The Oxford Trust’s two innovation centres are more than just a place to work. Together with Oxford Innovation Space, our centres’ operator, we work to help you thrive and grow. That’s why all companies based in our Centres are eligible for business support.
Meet our Innovation Director, Wendy Tindsley
Here at Heyford Park, we like to ensure that your business is getting all the support it needs to thrive, especially in times of uncertainty, so we have our Innovation Director, Wendy and our team of experts on hand to help.
Wendy Tindsley has experience in helping growing companies to raise funding. Wendy has raised over £10 million in funding for companies and assisted in the scale-up of companies, taking one from £250,000 to £4 million turnover. Working with a team of experts to provide entrepreneurs with business development ideas, Wendy has had plenty of experience and insight into supporting growing businesses and continues to help our community thrive.
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Strategic business planning
1-2-1 business coaching
Innovation planning
Talent Management
Finding new customers and growing sales
Marketing strategy
Business growth workshops and masterclasses
International trade planning
Financial planning
Leadership and Management
Exit Strategies
Meet Innovation Director, Wendy Tindsley
Business support comes via our Innovation Director, Wendy Tindsley, who is part of the Oxford Innovation Space team. Wendy offers businesses 1:1 support and coaching to set goals and overcome challenges, such as fundraising, finding new markets and scaling up. Networked with many stakeholders and partners across Oxfordshire, she can also make connections – whether it’s with other businesses, clients or linking to opportunities. In addition, Wendy can help start-ups increase their knowledge and up-skill to ensure they have the right skills at the right time to expand and grow. And, lastly, she creates communities of like-minded businesses that can help each other and collaborate where relevant.
Exit Right
Developed by The Oxford Trust, Barclays Eagle Labs and Oxford Innovation Space. Exit right is an expert-led event series for founders and senior leadership teams of start-ups and SMEs looking to successfully grow and exit their business.
You can now watch the four videos from the 2023 series presented by founders who have successfully exited their business as well as M&A experts. You can also see the six videos from the 2022 series on Exit Planning; Scaling Up; New Business Development & Acquisition; Marketing & Branding; and Product Market Fit.
The 2023 series was sponsored by Marks & Clerk and the 2022 series by Freeths.
Business support packages
Our business support for science and tech start-ups working in our centres includes access to all the tools you need to reach your goals.
Business support offer
Our support for science and tech start-ups and spinouts includes:
Strategic business planning
Personal business coaching
Innovation planning
Talent Management
Finding new customers and growing sales
Marketing strategy
Financial planning
Leadership and management
Exit strategies
Making connections
Here at the Wood Centre for Innovation we bring like-minded innovators together. Through a range of virtual and in-person networking opportunities, we offer you chances to collaborate with other businesses to create change and grow your network. We also give you access to a network of external experts and resources. Have a look at our upcoming events to see what opportunities are available.
Being part of our innovation centre means you are part of the Oxford Innovation Space UK network of over 1,000 businesses.
Case studies
How our partnerships and connections have helped some of our entrepreneurs at IF grow their businesses.
Five minutes with David Llewellyn from DJS Antibodies
A dynamic new biotech started by Dr David Llewellyn and Dr Joe Illingworth, DJS Antibodies is pioneering the development of novel therapeutics to treat the world’s most critical inflammatory diseases, a class of disease that accounts for more than 50% of deaths worldwide.
DJS Antibodies moves to our newly-converted R&D labs
Biotech start-up, DJS Antibodies, is the second company to move into our newly-converted class II laboratory space at the Wood Centre for Innovation.
Five minutes with Peter Hamley from Samsara Therapeutics
We spoke to Peter Hamley, Chief Scientific Officer of amazing biotech start-up Samsara Therapeutics, who have just moved into the new life science labs at our Wood Centre for Innovation.
How our partnerships and connections have helped some of our entrepreneurs at Mansfield Innovation Centre grow their businesses.
Five minutes with David Llewellyn from DJS Antibodies
A dynamic new biotech started by Dr David Llewellyn and Dr Joe Illingworth, DJS Antibodies is pioneering the development of novel therapeutics to treat the world’s most critical inflammatory diseases, a class of disease that accounts for more than 50% of deaths worldwide.
DJS Antibodies moves to our newly-converted R&D labs
Biotech start-up, DJS Antibodies, is the second company to move into our newly-converted class II laboratory space at the Wood Centre for Innovation.
Five minutes with Peter Hamley from Samsara Therapeutics
We spoke to Peter Hamley, Chief Scientific Officer of amazing biotech start-up Samsara Therapeutics, who have just moved into the new life science labs at our Wood Centre for Innovation.
