Applications open for free business support programmes to help grow your social or environmental start-up
Could you use free business support to grow your start-up? Is your business or solution focused on creating social or environmental change - and do you need help to create more impact?
Allia's ethical gift guide to support independent, sustainable small businesses this festive season
It’s that time of year when you’ll already have started to think about festive gifts – maybe you’re still at the list-making stage, or have you got most of your presents wrapped and ready? Whatever stage you’re at, we’re sure you’ll find something interesting in our festive gift guide with a difference.
Allia Future Business Centre launches 'part-time private offices' for remote teams
To help small businesses stay connected while their teams continue to work from home, Allia is offering ‘part-time private offices’, where your team gets its own dedicated workspace - with all the usual benefits of a standard office, but for as little as one day a week. The initiative will allow you all to work from home or remotely for the…
The office – so much more than just a space for desks
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, millions of us spent our working days in an office – it was our norm, with team meetings, in-jokes and water-cooler moments creating our culture. Then, with the advent of lockdown forcing many to work from home, this all changed.
Allia launches brand new accelerator challenge
Allia has joined forces with DIF Capital Partners, and is looking to support three ambitious start-ups who are passionate about solving the most pressing social and environmental challenges that we face today.
Allia Future Business Centres are Covid-safe and welcome visitors and new tenants
Recovery. A word we’re hearing a lot right now, as we start to emerge tentatively from the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. For some, the recovery will be a physical one, to gradually get well again after falling ill with the virus that has affected millions of people the world over.
Allia leads innovative housing project providing homeless people with supported housing in Cambridge
Allia works with Jimmy’s and New Meaning Foundation to design, build and install much needed community housing in the city.
Bringing a business to life – animating Allia Future Business Centre’s story
Allia Future Business Centre’s story has been captured through short animations created in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University’s School of Art.
Cambridgeshire charities join forces for new mental health programme
Seven organisations across Cambridgeshire, including Arts & Minds and Blue Smile (who are tenants at Allia’s Future Business Centre in Central Cambridge), have joined forces to form a new programme, Fullscope, to support the mental wellbeing of children and young people in the region.
Allia announces The Future 20 - 20 exciting companies looking to change the world
Tech for good and social ventures addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be given no-cost individual packages of support to help them create greater impact
Allia volunteers at Cambridge Cyrenians for #VolunteersWeek
Last week was Volunteer’s Week – and Allia Future Business Centre’s marketing team celebrated by spending the day at Cambridge Cyrenians allotment project.
Allia Future Business Centre launches the Tech for Good Award at the #SciTechAwards
Allia Future Business Centre is excited to partner with Cambridge Independent for its Science and Technology Awards again this year and to sponsor the newly launched 'Tech for Good' category.
The Future 20 incubator launches for start-ups that change the world
The search is on for 20 of the UK’s most inspiring start-ups tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Smart Cities Hackathon comes to Cambridge
Cambridge Applied Research (CAR) will host >sudo : city, a Smart City hackathon, in partnership with Alchera Technologies at the Allia Future Business Centre on 11-12 May. After the success of the >sudo : sequence hackathon in October 2018, CAR is organising the next in the series of >sudo hackathons.
Applications now open for the next wave of AgeTech Accelerator
Applications are now open for the next wave of the AgeTech Accelerator programme. You could be an SME, a solo entrepreneur, a large company with a new product/service or a not-for-profit organisation.
What could you try this year to create positive change?
At a time when a lot of us have statistically given up our New Year’s resolutions (there’s even a day dedicated to ditching your resolution), the team at Allia has been thinking about ways to create positive change and stick to it in 2019.
Allia announces acquisition of City & Continental
Allia today announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in City & Continental, an established London-based institutional fixed income broker that services institutions across both primary and secondary markets. City & Continental will maintain its name and services while also providing new debt finance solutions for charities and impact businesses under the Allia…
Allia's top tips for an eco-friendly and ethical Christmas
Read Allia's top tips for an eco-friendly and ethical festive season!
What do older people need to stay living at home longer?
Allia, the UK's leading organisation dedicated to supporting impact ventures, is looking for older people and their families to take part in two surveys to help people age the way they want.
Allia scoops Best Not-for-Profit Employer award
Allia, the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to supporting impact ventures, has won an award for Best Not-For-Profit Employer.
Allia pilots European green initiative aimed at energy reduction in public buildings
Allia, the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to helping impact ventures to thrive, is a partner in GreenSoul, a newly launched EU pilot programme that aims to encourage more eco-awareness and energy efficiency by individuals when using shared spaces, such as public buildings, workspaces and offices.
Cambridge Impact Accelerator is looking for start-ups
Allia Serious Impact is looking for impact startups and entrepreneurs to join its expert 12 week accelerator programme.
FREE event and meeting room space at Allia Future Business Centre Cambridge throughout August
Allia Future Business Centre is opening its doors to show off its inspiring building by offering free event and meeting room space throughout the whole of August 2018.
Allia's Future Business Centre in East London supports 100 ventures and helps create jobs
Allia - the not-for-profit based in Cambridge & Peterborough - opened its East London Future Business Centre exactly one year ago, to support economic growth and local job creation within East London.
Cambridge AgTech company announces partnership to develop next stages of the AGRIinsight plat
Allia Serious Impact alumni AGRIinsight Ltd announces a major partnership with Advantech Ltd and the Agricultural Council of Tanzania to accelerate the development of its innovative platform.