Questups - 2022 UK TechProsperity Program

Master the Demand-driven Product Development

Become part of a dynamic community with а fast ticket to UK market opportunities and Government incentives

UK Department for International Trade is co-organising with Questups a 3 events sequel program with top dealmakers and mentors to help companies master the demand-driven customer-centric product development.

Meet customer development, sales and investment experts to calibrate and accelerate your soft-launch on the UK market.

Apply before 27th March answering a few questions about Your UK Target!

Become part of a dynamic community with а fast ticket to UK market opportunities and Government incentives

UK Department for International Trade is co-organising with Questups a 3 events sequel program with top dealmakers and mentors to help companies Master the Process for Customer-Based Product Development.

Meet customer development, sales and investment experts to calibrate and accelerate your launch on the UK market.

Apply before 27th March answering a few questions about Your UK Target!

Join the 3 online workshops and unlock your access to the UK market

Connect with high net worth advisers and get tailored assistance on how to build a sustainable business in the UK

UK Customer Development (14th March, 3pm UK time)

Save time and money achieving product-market fit.

Create customer-centric and demand-driven products:

Create a list of 3-5 hypotheses for your product
Develop a questionnaire to test them
Craft an engaging invitation message
Conduct 10-20 interviews with potential UK clients
Analyse the data to validate your market assumptions

Mentor and key speaker: Dimitar Karamanchev

Online event: 14 March 2022

UK Sales for SaaS Products (21st March, 3pm UK time)

How to create a proposition that people want to pay for.

Create a compelling proposition:

Value proposition benefits and buyer persona journeys
Credible promise and defining your USPs
Sales stages – what do you need to get from each stage?
Sales process – lead qualification and holding discovery calls.

Mentor and key speaker: James Ker-Reid

Online event: 21 March 2022

Global Entrepreneur Program (30th March, 3pm UK time)

As a BRIDGE community member, you will be mentored by entrepreneurs known as ‘dealmakers’, who are experienced in setting up, building, scaling and selling technology companies.

You will be able to access, free of charge:

providing introductions to key networks including investors
guidance on how to grow internationally
help to develop business plans
assistance with relocating to the UK

The GEP programme provides support by helping companies:

build capability in key business areas
scale-up and fulfil their export ambitions
make connections in the wider UK tech eco-system

Special guest: the EBS accounting/business advisory firm based in West Midland UK. They specialise in company formation, virtual tenancy, financial administration, payroll, bank account opening, compliance, rules and regulations, & other UK market access services and are well experienced in supporting Central & Eastern European clients.

Mentors and dealmakers: Martin Ring and Tim Luft
Online event, 30 March 2022

How to Support Bulgarian Tech Start-Ups to land in the UK (10th May)

Round Table Discussion on How to Support Bulgarian Tech Start-Ups to land in the UK.

The Department for International Trade at the British Embassy provides significant support for Bulgarian tech companies to set up in the UK and access finance, market and tech ecosystem – including the highly successful Tech Prosperity Bridge programme, now in its second season. However, given the huge potential of the Bulgarian tech sector, there is more that can be done, including (potentially) setting up an Innovation Hub based on the successful Bulgarian Innovation Hub model in Silicon Valley. We would very much welcome your contribution to this discussion, along with other key players in the Bulgarian tech eco system.

Agenda:
16:30 Welcome/setting the scene (HMA Rob Dixon)
16:40 Presentation on DIT offer and Update on Tech Prosperity Bridge programme (Cristina Dragu, FDI Director; Martin Ring, Dealmaker)
16:50 Open discussion: advice and ideas on what more needs to be done to support BG tech start-ups to access UK market, finance and tech eco-system (moderated by HMA Rob Dixon)
17:30 Networking Cocktail with companies participating in Tech Prosperity Bridge Season 2022

Onsite event, 10 May 2022
Invitation only

Eligible candidates:

Your business is an established tech company, based in Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo or Albania
Your product and/or service can have International applicability;
You haven’t established a presence in the UK and are interested in setting up in the UK within the next 2 years;
You have established in the UK and want to scale the business;

If the above criteria applies to you, please complete and submit the application form before 27th March.

