Manchester Impact Ventures

Create Change with Purpose: Tackle Social, Environmental, and Community Challenges.

Join an accelerator programme that transforms purpose-driven ideas into thriving, sustainable social enterprises.

Applications for Manchester Impact Ventures will open soon! The programme is open to University of Manchester students and recent graduates.

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How Manchester Impact Ventures Will Help You Succeed 

  • Passionate about positive change? Channel your drive into a structured pathway for building impactful ventures.
  • Unsure how to start? Get step-by-step guidance to move from an idea to a real, tested social enterprise model.
  • Want to make a difference? Explore how entrepreneurship can solve pressing social, environmental, or community challenges.
  • Lacking confidence? Learn from experienced social entrepreneurs and mentors to build resilience, clarity, and belief in your idea.
  • Seeking long-term impact? Access resources, networks, and tailored support to build a venture that creates lasting change. 

What You’ll Gain 

  • Practical tools to design and launch a social enterprise.
  • Mentoring from purpose-driven entrepreneurs and experts.
  • A supportive community of like-minded changemakers.
  • The confidence to create meaningful, lasting social impact. 

Designed For You 

  • Activity-based workshops and masterclasses on social innovation.
  • Real-world frameworks to validate and scale your idea.
  • Expert feedback from social enterprise leaders.
  • Support tailored to University of Manchester students, graduates, and researchers.
  • Pathways to funding and advanced social innovation opportunities.

Turn your purpose into impact — Manchester Impact Ventures accelerates socially-driven ideas into real, sustainable enterprises that change communities and protect our planet.