NatWest Accelerator Programme

NatWest Accelerator Programme is sponsored by NatWest Group. This program supports entrepreneurs and startups, including those harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence, with business expertise and banking support to scale.

NatWest Accelerator | NatWest Download the NatWest Accelerator app today and build a path to growth for your business. Download NatWest Accelerator app What is NatWest Accelerator? NatWest Accelerator is our thriving community for entrepreneurs providing a range of support for you to grow your business.

Underpinned by our NatWest Accelerator app, it’ll empower you to grow your business whenever you need it, virtually or at one of our 12 physical hubs across the UK. Because every business is different, you’ll find the support you need for yours. Download our NatWest Accelerator app Whether you’re looking to increase sales, find funding, or sharpen your leadership skills, we have the practical tools, coaching and connections for you.

Join the UK’s largest community of entrepreneurs today. For the best experience, download the NatWest Accelerator app for your device, otherwise 'Join now' will take you to the web app/browser version. How will it help your business?

Be part of a like-minded community Chat to entrepreneurs that just get it. Share challenges, join conversations, learn from each other’s experiences on the app or at one of our 12 dedicated hubs. Get ready to secure the right funding to fuel your business growth.

Explore the options that may be available to you and how to tell your story to attract the investment you need to grow. Unlock new areas of growth Get support with how you could increase your sales, enter new markets and understand your audience better. Grow into the leader your business needs If you're a business with ambitions to grow, NatWest Accelerator is here to support you.

Any business can join our community a community of other business owners to connect with and bounce ideas off access to experienced coaches and mentors to provide you with confidence or ask those challenging questions the opportunity to attend masterclasses and networking events, or learn from a range of business voices Workshops that equip with you with business-critical skills Sound like you? Then join NatWest Accelerator today!

Bringing NatWest Accelerator to life Our videos show what being an Accelerator business is like, how the NatWest Accelerator's evolved and a peek into the Birmingham Accelerator. Meet Hetty & Betty, an Accelerator business Hetty & Betty is an Accelerator business and possibly the oldest fish and chip cafe in Whitby. We visited founders Lois and David to find out how Accelerator has helped them grow.

The past, present and future of NatWest Accelerator It's 10 years since we opened our first Accelerator hub in Birmingham. It's been quite a journey - find out where we're going from here. This is the Birmingham Accelerator Take a look behind the scenes at our Birmingham Accelerator, as our entrepreneurs and staff tell us what they love about the programme.

Hear from some Accelerator businesses Find out how American retail giant Walmart snapped up stock from this Accelerator business. Read Nubyen's success story Awarded a UK government grant towards their work, Carbon Neutral Fuels aim to produce sustainable fuels for hard to decarbonise industries. Discover Carbon Neutral Fuel's story SNOAP recently cleaned up on BBC Dragon's Den.

See how our Accelerator team helped. How SNOAP won dragons round Celebrate 10 years of Accelerator with our Pitch competition For 10 years NatWest Accelerator has been helping businesses get going and get growing, and we want to help many more. To celebrate this milestone, we’re launching NatWest Accelerator Pitch with a total prize pot of £1m to be given out over a series of competitions throughout 2025 and beyond.

Find out about the Pitch competition Specific competition terms and conditions apply. Read the full terms and conditions . Discover our Accelerator hubs and events Joining NatWest Accelerator allows you to access co-working space and become part of a vibrant community of like-minded business owners in a location near you.

Email a hub to find out about upcoming activity and request access for co-working and events.

Ulster Bank, 11-15 Donegal Square, Belfast BT15HD Birmingham Accelerator Hub 2 St Philips Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2RB 📧 Email the Birmingham hub Avon Street, Trinity Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS2 0PT One Kingsway, Third Floor, South Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, CF10 3AQ Edinburgh Accelerator Hub 142-144 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4EQ 📧 Email the Edinburgh hub The Royal Bank of Scotland, 4th floor 110 Queen St, Glasgow, G1 3BX NatWest Bank, 3rd Floor 2 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, LS1 4HR Co-working: 11-13, Bishops Square, Brushfield St, London, E1 6EG Events: 94 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6XT Manchester Accelerator Hub 1 Spinningfields Square, Manchester, M3 3AP 📧 Email the Manchester hub Milton Keynes Accelerator Hub NatWest Units 164-166, Midsummer Arcade, Milton Keynes, MK9 3BA 📧 Email the Milton Keynes hub Newcastle Accelerator Hub NatWest Bank, 4th floor The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle, NE4 5BZ 📧 Email the Newcastle hub University of Brighton Accelerator Hub Elm House, University of Brighton.

Lewes Rd, Brighton and Hove, BN2 4GJ 📧 Email the Brighton hub University of Warwick Accelerator Hub University of Warwick, The Junction Building, Coventry, CV4 7AL University of York Accelerator Hub Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Heslington, York YO10 5DG Check Eventbrite to discover events in your region.