Truly Enterprising: New Venue for Stoke Start-ups Opens in Longton Town Hall
The pioneering enterprise hub is the first of its kind to open in the Midlands
Got a great business idea? Then you’ll be pleased to know that Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Launch It, a charity that establishes enterprise hubs nationally, has opened a space inside Longton Town Hall. You can sign up to attend the open day on 22/05 here.
The first hub of its kind in the Midlands, the historic building now boasts 20 offices, open-plan co-working spaces, meeting rooms, Zoom booths plus a small kitchen and toilet area.
The enterprise centre aims to drive the regeneration of Longton and the wider area by providing affordable workspaces, business development support, skills training, mentoring, funding opportunities and guidance to help young people succeed in their respective industries.
Speaking at the launch event last week, Councillor Chris Robinson, cabinet member for housing and planning and ward councillor for Longton, said: “I’m really proud that Launch It have chosen to set-up in Longton. The town hall is an important heritage building and I’m pleased that we have been able to work with them to bring it back into modern-day use while creating something of real benefit to our young people.”
Anya Cummings, chair of the Board of Trustees at Launch It Stoke-on-Trent, added young founders, small business owners, supporters and the local community are all invited to be part of this vibrant space.
The former upper floor ballroom at Longton Town Hall was refurbished in 2023 to create a new enterprise space to support small businesses on the back of the pandemic.
It was part of a trio of city council properties which were identified for refurbishment as part of the then-government’s Getting Building Fund grant scheme.
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