OPEN PROGRAMMES:
Which one is right for you?

We are currently recruiting for 2 major training programmes for Black women based in London or Glasgow.

Level 1 - Starting Up, Starting Out

This course is designed to support the significant development of idea/launch stage businesses in two ways:

1. The course will focus on progressing three learning domains for the founder including entrepreneurial mindset, knowledge and skills.
2. The course will facilitate yours application of these domains to improve your business plan, pitch/present your idea and better understand and nurture your founder role.​

​By the end of the programme you will be a self-assured and capable founders with a comprehensively developed business plan that will enable you to clearly and succinctly explain your business concept to your peers and customers as well as the practicalities of how you plan to implement your business concept.

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Level 2 - Build, Hustle, Grow

This course is designed to support growth and scale of businesses in three ways: 

1. The course will focus on developing your growth mindset in preparation for increasing customers, revenue and increasingly complex decision making that accompanies acquiring and allocating resources.
2. The course will support you to effectively formalise and manage how you run your business and start to build the appropriate team while reflecting these changes in your business.
3. Through the course, you will explore what makes for a compelling story and business case to attract the resources necessary to support growth and scale.

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We provide free expert training and support to Black entrepreneurs in the UK. In 2022 we are prioritising Black women in London and Glasgow.

OUR METHODOLOGY:
Why take part?

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Both programme tracks are underpinned by training and development methods mapped to our tried and tested methodology, ASAP. In each session our expert Skills Developers will ensure you are building the right knowledge to achieve your set goals.

• Awareness: participants will have a good understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as well as their short, mid and long term goals. 
• Self-actualisation: we know there is no linear learning path and we teach to support the development of skills that can be used in multiple contexts for that reason. 
• Activation: through case studies, simulations and support to apply learning to their context, we provide training that will stay with them when they’re under pressure. 
• Personalisation: we develop training with personalisation in mind. We work to understand and are sensitive to the needs of individuals so that we can ensure their success throughout the program.

MEET YOUR SKILLS DEVELOPERS:
​Who are the experts?

Dr Dyneshia Johnson

Dyneshia has spent the past 15 years committed to knowledge exchange from academia to industry. This commitment is driven by her doctoral and current research interests in entrepreneurship, leadership, healthcare systems and equality, diversity and inclusion. These areas of expertise have seen her lead and design programmes and develop content for undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education.

Letitia Seglah

Letitia is an ex-investment banking professional with 15 years of experience in the city. She has since gone on to start and exit several businesses, consulted 300+ startups & SMEs, and has worked for the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (European Commission). Through practical and accessible workshops, Letitia helps founders to gain financial confidence and strategic know-how to build, grow, and scale successful businesses.

PROGRAMME:
Level 1 - Starting Up, Starting Out

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​Target: Early stage businesses
The workshops in this programme are designed to empower you to access knowledge, tools, skills and resources that are tailored to your business goals and aspirations.
You will also access

• 1-2-1 Expert support to help you personalise your learning
• Expert-led workshops 
• Fireside chats with influential founders

​When: May - June 2022 
​Duration: 6 weeks

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PROGRAMME:
​Level 2 - Build, Hustle, Grow

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​Target: Growing businesses
The aim of this programme content is to challenge you to design products and services that go beyond the norm. We will support you to build, innovate and grow your businesses. These sessions will be accessible in their design, recordings will be made available to the cohort to ensure their continued learning.
​You will also access

• 1-2-1 Expert support to help you personalise your learning
• Expert-led workshops 
• Fireside chats with influential founders
• A mentor to help you develop your pitch and sales strategy
• Demo Day - the opportunity to showcase your business ​

​When: May - July 2022 
Duration: 10 weeks

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All our programmes are accessible in their design, recordings will be made available to you to ensure you're able to continue learning.

BENEFITS:
Why join a programme?

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Expert support in 1-2-1s
​​You will have the opportunity to book in 1-2-1 coaching calls with the experts that you learned from in the core training sessions. This will give you the opportunity to apply the knowledge learned in new ways for any current challenges and future challenges.

Beyond the cohort, there are Good Sessions
These workshops are designed to address various key aspects of businesses to support you to accelerate your thinking and delivery of key ideas and innovations. As businesses grow and challenges arise, these workshops prove to be very useful as experts are called in to provide in-depth training on complex growth and development issues even after the cohort based session are over.

Pitch day :) 
This is a great opportunity to pitch your businesses to local leaders, entrepreneurs and other key stakeholders including your business mentors. This celebration of your achievement will also act as an opportunity for you to win clients, collaborators and access to funders who are invited to join the event.

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Business Mentor to take you to the next level
​Get matched with a business mentor who can support you to think through key challenges you are facing in your business journey. The mentor will work with you to refine your pitches, think through your pricing model, understand your business finances, develop a customer acquisition strategy and other key activities that our mentors are skilled in. 

Fireside chats
There is little that can give a founder the resilience they need more than hearing another more established founder talk about the challenges they have survived and the way they have learned to thrive. These ask-me-anything style sessions will give you all the inspiration and insight you need to build a great business. 

Peer-to-peer community
You will have priority access to our online community where you will get to engage in a personalised on-demand learning journey while also engaging in peer-led groups that aim to provide you with the networks, friendships and community you need to build a business that stands the test of time. 

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