Following the success of the Start Your Own Business Boot Camp, Business Link in the East of England has introduced a new Business Boot Camp for start-ups with high growth potential. The new programme meets the needs of entrepreneurs who are starting businesses with the potential for high growth and who need a solid base with the right foundations from which to grow.
The intensive two-day residential Boot Camp workshop provides a fast-track solution to starting and developing a high-growth business. It includes structured guidance on strategic planning, market research, sales and marketing techniques and building a management team. Areas such as networking and developing and presenting an elevator pitch are also covered.
Launched in April of this year, the new Boot Camp is aimed at businesses from the pre-start stages up to the first year of trading with the potential to reach a turnover of £500,000 in the first three years. Delegates benefit from the opportunity to focus on intensive business planning with other like-minded people in a structured and focused environment. The workshop also offers one-to-one sessions with Business Link Advisers, Researchers and other external experts.
Ingrid Bennett, Enterprise Awareness Manager for Essex, says:
“High-growth enterprise helps create employment opportunities, and it¹s important to encourage this kind of development locally. Business Link is very keen to work with partners to help identify businesses that have the potential to be part of the engine of recovery in the wake of the recession.
We understand that the prospect of a two-day intensive course could seem overwhelming, or time may simply be too tight, which is why we will be holding free taster sessions in the run-up to Boot Camp. The taster sessions are a great way for local entrepreneurs to chat to Business Link representatives about their needs, benefit from structured guidance and advice, and decide on the next steps for their business.”
James Perry of Essex business Eye Spy Digital attended a Business Link Boot Camp earlier this year. He says:
“Coming from a background in banking and finance, I found Boot Camp particularly useful, as it gave me a more structured outlook on specific business issues such as customer relations, developing a brand, and approaching and engaging with people in a business sense. Being surrounded by like-minded people with expertise in different areas allowed me to take a more overall look at my business and the day-to-day processes, including cash flow and management skills. After Boot Camp I have more business focus and drive, and Eye Spy Digital has grown through significant new client wins.”
If you¹re confident that your business has what it takes to thrive at Boot Camp, more information and an application form are available at www.startupbootcamp.org.uk. Spaces are limited to 12 for each Boot Camp successful applicants will be contacted following submission of an application form.
To find out whether Business Link¹s High Growth Business Boot Camp is right for you, book a free taster session in Essex at www.bookevents.org, or by calling the events team on 0845 601 1000.
Essex Boot Camp Statistics
- 55% of pre start delegates have gone on to start a business
- 56% of delegates were in the early stages of having started a business, and used Boot Camp to accelerate their business growth
- There is an even split between male and female delegates
- 63% of Boot Camp attendees have accessed ongoing support from a Business Link adviser to keep them on track
- 19% of delegates are over 50
- 66% of delegates fall into the 25-49 age range
About Business Link in the East of England:
For more information on business link go to www.bizmapeast.co.uk or call 08457 17 16 15, email info@businesslinkeast.org.uk
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