Accelerator - London Metropolitan University

Accelerator

Starting a business when you finish university is a great way to own your future – and the Student Enterprise team based at our specialist off-campus business incubator, Accelerator, provides you with all the advice, support, networks, knowledge and resources you need to get started.

What exactly does Accelerator offer?

For 15 years Accelerator has been helping their community of tech startups grow and scale in the heart of London’s Tech City in Shoreditch. The Accelerator has also provided the perfect home for our Student Enterprise programme, which gives London Met’s passionate early-stage entrepreneurs a chance to turn ideas into viable ventures.

Through one-to-one advice sessions, support and a number of programmes that run throughout the year, Accelerator has helped to launch student businesses including TRIM-IT, Arctic Power Berries, AllotMe, Dottore London, Measure, MERRI Intimates and Twisted Kombucha.

One-to-one business advice

Got an idea for a business but not sure how to get started? Interested in going freelance? Contact the Student Enterprise team at Accelerator and book a one-to-one advice and support session.

For more information on how the Student Enterprise team can help you, visit the Accelerator website.

"Being in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs motivates me every day. The energy, passion and ambition is felt everywhere. Regular social events, founders’ dinners, and community support is what makes Accelerator an awesome place to go to every day."

Ilona Filipi, Founder and CEO of MooveAgency.com and London Met graduate

Support for London Met students

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Support for startup businesses

Photograph of the Accelerator ground floor, where startup teams can hotdesk

Private startup offices and hotdesking

Student enterprise programmes

Big Idea Challenge

What’s your Big Idea?

Whether it's a business, social project, creative experience or anything else you can imagine, we want to know about it! Win a share of £30,000 and other prizes up for grabs!

Launchpad

London Met’s flagship business startup programme

Launchpad gives passionate early-stage entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools and support needed to fast track an idea into a viable startup venture.

Quickstart

It’s time to launch your dream business

Quickstart is our highly practical programme that will provide you with all the tools, knowledge and motivation needed to launch your own business in a month.

Startup Sprint

Learn how to start and pitch a business in 3 days

Startup Sprint is an incredible 48-hour learning-by-doing weekend workshop that teaches entrepreneurial skills to university students in an extreme hands-on environment.

Hack for Good

Kickstart a social enterprise

Hack for Good is a 3 day bootcamp that will equip you with the skills you’ll need to start your own social enterprises from scratch.

Christmas market

Calling all designer-makers!

Every December we give London Met’s talented designer-makers and craftspeople the chance to become a market trader on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Latest news from Accelerator

Start-up success for Accelerator entrepreneurs

Aura Vision, a traffic monitoring and sales support solution for brick-and-mortar stores, is set to sign a multi-million-pound deal.

Lighting the Creative Spark

London Met's business incubator, Accelerator, has been selected to deliver the British Council's 2021 international enterprise competition to find the best early-stage entrepreneurs.

London Met entrepreneur featured in BBC Good Food’s Christmas Guide

Ruthy's Best Sauce, which won last year's Big Idea Challenge, is featured in a guide to foodie Christmas gifts which also give back.

Bigger. Better. Online.

London Met's business incubator, Accelerator, is calling all creatives to take part in this year's Christmas Market. The deadline to apply is 8 November.

Congratulations to the winners of the Big Idea Challenge

Find out about the innovative ideas which took home the prizes at London Met’s annual enterprise competition, and the entrepreneurs behind them.

Foodie Founders join enterprise day

A bespoke workshop gave vital insight into marketing, retail and distribution for students and graduates looking at starting their own food or drinks business.

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