Leicester Startup Week is a week long celebration of start-ups across the city with events including: ideas workshops to help you find and test a business idea, expert panels with experienced business leaders sharing their tips for success and opportunities to meet investors and learn what it takes to get investment ready.

The third Leicester Startup Week commences on January 25th with a packed diary of events to help startups at all stages of their journey.

If you’re working on or have an idea for an innovative, potentially-scalable business and would like support and advice from other local entrepreneurs then sign-up to some of the events listed below.

January 28, 2026
Wed
28


The 51% Club’s Leicester Launch: Ambition, Innovation & the Art of Scaling

It’s time for the East Midlands to join the female-powered movement that is The 51% Club! After successfully launching in the West Midlands and London, we’re thrilled to be launching our latest local hub in Leicester.



Our Leicester Launch: Ambition, Innovation, and the Art of Scaling (Leicester) – The 51 Percent Club

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February 10, 2026
calendar_today Feb 10, 2026 | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tue
10


Get ready to celebrate the freelancers and entrepreneurs at the DMU during the annual awards. Join DMY at the 2025/26 Freelancing & Entrepreneurship Awards from DMU Made, supported by The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity.

At this very special event, DMU will be celebrating entrepreneurial students and graduates. Expect special guests, the final of this year's Pitch2Win competition, and complimentary food and drink.

DMU Freelancing and Entrepreneurship Awards Tickets, Tue 10 Feb 2026 at 17:00 | Eventbrite

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