU (National Farmers' Union)! The Challenge Event in January is already shaping up to be a tool for meaningful, long-lasting positive change.

Our Co-CEO Anthony Tattum Marketing Agency CEO is heading to STEAMhouse next Monday, for "Mastering Brand Growth for Scale-Up Success" — an intensive, interactive workshop designed for ambitious scale-up businesses.💡 Using Leopard Co's proprietary ROAR strategy, Anthony will guide attendees step-by-step through defining, activating and amplifying your brand with a practical, results-drive approach. Whether you're B2C or B2B, this workshop will provide you with the tools and insights needed to build a strong market presence and achieve sustainable growth. Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5Hsy-7J #LeopardCo #Strategy #Birmingham #MarketingAgency

We were thrilled to celebrate Sophia Tarr's shortlisting as a finalist for the Professional of the Year award at the Multicultural Business & Community Champion Awards (MBCC) on Saturday night. Sophia was instrumental in delivering the Reframe project, a project that uplifted and empowered 77 Black and Black mixed heritage creatives aged 18 – 30 from across Birmingham, Manchester & London using film, photography and music, culminating in the display of 23 physical and innovative works of art at STEAMhouse and powering the conversation around climate change. More information on the Reframe project can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eq-VMgPQ There are also truly deserved nominations at the MBCC Awards 2024 for STEAMhouse members Minal Parmar WELL AP and for Mitesh Parmar 💚🏡, for Health and Wellbeing Champion, and Outstanding Business of the Year, respectively. Wellspace Architects® are a diverse RIBA Chartered Practice; a husband-and-wife team, born out of a personal vision to do more than architecture. Wellspace Architects was created to help design for better living, wellbeing, health and happiness. We were also delighted to see friends of STEAMhouse Mike Leonard and Toqeer Sajid BEng (Hons), MIET, MInstMC shortlisted as finalists for the Net Zero Company Champion and Rising Star categories respectively. We're proud to work with such an impactful and diverse community.

The Christmas decorations are going up, festive tunes are playing over the radio, but there are still plenty of innovation, business support, and creative workshops and community events happening at STEAMhouse this month! Check out what's on in December below 👇 Innovate to Thrive: Building a Future-Ready Business: Session 1 - Wednesday 4th December, 10am-2pm - This hands-on event will demystify complex business concepts, helping you build a strong foundation without overwhelming jargon - https://lnkd.in/eWQgJPcq Talking Making with Mathew Leung - Wednesday 4th December, 6:30pm-8pm - Join us for a conversation with Mathew Leung, architect and founding partner of Assemble, in our Maker Space - https://lnkd.in/efvNey7j Podcasting Workshop Part 2: Elevate your Voice & Amplify your Story with Nicole Justice - Friday 6th December, 10am-2pm - This hands-on session offers the tools to unlock new storytelling techniques and perfect your audio brand - https://lnkd.in/eKbN_7Th Mastering Brand Growth for Scale-Up Success with Anthony Tattum, Co-CEO of Leopard Co - Monday 9th December, 10am-1pm - This interactive session will guide you through Leopard Co’s proprietary ROAR strategy approach, equipping you with a robust framework to establish a strong market presence and drive sustainable growth -https://lnkd.in/e5Hsy-7J Innovate to Thrive: Building a Future-Ready Business – Session 2 -Wednesday 11th December, 10am-2pm - We’ll introduce essential strategic models, like pricing and delivery strategies, in an accessible way to help you find where you fit in the business growth process - https://lnkd.in/eG8xueeC Elevate Your Brand: Online Content Creation Workshop with Nicole Justice - Thursday 12th December, 10am-2pm - Join us for an interactive and inspiring online workshop designed to help you unlock the power of content creation - https://lnkd.in/e5JpSysh Touching Time… Creating lasting impressions in metal - Thursday 12th December, 9:30am-1:30pm - Connect with the natural world through making with metal - https://lnkd.in/eM5t7mx4 Make a Wooden Milking Stool! - Wednesday 18th December, 9am-1pm - Make a modern milking stool with CNC techniques. We invite you to get introduced to working in a workshop environment and gain experience and confidence in making. No experience necessary - https://lnkd.in/e4PDFbQP

📣 Investment opportunity for businesses that are poised for high growth 📣 Friend of STEAMhouse and member Jim Shirley/FundingHero are now opening up applications for their fundraising accelerator which starts in January! FundingHero are offering up to £1 million in investment through Midven, the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund manager. Now on their third cohort, their mission is to support up to eight high-growth potential businesses in this next January cohort, helping them prepare to secure equity investment. The programme is perfect for businesses that are:         •          Poised for high growth         •          Demonstrating strong initial traction         •          Raising investment rounds between £250,000 to £3 million+ Apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyCq26X6 ⚠️ Application Deadline: Thursday, 12th December ⚠️