Programmes
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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
Implementation DayDo you want to go from information to implementation?
Register for the greatest implementation day the world has ever seen. Just under 5 hours of action-packed insights on everything you need to get more done you start a business as a black and brown disabled or neurodivergent entrepreneur! Click below to register
Pre-Business Bootcamp!Do you want to fail-proof your business idea?
Register for the one-day Business BootCamp. Just under 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! Click below to register
Start-Up!Do you want to hit the ground running with a solid idea?
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
Growth!Do you want to go from start-up to scale-up?
This is a 6-Week experience to help you scale with weekly masterclasses delivered by practitioners in the space who have scaled businesses, so you know the steps to take action as a black and brown neurodivergent/disabled changemaker! Click below to register.
Who’s the business bootcamp 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 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 Start Up Delivery Partners
Thursday 1st February 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
Week 1: Orientation and in conversation with Sulaiman 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.
Thursday 8th February 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 15th February 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 22nd February 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 29th February 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 7th March 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 14th March 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 21st March 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 28th March 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 4th April 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 11th April 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Thursday 18th April 2024 6:30 – 8:00pm
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.
Learn from practitionersOur 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 EmPactStella Ezeogu
Stella is an ACCA qualified accountant who has been working in Finance for over 10 years. She currently works in FinTech, leading on Tax Compliance and Reporting. Stella is passionate about Financial Inclusion and supports underrepresented founders with their accounting and tax affairs via Accountstar. In 2020 she was named as one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting. Stella is a Co-founder of EmPact, a Social Enterprise aimed at furthering the chances of career success and social mobility for Black and Black Neurodivergent individuals.
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 | Building a personal brand as a business owner
Brandon Worrell
Believing in the transformative power of design to drive positive change. His career has been marked by consistently delivering top-tier work, spanning brand identity, print, digital, packaging and marketing materials for notable clients such as Coca-Cola, Redbull, Myprotein, Monopoly to name a few. Currently building a design studio called EC Studio and working full time at PR agency as a in-house Graphic Designer.
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 Growth Delivery Partners
Friday 8th November 2024 | 10am – 3pm
Week 1: Great Leadership in Business
International Speaker, Executive Coach & FacilitatorDavid McQueen
David loves coaching. Working mostly with senior leaders, he enjoys holding up a mirror to his clients to challenge them with no-compromise questions and then again to question their answers. No stone is left unturned.
Friday 15th November 2024 | 10am – 3pm
Week 2: Entrepreneurial Journey & Lessons Learned
The go-to expert on angel investingAndy Ayim MBE
Andy Ayim MBE is a father, husband, creator, thinker, investor and founder of Angel Investing School. He is an authentic storyteller who speaks internationally about startups and investing.
Friday 22nd November 2024 | 10 am – 3pm
Week 3: Measuring Growth & Marketing Metrics
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.
Friday 29th November | 10am – 3pm
Week 4: HR
Human Resource ProfessionalKay
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.
Friday 6th December 2024 | 10am – 3pm
Week 5: Meet a VC (Venture Capitalist)
InvestorAndy Davis
Andy Davis, is an angel investor at Atomico and ex-Director of Backstage Capital London. He also leads the 10x10 group - a group of black founders and has recently launched the 10x10 Fund with an open invitation to commit a minimum of £1,000 to be invested in Black founders. Andy is spearheading efforts to make European investing more diverse and inclusive by raising awareness of underrepresentation, and providing financial, strategic, and networking support to Black founders.
Friday 13th December 2024 | 10am – 3pm
Week 6: Growth
Dream NationClaud Williams
Claud Williams is an award-winning entrepreneur, board member, and executive coach. He 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
Our NYAE programmes are truly one of a kind, they have 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.
