Our 1-month long Startup Sprint will take you through the fundamental steps of starting a new business.

1883 Club.

When starting or growing a business, there’s no shortage of important decisions you need to make. We’re here to help with that. Become SUPER CONNECTED, ENGAGE with other entrepreneurs within the region and BE INSPIRED by the new opportunities available to your personal & professional development. We know what entrepreneurs need from the inside and everything we do has the entrepreneur at the core of it.

Birmingham Enterprise Community is proud to present the 1883 Club. This is your opportunity to officially become a part of our community of entrepreneurs and changemakers and by doing so unlock some fantastic opportunities that will support both your personal development and the growth of your business.

Key member benefits include:

Becoming part of one of the fastest growing entrepreneurial communities in the UK & EU.
Direct access to the whole BEC community through our BEC Slack channel.

10% discount on BEC programmes including Startup Sprint, Proving Ground Incubator & FORWARD Accelerator.

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Network

Make sure you succeed- access experts from consumer goods to tech and food entrepreneurship.

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As well as that, 1883 Club members gain access to a full calendar of community activities to really help their community membership come alive and ensure plenty of opportunities to make valuable connections and build your knowledge in order to continue your entrepreneurial growth. The core of these community activities are two regular monthly events – a member-only networking session with our monthly expert guest following their BEC educational workshop and a monthly meetup where we will partner with some of the best communities from around the UK & internationally to ensure you get plenty of opportunities to build your network further.

1883 Club members get access to a calendar of exclusive regular events and networking opportunities.

1st Thursday of each month: Special guest expert-led workshop followed by member-only networking with expert guests.
3rd Thursday of each month: members networking event with partner network – opportunity to build new contacts & relationships.
Quarterly pitch event specials – you chance to pitch your work to the whole community.
Priority access to all Birmingham Enterprise Community events ahead of non-members.

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