Programmes
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Pre-Business Bootcamp!Do you want to fail-proof your business idea in less than 5 hours without leaving the comfort of your own home?
This is not a course. This is not a programme. This is a movement. A call to action to learn, listen and decide. Get on the pre-business BootCamp waitlist for the 5 hours of action-packed insights on everything you need to decide on before you start a business as a black and brown disabled or neurodivergent entrepreneur!
Start-Up!Do you want to hit the ground running with a solid idea so you have the right foundations for start up success?
This is a 12-Week experience to help you go from ideation to start-up with weekly masterclasses delivered by the most strategic, successful & smartest entrepreneurs to inspire you to take action as a black and brown changemaker! Click below to register
Who’s the pre-business boot camp for?
- Very early-stage business
- Identify as a black or brown person
- A person with an idea or concept that would like to explore it further
- Someone who would like to understand what business looks like for them in 2023.
- Those that identify as disabled, neurodivergent or with a long-term health condition
- A person ready to commit 5 hours on one Saturday to learn the very early stages of launching a business
When are the sessions?
Business Bootcamp [Cohort 2] – Saturday, 3rd June 2023 10:00am – 3pm
Business Bootcamp [Cohort 3] – Saturday, 16th September 2023 10:00 – 3pm
Where are the session?
Online via Zoom
Will there be replays
Yes!
What is the cost?
It’s FREE, FREE, FREE!!!
Who’s the start-up programme for?
- Very early-stage business
- Identify as a black or brown person
- Someone that would like to explore having a business
- A person with an idea or concept that would like to launch a business
- Someone who would like to understand what business looks like for them in 2023
- Those that identify as disabled, neurodivergent or with a long-term health condition
- A person ready to commit to a 12-week business programme that will support them on their business journey
When are the sessions?
Start-Up Programme [cohort 1] – Thursday, 9 March 2023 18.30-20:00 – Thursday, 25th May 2023 18.30-20:00
Start-Up Programme [cohort 2] – Thursday, 22nd June 2023 18.30-20:00 – Thursday, 7th September 2023 18.30-20:00
Start-Up Programme [cohort 3] – Thursday, 28th September 2023 18.30-20:00 – Thursday, 14th December 2023 18.30-20:00
Where are the session?
Online via Zoom
Will there be replays
Yes!
What is the cost?
It’s FREE, FREE, FREE!!!
Learn from practitionersOur Pre-Business Bootcamp Delivery Partners
Power Session 1 | I’ve got a business idea now what?
CEO of Apples and Pears and Founder of The Ladies Entrepreneurship ClubTonisha Tagoe
Over the past 17 years, she has coached both industry leaders and aspiring business owners from all across the world to help them achieve their dream lifestyles.
Power Session 2 | At what point should I register my business?
Founder of BeniRatio Finances Benedicta Egbeme
Benedicta is a Qualified Accountant working as a Management Consultant in one of the 'big 4' accounting firms. Prior to her career in professional services, she worked for 7 years in various Government organisations.
Power Session 3 | How do I run my business?
Chief Innovation Officer Ruth-Ellen Danquah
Ruth-Ellen is a former business development manager for Expedia Group where she generated £115 million in new business sales. She is neurodivergent and last year racked up 350 hours coaching neurodivergent + disabled professionals supporting them with tech, systems and processes.
Power Session 4 | How do I attract my first customer?
Leonie Worrell
Leonie specialises in personal performance, leadership strategy, and learning design, working with women corporates, leaders and coaches, who are ready to scale and position their expertise outside of their corporate roles.
Power Session 5 | How can I fund my business?
Make an Impact CIC Heidi Fisher MBE
Heidi is a multi-award winning specialist in social enterprise and social impact. Heidi has worked with over 2,100 organisations, ranging from start-ups through to those with over £1 billion of income supporting them to become more sustainable, develop their trading income and to better measure, manage and communicate the impact they have.
Learn from practitionersOur Start Up Delivery Partners
Week 1: Orientation and in conversation about the importance of disabled entrepreneurs
Founder and Chief Radical Officer of ThisAbility Limited.Sulaiman R. Khan
He uses his intersectional, anti-ableist, and Disability Justice lens as Founder and Chief Radical Officer of ThisAbility Limited, a Disability (and POC)-led (and owned) justice business, and a Certified B Corporation.
Week 2: Your vision (Define your business idea)
CEO of Apples and Pears and Founder of The Ladies Entrepreneurship ClubTonisha Tagoe
Over the past 17 years, she has coached both industry leaders and aspiring business owners from all across the world to help them achieve their dream lifestyles.
Week 3: Who is your ideal customer
Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at TectonicDan Parry
Dan uses his knowledge of customer discovery and technology to empower others to build meaningful and revenue generating products that help others and has been in the startup space for over 10 years.
Week 4: Technology for disabled business owners
Chief Innovation OfficierRuth-Ellen Danquah
Ruth-Ellen is a former business development manager for Expedia Group where she generated £115 million in new business sales. She is neurodivergent and last year racked up 350 hours coaching neurodivergent + disabled professionals supporting them with tech, systems and processes.
Week 5: The Importance of Branding & Design
Brand designerDemi Harper
Demi a brand designer with over 12 years of experience under his belt. he has worked with tech startups, retail brands, and entrepreneurs to help them achieve their goals through killer brand strategy and professional design.
Week 6: Creating a fund worthy powerful pitch deck
Founder of Dream NationClaud Williams
Claud is the founder of the personal development tech start-up Dream Nation, which has impacted the lives of thousands of young adults across the UK while working with a number of great organisations such as Google, Barclays, and Cambridge University.
Week 7: Legal + IP + Copyright
CEO of the online legal platform, Strand SaharaRashida Abdulai
Rashida has years of experience advising business owners on all legal aspects of their businesses and recognises the importance of making legal advice available to all. She is perfectly positioned to support entrepreneurs as they navigate the world of business.
Week 8: How to enter the market (Strategy to launch your product or service)
UK Head of Digital MarketingCaribe Breese
Caribe currently sits as the UK Head of Digital Marketing for investment management firm PortfolioMetrix, and outside of her corporate responsibilities, helps entrepreneurs and start-up companies shape their marketing foundation under her personal brand Breese Global.
Week 9: Business Finances
Founder of BeniRatio Finances Benedicta Egbeme
Benedicta is a Qualified Accountant working as a Management Consultant in one of the 'big 4' accounting firms. Prior to her career in professional services, she worked for 7 years in various Government organisations.
Week 10: How to raise funds for your Business/giving away equity
Make an Impact CIC Heidi Fisher MBE
Heidi is a multi-award winning specialist in social enterprise and social impact. Heidi has worked with over 2,100 organisations, ranging from start-ups through to those with over £1 billion of income supporting them to become more sustainable, develop their trading income and to better measure, manage and communicate the impact they have.
Week 11: Launch your tech business the smart way
CEO and founder of Purposeful GroupKay Kukoyi
Kay Kukoyi CSM FITOL is an award-winning entrepreneur, global tech startup mentor, and speaker. She is the CEO and founder of Purposeful Group, an international community and centre for learning focused on entrepreneurship, technology and digital skills training.
Week 12: The Sales Funnels & Email Marketing
Founder of Dream NationClaud Williams
Claud is the founder of the personal development tech start-up Dream Nation, which has impacted the lives of thousands of young adults across the UK while working with a number of great organisations such as Google, Barclays, and Cambridge University.
This is what makes us different
The NYAE pre-business programme is truly one of a kind, the programme has been curated by those who identify as people of colour, who have a disability and have over 10+ years of experience in running their own businesses.
