Exchange Accelerator Program - Bonded Warehouse Manchester

Pioneering the future of tech & digital working

Supporting the tech & digital industry

Exchange Bonded Warehouse

The Exchange programme provides support for ambitious tech businesses and empowers them to grow by providing access to the tools and learnings to scale, as well as build a lasting collaborative community of like-minded forward-thinking entrepreneurs. Based in Department Bonded Warehouse and Department Leeds Dock, the programme provides a foundation and community for early stage businesses to scale and grow.

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Exchange provides businesses with benefits including:

Access to flexible workspace, wellness and social facilities.
Access to expertise, resources and support from industry partners.
Access to a range of events from workshops, up-skill sessions and high profile speaker events.
A community of fellow ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs.
Longer-term support is available for our alumni including access to space as they scale.

Joining Exchange

We would expect your business to meet one or more of the below criteria:

Your business has been trading for 0-3 years
Your headquarters is in the UK
You’re a digital tech business with a product or service to sell – launched or MVP ready
You have at least one active client or pilot
The business has between one and five employees
You have an ambition to grow and scale up.

Exchange runs two cohorts per year; running March to August, and September to February. Our application form remains live year round to register your interest for the next intake. The deadline to apply for the September cohort will be the end of June. The deadline to apply for the March cohort will be the end of December.

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“The Exchange Programme enabled me to be around other entrepreneurs who are on the same journey. This gave me a community to lean on, bounce ideas off and ask for help when I came up against challenges.”

Grace Vella, Miss Kick

“As a first time business owner, the Exchange Programme has been incredible. I have built up an amazing network of inspiring founders, advisors and professionals who have helped me get Umii to where it is today. Each visit to the office offers new learnings. The Exchange community and staff are brilliant – always there to offer support when startup life gets tough and to celebrate the wins! Thanks for having me as part of the cohort.”

Georgia Wheadon, Umii

“The Exchange Programme offers the support that a start up needs to get off the ground. The extensive network and expertise available to you is first -class and the team are more than happy to help.”

Nicola Weedall, Hydr

“I have absolutely LOVED my time on Exchange. It was the perfect way for me to meet new startup founders in the area! The whole Exchange team was amazing and incredibly supportive. I particularly enjoyed gaining access to all of the insightful talks. Every single talk had me completely engaged and was an incredible learning opportunity!”

Harriet Noy, Hazaar

“We would recommend tech founders check out the Exchange. We have found the facilities, people, help and support invaluable to scaling up Financielle. We entered into the programme a team of two and we’ll be graduating a much more professional, ambitious and valuable company than when we first started.”

Holly Holland, Financielle

“Exchange allowed us to build a platform for growth and build our network. We had previously been working from home and felt isolated from the tech space/ world. Being part of this community has had an incredibly positive impact on both our personal development and the growth of Otimo.”

Gavin Boak, Otimo

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