A new incubation hub for start-up and growing businesses has launched in Birmingham.
Eagle Lab is run by Barclays and offers support, mentoring, meeting space, networking opportunities with businesses and universities and access to banking services to help young companies and entrepreneurs to grow.
The on-site team will also host a year-round programme of events for members of the Eagle Lab aimed at promoting collaboration and innovation.
The new facility is housed inside Foundry, x+why's co-working hub at 6 Brindleyplace, where users of the lab will also have access to office space.
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The launch marks a return to the city for Barclays after it closed its previous Eagle Lab centre on the Innovation Birmingham campus in early 2021.
Along with the new Birmingham base, a second Eagle Lab has opened in an x+why hub in Chiswick, London, bringing the total across the country to 33.
The labs have supported more than 12,000 businesses to date through both physical locations and virtual programmes.
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Head of Eagle Labs Matt Corbidge said: "We're so pleased to be opening our doors in Chiswick and excited to be back in Birmingham.
"With the right partner on board, we feel these sites are going to enable businesses to make huge strides forward in growth and innovation across a wide range of industries.
"Each site also has a dedicated manager to ensure there are opportunities to provide feedback and discussion on the types of services and support delivered which was important in the decision-making process when opening new Eagle Labs in these areas.
"Combined with x+why's expertise and skill set, we feel we can make a larger impact for those businesses looking for support at a crucial stage of development."
x+why's chief executive Rupert Dean added: "We are delighted to partner with Barclays Eagle Labs at two of our sites in Birmingham and Chiswick.
"We have always been committed to uniting like-minded businesses, inspiring community, collaboration and culture and this ethos chimes closely with the work that Eagle Labs are doing to enable entrepreneurs to connect, network and grow, and to support the 海角视频's startup ecosystem more widely.
"I look forward to our innovative workspaces playing their part in accelerating the development of this new generation of businesses and supporting them in amplifying their work and growing successfully and sustainably."