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We incubate, inspire and educate UK founders, startups and scaleups and help them to succeed and scale.
Programmes
Designed with industry experts to help your business grow. Whether you’re at idea stage, just starting up, growing or scaling, you can join a programme dedicated to support your business.
Connections and networks
We can connect founders with potential investors, and help corporates solve challenges by linking them with startups. We also have expert mentors offering one-to-one sessions, a UK-wide network of Eagle Labs co-working spaces, and Ecosystem Managers with specialised local knowledge.
Industry-specific support
We use our understanding of the different sectors to provide business-growth programme and access to specialists. We also encourage connections with the best talent to address specific challenges in a number of industries.
Resources
You can access our insights and learning content that’s relevant to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This includes virtual and in-person events, thought leadership reports and our free, online Eagle Labs Academy.
Programmes
Business growth programmes
Designed and delivered with a network of partners and industry experts, whether you’re at idea stage, just starting up, growing, or scaling you can join a programme designed to grow your business.
Growth tools
Barclays Demo Directory
Raising capital can be hard. It’s not about finding an investor but finding the right investor. Speaking with founders and investors, we’ve learned raising equity capital can be time consuming and inefficient for all so to support this we have built the Barclays Demo Directory.
Expert connections
One-to-one coaching and mentoring from startup experts
We provide access to a range of mentoring and coaching options.
Whether you want to talk about your product, have a question about expanding your business or just need to talk to someone who’s been in your shoes, our mentors will share their knowledge and insights to support you.
Growth tools
Eagle Labs Academy
A free online learning platform with content built to give you the skills, knowledge and expertise to launch and grow your business.
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Pay it forward, give it back
The UK’s founder community is built on a few simple truths. One of these is that founders are often keen to support each other. As we enter Entrepreneur Week 2024, Barclays Eagle Labs wanted to explore this phenomenon in greater depth. To do this we spoke to five founders to hear their stories and their experience of coaching, mentoring and how they have helped, and been helped, by fellow founders.
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