Apply before 27th March answering a few questions about Your UK Target if:

Your business is an established tech company, based in Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo or Albania
Your product and/or service can have International applicability;
You haven’t established a presence in the UK yet and are interested in setting up in the UK within the next 2 years;
You have established in the UK and want to scale the business;

If the above criteria applies to you, please complete and submit the application form before 27th March.

Let's complete your UK market quests!

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Why the UK?

1st in the EU to reach 100 Unicorns, more than Germany, France and the Netherlands combined!

1st most attractive investment destination in Europe

1st in Europe and 3rd globally for growing and scaling-up business

1st in G7 for research,
impact and reach

1st in G20 as a globally connected economy

1st most attractive investment destination in Europe

1st in Europe and 3rd globally for growing and scaling-up business

1st in G7 for research, impact and reach

1st in G20 as a globally connected economy

Strategic support

Support every step to the UK market by integrating DIT inward investment services, free of charge and commercial-in-confidence. Grow together with our network of tech specialists, cross-sector experts and business dealmakers.

Investor readiness

Get access to VCs and angels network for follow up funding. Receive up-to-date information about UK grants and Government funding programs to increase your opportunities for regional collaboration.

Tailored Program

Be part of the one-to-one meetings with dedicated mentors and get tailored project management resources that fit your company needs and requirements.

Go-to-market

Scale your business in the UK by pitching your idea and exploring regional soft-landing solutions. Get in contact with UK Tech Ecosystem attractions.

Everything you need to master your product launch in the UK

From strategic partnerships to funding and sales

Meet the rockstar speakers

Get support for your every soft-landing step to the UK market!

James Ker-Reid

CEO & Founder @ Sales for Startups

Building Successful Sales Operations At Pre-Seed to Series A B2B Tech Startups

Martin Ring

Dealmaker for the Global Entrepreneur Programme

Director of Wolves Summit with a strong track record of introducing investments to the CEE

Tim Luft

Dealmaker for the Global Entrepreneur Programme

Entrepreneur with 20 years UK and international business experience

Martin Williams

Managing Director at EBS Ltd

Martin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1972, and his unique experience in working with foreign businesses helped to build a unique firm.

Valuable Mentors

Your soft landing as a tech company wouldn't be possible without the continuous support of the DIT mentors.

Nigel Jones

Member of the Board of Advisors at Prolific North

Northern Powerhouse Investment Hub

Cristina Dragu

Director | CEN – North Macedonia, BiH, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania

Foreign Direct Investment, DIT

Dimitar Karamanchev

CEO, Questups & President, Start It Smart

Saving tech CEOs time and money achieving product-market fit

GROW your company by joining the 2022 TechProsperity Bridge

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Organisers

Department for International Trade (DIT) organizes the 2022 UK TechProsperity Bridge Program. It is the specialist Government department that supports foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in the UK, and UK based companies to trade internationally.

DIT and regional partners offer free, confidential and tailored support in a number of key areas:

Providing specialist advice directly to investors about the business environment in the UK, including tax, access to finance, banking, research and development (R&D), visas and skills.
Advising on access to the UK’s broad spectrum of financial and tax incentives
Available to investors, including through the Free Ports programme.
Providing financial modelling to compare the UK against other locations by quality, risk and profit after tax.

Introducing investors to potential future partners, including universities, local innovators in the supply chain, and local government.

Continuing support after a business has invested in the UK –providing named ‘account managers’ to assist with expansion, representing a company’s interests in government and, where necessary, resolve investment environment blockages.
Encouraging exports of invested companies, including through our world-class
Export Credit Agency UK Export Finance.
Entrepreneurial assistance through a network of mentors to help make a commercial success of early-stage companies.
VC matchmaking campaign and GEP platform, where a whole team of dealmakers are dedicated to help companies with plans to HQ in the UK
Supporting major investments by providing concierge style support through the Office for Investment (OFI), including accompanied visits and bespoke identification of site options.

Questups is a co-organizer of the events at the 2022 UK TechProsperity Bridge Program empowering the spin-off of successful products for the UK market. Get in-depth benchmarking, recommendations and access to the right experts, partnerships and investors from the UK. Execute your product strategy the optimal way in terms of timing, positioning and resources for soft-landing.

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