Start Up Day 2025

Start-up Day is back on the 17 November 2025 at Northampton Central Library 09.30 -14.30.

Visit for all or part of the day!

Many of us have brilliant ideas for businesses that we haven’t acted on and the Business & IP Centre National Network have a wealth of resources to support and inspire budding entrepreneurs to take the first step to turning their brilliant idea into a business.

Activities on the day include talks and networking to help you on the way with your business journey.

Talks:

• ​​From start-up to success - Stuart Thomas of Medi8 Therapy
• Start-up stars: How I turned my business idea into reality - panel session of BIPC Northamptonshire grant winners being interviewed by Ruth Roan of the South Midlands Growth Hub. Grant winners include: Julia Williams - Antler and Rose, Jo Whight - Red Lotus Consultancy and Clare Wood - Little Bear
• Introduction to GrantFinder - Matt Godfrey of Idox
• Brand evolution for start-ups - Marie-Louise O’Neill of Lovely Evolution​
• Susan Liverman of The Kindful will be delivering a mini workshop called ‘From stressed to steady’.

Market place stands including:

• ​West Northants Council Economic Development Team
• North Northants Council Economic Development Team
• Building Business Consultancy
• NNBN
• FSB
• South Midlands Growth Hub
• First Enterprise
• Lucidity IP
• Lovely Evolution
• Gareth Jones Entrepreneur in Residence
• Franks & Co
• Florence and James Marketing

This event is for people living in the UK only.

Following the event Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire will send a feedback form which we would be grateful if you could complete to allow us to monitor the success of our events. This is facilitated by our third party processor Reason Digital Limited.