AcceleratorEquity-free

NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator

Remote

A free, no-bank-relationship-required business accelerator expanding toward 50,000 members across a dozen UK hubs.

Location:
Remote
Equity:
Equity-free

What you need to qualify

  • Open to any business with ambitions to grow: NatWest states that any business can join our community.
  • Support is delivered in the UK, either virtually through the NatWest Accelerator app or in person at one of 12 hubs.

Eligibility

Eligible stages
All stages
Countries
Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval

How to apply

  1. 1

    Get the NatWest Accelerator app or open the web version

    NatWest asks entrepreneurs to download the NatWest Accelerator app today from the App Store or Google Play. There is also a browser version at acceleratornatwest.com for people who do not want the app.

  2. 2

    Create an account and join the community

    Sign up on the Accelerator platform to get access to the community, coaching, masterclasses and events. The sign-up page is a log in or sign up screen, so the questions asked are behind that step.

  3. 3

    Choose how you want to take part

    Take part virtually through the app, or use one of the 12 UK hubs: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, plus university based hubs at Brighton, Warwick and York.

  4. 4

    Contact your local hub team

    Each hub is listed with a contact route on the programme page, so you can reach the local Accelerator team directly about co-working space and events.

Frequently asked

NatWest describes it as our thriving community for entrepreneurs providing a range of support for you to grow your business: coaching and mentoring, masterclasses, networking, business skills workshops, support with funding and sales growth, and co-working space at its hubs.

The programme page says any business can join our community if you have ambitions to grow. It does not publish a stage, revenue or sector filter for community membership.

Download the NatWest Accelerator app for iOS or Android, or use the web version at acceleratornatwest.com, then sign up for an account. There is no application form on natwest.com itself.

No. The community is joined by signing up to the app at any time, and the programme page publishes no cohort dates or application deadline.

The programme page states no equity terms and no fees. It presents the Accelerator as community support rather than an investment programme.
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Stage
Seed, Series A+
Where it runs
Remote, so your country is not a blocker (based in United Kingdom)
What you give up
No equity stated
Deadline
Not confirmed. Check the official page

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