Hope Street Xchange is the University of Sunderland’s dedicated Centre for Enterprise & Innovation. A vibrant hub of innovative and creative entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs, it offers state-of-the-art office space and exists to support small businesses to grow and develop. Situated on an intersection of St Michael’s Way, Hind Street and Hope Street in Sunderland City Centre, just over the road from the Sunderland Empire theatre, this hybrid workspace hub mixes distinctive new design with sensitive refurbishment of an existing Grade II listed building and is the heart of Sunderland’s business community.