TIN Ventures

09/10/2025

A powerful new collaboration has been launched to position the West Midlands as the UK’s “North Star” for inclusive innovation. The Inclusive Innovation

12/09/2025

👉🏽 Champion and scale place-based entrepreneurship

“A groundbreaking initiative, the Inclusive Innovation Catalyst, has been launched by TIN Ventures to transform inclusive entrepreneurship across underserved communities and regions.

The project has been introduced in collaboration with The Open University, the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce-Black Business Collective (GBCC-BBC), and the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands (IAWM).

The Catalyst is the output of a series of National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) ‘Catalyst Conversations’ (https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/catalyst-led-conversations-engaged-futures-themes) which explored the role of Civic Universities as key partners in driving inclusive community innovation and enterprise. These conversations highlighted how universities, local organisations, and business networks can collectively overcome systemic barriers to growth for diverse founders.

Too many diverse founders in the UK continue to face systemic barriers to validating ideas, accessing capital, and scaling businesses. This gap stifles innovation, limits economic opportunity, and prevents communities from realising their full potential.

The Inclusive Innovation Catalyst is designed to overcome these barriers, building investible and net positive businesses with overlooked talent.”

Read more about this ambitious initiative here: https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/resource/inclusive-innovation-catalyst-launched-to-champion-entrepreneurship-in-the-region.html?utm_campaign=EMAIL_CLD_120925&utm_medium=email

25/04/2025

👋🏽 Ready to scale your business globally?
The BEEP Export Bootcamp delivered by TIN Ventures is here to help ambitious SME unlock international markets, build real-world export capabilities, and fast-track their journey to a Global Trade Accelerator MBA with The Open University.

This 4-week online programme kicks off Wednesday 9th July 2025. It’s your gateway to expert trade coaching, peer learning, and a microcredential pathway built for global growth.

Stack your learning by attending our Global Co-Pilot Incubator in September, and to qualify for the new Global Trade Accelerator MBA launching in November 2025. Watch our explainer video to see how it works:
https://youtu.be/kWQNxtQGgKg?feature=shared

Want to learn more?
Join our Register Your Interest Briefing
Date: 29th May 2025
Time: 12:00–1:15pm
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beep-export-bootcamp-tickets-1338545618979?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Let BEEP be your global launchpad.

29/11/2024

20/11/2024

Are you a young person with SEND, (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) who uses technology?

06/09/2024

One of the most exhilarating parts of being an entrepreneur is bringing your idea to life, and so I couldn't be more excited to share with you all that the BEEP (Business Export Exchange Programme) immersive accelerator is now *LIVE* and accepting applications 💪🏾.

Throughout my career I've come to learn how entrepreneurship can hold the key to raising aspiration, and tackling inequity - and exporting your product or service across the globe is the motivation at the heart of the best entrepreneurs. That's why through TIN Ventures I've teamed up with The Open University and Barclays Eagle Labs to support entrepreneurs leading their established SME business on their international expansion journey, with a specialist programme dedicated to the art of successful exporting 🌍.

With our connections across the world, the BEEP accelerator gives you access to 👇🏾

✅ *The Global Export Academy* - where you can grow your internal capacity while achieving a globally recognised MBA certification via the Open University’s triple-accredited business school - learning the specialist skills required to successfully take your business abroad.

✅ *A Global Ambassadors Club* - where our partners will deliver insightful events focused on your sector, networking opportunities and roundtables covering financial, operational and investment themes.

✅ *A Global Export Hub* - giving you direct access to a network of coworking spaces providing wraparound support and mentor advice on solving your marketing, talent, or legal issues.

With partners already in place in the US, Europe, and Jamaica, we're raring to go to work with you to take your local business global 🚀

Want in? All the information you need on the programme and how to apply is here 👉🏾 https://thebeepglobal.com/

Feel free to share with your networks, and of course reach out to me personally if you want to discuss further 👍🏾

06/09/2024

One of the most exhilarating parts of being an entrepreneur is bringing your idea to life, and so we couldn't be more excited to share with you all that the BEEP (Business Export Exchange Programme) immersive accelerator is now *LIVE* and accepting applications 💪🏾.

Are you an established entrepreneur looking to take your local business global by accessing international markets?

If so, the Business Export Exchange Programme could be for you. Facilitated by TIN Ventures, supported by Barclays Eagle Labs and underpinned by high-quality educational delivery from The Open University, the programme delivers the networking, support, guidance and skills development to help you deliver a successful export strategy.

And it’s all underpinned by a tailored MBA* from The Open University.

Find out more: https://thebeepglobal.com/

*Use of the OU Business School's MBA curriculum for this programme is pending validation.

19/06/2024

The Department for Business and Trade ‘National Survey of Registered Businesses’ (NSRB) categorises businesses into four segments based on where they are in their export journey, from | Sustain (current exporters who have exported in the past 12 months) | Reassure (have previously exported but not in the last 12 months) | Promote (have not exported but have a product or service that could be developed for export) | Challenge (businesses that do not export and believe their product/service is unsuitable for export).

The proportion of businesses exporting increases with business size, and the ‘Promote’ category represents a large potential for future export growth through starting to export, exporting more intensely, and/or exporting to new markets. Achieving a £500k or greater turnover signals that a business is highly likely to exhibit export potential. What may surprise you is that looking at the breakdown by region it shows that 19% of businesses who are in the ‘Promote’ segment with a turnover exceeding £500k are in the Midlands and 17% in the North East (DIT, 2019). This is significantly higher than the overall UK proportion of businesses with a turnover greater than £500k in the ‘Promote’ segment (13%) and indicates a significant potential opportunity to increase exports in these regions.

This data has informed our TIN Ventures collaboration with The Open University to launch our Business Export Exchange Programme. export accelerator will enable us to work with established SMEs to develop an export strategy and implementation plan packaged around The Open University Business School triple accredited MBA to improve their confidence, capacity, and capability to launch products and services in global markets.

Connect with us here to learn more: https://thebeepglobal.com

19/06/2024

The Department of Business and Trade ‘National Survey of Registered Businesses’ (NSRB) categorises businesses into four segments based on where they are in their export journey, from | Sustain (current exporters who have exported in the past 12 months) | Reassure (have previously exported but not in the last 12 months) | Promote (have not exported but have a product or service that could be developed for export) | Challenge (businesses that do not export and believe their product/service is unsuitable for export).

The proportion of businesses exporting increases with business size, and the ‘Promote’ category represents a large potential for future export growth through starting to export, exporting more intensely, and/or exporting to new markets. Achieving a £500k or greater turnover signals that a business is highly likely to exhibit export potential. What may surprise you is that looking at the breakdown by region it shows that 19% of businesses who are in the ‘Promote’ segment with a turnover exceeding £500k are in the Midlands and 17% in the North East (DIT, 2019). This is significantly higher than the overall UK proportion of businesses with a turnover greater than £500k in the ‘Promote’ segment (13%) and indicates a significant potential opportunity to increase exports in these regions.

This data has informed our TIN Ventures collaboration with The Open University to launch our Business Export Exchange Programme. export accelerator will enable us to work with established SMEs to develop an export strategy and implementation plan packaged around The Open University Business School triple accredited MBA to improve their confidence, capacity, and capability to launch products and services in global markets.

Connect with us here to learn more: https://thebeepglobal.com