What is SHIFT?
It’s a pretty simple idea, we’d work with groups of people under-represented in our tech cluster and help enable them to excel and boost their profile within the industry. We’d use training, peer support and our network to support some brilliant people to access a platform that’s traditionally difficult to reach for under-represented people.
TechSPARK Project
The SHIFT Speaker Database, highlights the diverse tech and digital public speakers of the South West!
We help amplify underrepresented voices within our tech community by creating a platform to showcase talented speakers and attract those who are interested in public speaking.
TechSPARK Project
SPARK School
SPARK School is a comprehensive course for underrepresented people looking to start a business. The course will take members from the initial idea stage, through planning and finance management to pitching their ideas
Applicants should come from underrepresented backgrounds and have a tech-enabled and scalable business idea. We define underrepresented as anyone coming from a background that means not being a Middle-Class, Straight, White, Man.
TechSPARK Project
These photos show some amazing diverse founders and people working in the Bristol & Bath tech cluster. We released them under a Creative Commons licence so that people can use them to showcase the diversity of their companies.
These photographs are part of the SHIFT project which wouldn’t be able to happen without our partners UWE and Applied Technologies. Special thanks go to Engine Shed and Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator for hosting our shoot.
