09 Apr 2026 | Cohort Successes

BetaDen Accelerate Cohort 3.0 alumni Claire Owen has been selected to join the Female Founders Rise accelerator with her new business PupilPower.

07 Apr 2026 | Industry Articles

On 27th April 2026, Cyber Essentials is changing. From this date, IASME, the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Essentials Partner, will implement changes through the revised Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3, the technical standard that underpins Cyber Essentials assessments.

07 Apr 2026 | Cohort Successes

BetaDen Incubate alumni Storyboard Studios and Filmshake have been selected to represent Coventry University at the 2026 Laval Virtual in France.

01 Apr 2026 | Cohort Successes

Veg Life (Intake 4.0) founder Rhian Cafull appeared on BBC Radio 2 with Vernon Kay and pitched for Catalyse Angel Network in a week that also saw Veg Life nominated for multiple awards.

25 Mar 2026 | Cohort Successes

BetaDen alumni Ocius Consulting (Cohort 9.0) and Fresh Nous (Intake 5.0) have both been named as finalists for the 2026 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber Awards.

24 Mar 2026 | Cohort Successes

BetaDen alumni & Entrepreneurs in Residence Prizsm Technologies were selected to pitch at this month's ECSO Cyber Investor Days.

24 Mar 2026 | Entrepreneurship Hub

Building a startup is often described as a marathon - but in reality, it can feel like running repeated sprints with no clear finish line. Founders are expected to lead teams, raise funding, deliver product innovation, manage uncertainty, and continuously perform under pressure.

23 Mar 2026 | Entrepreneurship Hub

With the UK tax year ending on 5 April 2026, founders have a narrow window to lock in 2025/26 positions - especially around dividends (rates rise from 6 April 2026), payroll year-end filings, and looming digital filing changes.

20 Mar 2026 | Cohort Successes

Utelize Mobile (Cohort 2.0) have been named winners in the e-Sim Innovation and Deployment category at the Mobile News Awards 2026.

20 Mar 2026 | Cohort Successes

Incubate Intake 5.0 founders Fresh Nous have been featured in the H&W Chamber magazine, Business Direction.

20 Mar 2026 | Cohort Successes

Accelerate Cohort 9.0's 'Our Journey' has been shortlisted for Micro Business of the Year at the C2S Business Awards 2026.

05 Mar 2026 | Industry Articles

By Jennifer Long, BetaDen's Advisory Board Member, and CEO of IceBlue

26 Feb 2026 | Programme Updates

Worcestershire’s two-week celebration of technology and innovation has drawn to a close with the BetaDen Technology Showcase, a high-profile event highlighting cutting-edge local businesses and announcing the winner of the county’s inaugural Worcestershire Innovation Champion Award.

05 Feb 2026 | Meet the Founders

Our series of articles focusing on the wonderful businesses that make up BetaDen Accelerate Cohort 9.0 reaches its conclusion with a focus on CareBoodle.

20 Jan 2026 | Programme Updates

We’re excited to announce that our External Affairs Director, Donston Powell, will be taking the TEDx stage as a speaker at TEDxWorcester on 29 January 2026.