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The 'Get Ready' Accelerator
Fully funded for business owner/managers based in Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham, Gateshead, North Tyneside South Tyneside or Northumberland.
Activities are designed for early stage founders who:
- Have just started business and are looking for those first steps
- Are 2-3 years down the line, looking to take their startup to the next stage
For full details on Startup Awards and how to apply, visit here. To book your tickets for the accelerator, visit here.
CONNECTIONS, BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS AND SELLING YOUR BUSINESS
10:00 - 11:00 Registration and peer networking over coffee
11:00 - 12:00 WORKSHOP 1
12:00 - 13:00 Working lunch
13:00 - 13:45 Fireside Chat
14:00 - 14:30 WORKSHOP 2
14:30 - 14:45 Coffee break
14:45 - 15:45 WORKSHOP 3 - how to sell yourself in an application
15:45 - 16:30 Wrap up and reflections
FINANCE, MARKETING AND BUSINESS GROWTH
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome back and reflections
10:30 - 11:00 WORKSHOP 4
11:30 - 12:00 Entrepreneurial guest speaker
12:00 - 13:00 Working lunch
13:00 - 13:30 Finance Talk
13:30 - 14:30 WORKSHOP 5
14:30 - 15:00 Financing your growth - NEL Fund Managers
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 - 16:15 Investor Panel with angel investors, debt finance experts and startup loans
16:15 - 16:30 Wrap up and reflections