What we do

Leicester Startups is a community for existing & aspiring entrepreneurs. We organise and promote mentoring, talks, advice, collaboration and workspace offerings with a โ€œgive firstโ€ ethos. Find out more…

We’re able to do this thanks to the very generous startup community and partner organisations. For 2025, we’re being sponsored by The British Business Bank and The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity. Find out more about these and our other partners below…

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Upcoming Events
July 9, 2025
calendar_today Jul 09, 2025 | 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wed
09

Google Analytics is a very powerful platform to gain insight into your website visitors, how they got there and what they did. This data can be used to improve your website, helping you to retain visitors and improve their conversion rate, ultimately generating more business from your website.

https://bizgateway.org.uk/events/emc-making-the-most-of-google-analytics/

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July 10, 2025
calendar_today Jul 10, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Thu
10

Looking to start your own business? This programme can help you transform your idea into a business.

The two-day workshops are led by one of our experienced business trainers who will guide you through the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business.



https://bizgateway.org.uk/events/nbv-starting-in-business-programme-group-9/

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Join LU inc on the 10th July 2025 ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ.

Connect with founders, entrepreneurs, tech specialists, and mentors over lunch and refreshments.

https://luinc.startium.co.uk/public/events/45c7a57b-4e0f-4b21-b4a7-1d20603ffd25

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July 18, 2025
calendar_today Jul 18, 2025 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fri
18

Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the most valuableโ€”and often overlookedโ€”assets a business can own. In this half-day seminar, weโ€™ll make sense of IP and show you how to identify, protect, and monetise your ideas. Whether youโ€™re a start-up or a growing SME, understanding your IP rights is key to protecting your brand, staying competitive, and opening up new revenue streams.

https://bizgateway.org.uk/events/unlocking-the-value-of-intellectual-property-a-practical-guide-for-smes/

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July 21, 2025
calendar_today Jul 21, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Mon
21

Looking to start your own business? This programme can help you transform your idea into a business.

The two-day workshops are led by one of our experienced business trainers who will guide you through the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business.


https://bizgateway.org.uk/events/nbv-starting-in-business-programme-group-10/

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