Supporting Your Business Growth

Imagine working in a space that offers more than just a desk and chair

A space that is designed to inspire creativity, foster innovation, and support your business growth. That is exactly what you'll get at FBC Clerkenwell.

Our stunning office spaces are equipped with all the amenities you need to fuel your productivity and success. But that's not all. As a member, you'll have access to a range of free expert advice, networking opportunities, and community support. Whether you take advantage of our free, personalised 1-2-1 business coaching or attend our inspiring workshops and masterclasses, FBC Clerkenwell is so much more than just a place to work.

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Our free business support for start-up, early-stage and growing businesses includes:

Personalised 1-2-1 Coaching

Workshops & Masterclasses

Regular Networking Events

Finance & Funding Advice

Marketing & Sales Support

Growth Strategy Development

Business & Innovation Planning

And it’s not just our in-house team here to help you succeed

It's a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to creating and achieving success. Surround yourself with the support and inspiration from entrepreneurs from all sectors and backgrounds – from freelancers, start-ups, and solopreneurs to growing SMEs and corporate spinouts – and learn by osmosis. Set yourself up for success.

Join the innovators and entrepreneurs at FBC Clerkenwell.

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Business support with our experienced mentor

Vishal brings a wealth of experience as a serial entrepreneur, innovator, and consultant, with an impressive background in both the Tech and CPG sectors.Throughout his extensive career, Vishal has demonstrated exceptional leadership as a Managing Director and successfully founded and managed various companies. His expertise perfectly aligns with our commitment to delivering innovative solutions tailored to your unique needs.

Having recently returned from several years in Germany and with previous experience in Ireland, Vishal's international perspective is invaluable. We believe his global insights will enhance our ability to assist you better and drive innovation that truly aligns with your requirements.

Get ready to soar at FBC Clerkenwell

We’ve teamed up with Barclays to provide the ultimate start-up support system and bring one of their acclaimed Eagle Labs incubators to London – and they are nesting right here at FBC Clerkenwell.

With the backing of Barclays and its industry expertise available in-house, we’re able to provide start-ups with even more comprehensive support and make a real impact to the growth trajectory of young businesses. Coupled with the guidance and know-how of FBC Clerkenwell Innovation Director, Vishal Kawatra, this innovative new partnership gives entrepreneurs unprecedented access to industry experts, mentors, growth programmes, workshops, investors, and funding streams.

Being part of the Oxford Innovation network means that we can offer our entrepreneurs a range of connections, knowledge and infrastructure, and countless opportunities to help you achieve your goals.

Founded by The Oxford Trust to provide support to science, technology, and knowledge-led early-stage companies
The largest operator of innovation centres in the UK – we have over 35 years of experience of running spaces and places to support SMEs and entrepreneurs

Our clients are universities, research and major science site owners, public sector, private investors and charities
We deliver a range of objectives: support to high-growth SMEs and spin outs, on-going revenue and financial sustainability, economic development, jobs growth, profile, and business engagement

Access to tools

GROWTHmapper™

Oxford Innovation has developed GROWTHmapper™ to help high growth businesses achieve their ambitions. This digital diagnostic tool consolidates over 20 years’ experience of nurturing successful high growth businesses and is used to model your business across multiple areas for future strategic growth.

Leading Edge Only

Oxford Innovation Space has an exciting partnership with Leading Edge Only (LEO), the world’s largest Global Innovation Platform. Operating in over 120 countries, LEO connects innovative fast-growth start-ups & scale-ups to corporations seeking the latest innovative technologies, products, services or expertise – corporates such as IBM, Fujitsu & Walgreens Boots Alliance.

This is a free service for those customers who are seeking to get their solutions and expertise in-front of major corporations.

AWS

Oxford Innovation Space is one of 160 official Amazon Web Service Partners worldwide, which means that you may be able to benefit from free support packages. This can include up to $25,000 of AWS credits.

Beauhurst

Beauhurst is a searchable database of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses, along with the funds and accelerators that back them.

Oxford Innovation Space has a subscription to the Beauhurst platform, which allows us to track 32,000+ companies across the country, from early-stage start-ups to established scale ups.

Using Beauhurst we can find comprehensive information on customers’ competitors, comparable companies, sources of funding and grants.

Microsoft

Oxford Innovation Space collaborates with Microsoft, the world's leading cloud platform, to empower startups with top-tier tools and resources for success.

Microsoft's integrated solutions—Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure—facilitate digital transformation, propelling business growth. Their extensive support programmes provide essential guidance and resources, ensuring ideas reach the market with speed and efficiency, enabling your business to thrive..

Ready to find your new workspace?
‍Start up or scale up at FBC Clerkenwell, and join London’s hottest hub for entrepreneurs.

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