Richard Celm (on secondment)
- Title
- Accelerator Manager
- Contact No
- 020 7749 4848
** Richard Celm is currently on secondment -
please refer to Graham Hewson for any of his business matters. Thank you. **
As the Accelerator Manager I have the pleasure of working with the businesses who engage with us and helping them achieve their goals, something which I find immensely fulfilling. When you help someone see something which was in their blind spot and that helps takes their business to the next level is something which always gives me a buzz. I also manage a team of excellent businesses support staff and working with them in a team environment is great fun.
The other thing I really enjoy is engaging with many of the experts we get in to run workshops. These are industry leaders in London who are often at the cutting edge of their profession and therefore they often challenge us with new thinking or ideas.
What I like about Shoreditch?
I love Shoreditch and think it is one of the best spots in London - the bars and cafes, Hoxton Square, the restaurants, street art and people. You can still buy a coffee for 50p or you can pay £5 for one if you like. Nothing here seems out of place and people would not be surprised to see anything or anyone in the area.
It is also the heart of a cluster of small businesses many of which are in the ICT/digital media and creative industries – which makes Accelerator ideally placed to help out where we can.
Why choose the Accelerator?
Accelerator is a great little community to join. We have an awesome network of dedicate staff and industry professionals who can really help early stage businesses and have a track record of doing just that. What is extremely valued by businesses here is our onsite team of commercial IT support staff from Lucidica which means that you really can focus on growing your business and not have to worry as much about the basics which often take up enormous amount of time.
We are ideally located geographically extremely close to London and in the heart of Shoreditch, and if you come to us with a great idea – we can really help accesses the support and finances you need to take it to the next level.