Are you an entrepreneur, founder or someone with a bright idea looking to grow your tech business?

Join us this September for our new cohort of Project 22, a 12 week program designed to help you launch your business!
 

 What is Project 22?

Project 22, a 12-week pre-accelerator, is designed to help South Yorkshire based Tech and Tech-enabled startups test an idea in a safe environment free of risk and develop it into a viable business.

We provide ambitious early-stage tech and digital start-ups with Space, Support, and Networks to help them validate their business idea and accelerate their business growth. 

We’re looking to on-board small cohorts of people with an ambition to set up, develop and scale a Tech and digital business. 

As a not-for-profit economic development company, Sheffield Technology Parks delivers the programme and is able to provide subsequent follow-on accommodation and support as part of its broader client base with offices, labs, or workshops at the Cooper Buildings. We have been a specialist Tech and Digital incubator for 30 years.


Who is this for?

  • You're a pre-start, pre-revenue, or pre-investment business in the tech or digital sector. This means you usually have an idea or a concept, but you need help getting going!
  • You have a registered address or trading address in South Yorkshire 
  • Your business has been registered less than two years    
  • You have the ambition to grow and scale up, but maybe not the tools to do so right now
  • Can commit to being present in our co-working space at least one day per week (Monday, Thursday, and Friday, preferably)  

 

The Project 22 helps founders across several early stages in their venture:   

  • Idea stage – help startups turn their idea into an MVP and a real viable business;  
  • MVP stage – help startups validate their idea and pivot quickly to gain Product-Market Fit;  
  • Early company stage – help early-stage businesses to get their first clients, expand their network for growth, and connect them with funders/ investors.