Manchester start-up, BizzleIt, has been gifted a lease to move into the FastFoward Incubator.
The “retail disrupter” was founded by Jordan Ryan Madeley and Michael Lawes to create online platforms for businesses to share offers, products and services with consumer groups.
“We’ve seen some great successes this year with the likes of Spar, some new big-name brands coming on board and an ever-increasing sales pipeline. With that in mind, we’ve looked at office spaces but, while we invest heavily in our product, we simply couldn’t afford them at this stage,” explained Madeley.
“While many spaces in Manchester are described as incubator spaces, in fact they still have landlords charging significant rents. On top of that, we’ve seen spaces where the atmosphere isn’t what a growing tech firm needs – they just tell you what you can’t do all the time or they chase you out of the door at 7pm.”
The year-long lease has been awarded by UKFast’s Lawrence Jones, who’s been mentoring the duo since the start.
“I’ve known the guys behind BizzleIt for some time and whole-heartedly support the entrepreneurialism and innovation that they’re driving. So, as we celebrated Tech Manchester’s one-year anniversary, I wanted to give back to the community,” he said.
“Offering the BizzleIt team a space, away from the pub they’d been spending their days in, shows that they’re a serious proposition that’s ready for their next stage of growth. I am incredibly proud to give them this opportunity and watch them flourish.”
