SPARK celebrates as Wolverhampton named a top entrepreneurial city

Wolverhampton has been named one of the top entrepreneurial cities in the UK, according to a data released by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and a Census Wide survey of over 1000 entrepreneurs.  

The data from BEIS and Superscript’s analysis highlights the importance of providing the right environment for entrepreneurs to thrive. Wolverhampton is home to a number of initiatives that support and encourage entrepreneurship, and this is reflected in the city’s growth in start-up and scale-up businesses over the last five years. 

The report highlighted Wolverhampton’s strong performance in the areas of technology and innovation and highlighted the city’s strong entrepreneurial spirit, which over the last 5 years has been evident in SPARK Business Incubation Centre with its community of dedicated tech, creative and science entrepreneurs.  

Located at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park, SPARK Incubator is committed to supporting entrepreneurial and creative endeavours by providing enterprising individuals and teams the support and resources they need to be successful. We actively encourage our start-up companies to join in our collaborative environment.  We believe that the SPARK community and the relationships that develop between entrepreneurs and with regional support organisations are an important factor in achieving long-term business success and sustainability. 

As a result, SPARK’s entrepreneurs are committed to the city, looking to create stable enterprises that retain skilled employees within the region whilst supporting the Universities commitment to place. Many of our entrepreneur’s past and present are alumni of the University of Wolverhampton and they have successfully launched their own businesses creating both placement and employment opportunities for skilled graduates within the city.