This programme is for recipients of Manchester Met’s Santander Universities UK Entrepreneur Award and the Innospace Al-Habeeb Award only.

A day of follow on support to help you grow and develop your business and thinking about scaling up.

This session will include entrepreneurs who will share their journey, challenges they have faced and how they are scaling up their business.

This workshop will take place in Innospace but there is also the option to join online.

To register your attendance, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

By appointment only.

Hourly mentoring slots available to book throughout the day with Business Consultant, Richard Bostock.

Appointments only available for Innospace licensees, Business Start Up Boot Camp attendees and Manchester Met students and graduates.

To book an appointment, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk 

This programme is for recipients of Manchester Met’s Santander Universities UK Entrepreneur Award only.

A day of follow on support to help you grow and develop your business and thinking about scaling up.

This session will include entrepreneurs who will share their journey, challenges they have faced and how they are scaling up their business.

This workshop will take place in Innospace but there is also the option to join online.

To register your attendance, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

Are you a Manchester Metropolitan University Undergraduate or Postgraduate student or graduate who would like to start a business?

If so, Innospace has Santander Universities UK Entrepreneur Grants of between £1000-2000 available to enable students and graduates to develop their entrepreneurial skills through start-up grants.

Apply and attend the Business Start Up Boot camp in early summer or November or the virtual programme to be eligible to apply.

·        Attend a compulsory 121 follow-on session after Boot Camp

·        Engage with your allocated mentor

·        Submit an application form outlining the amount of funding required and what you wish to spend the funding on

·        Submit a Business Model Canvas

·        Shortlisted applicants will be asked to pitch their idea to a panel of judges to demonstrate how the funding will help you accelerate your business.

To register your interest and receive an application form, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

At some stage most businesses need to develop a business plan but many plans are developed without fully understanding the audience and therefore often contain the wrong information or material that is nor relevant.

How do you develop the business plan that works for you?

This workshop takes you through the stages of developing a business plan and how to recognise what to put in and what to leave out.

Register your attendance by emailing: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

To win business, to win investment, to win the best employees, you have to present an irresistible proposition – the pitch.

This workshop helps you develop the irresistible pitch – from a 30 second “elevator pitch” to a full investment pitch.  There are some vital secrets to a great pitch which will be revealed.  The workshop is highly interactive with the opportunity to develop and test your pitching skills.

If you want to work on your pitch and know the key elements to add to the perfect pitch, then this session is a must!

If you are looking to pitch your idea to a panel of judges for the Santander Universities Entrepreneur Award where you can pitch for a grant of up to £1000-2000, I would highly recommend that you attend this session.  Please note to be eligible to pitch, you must first complete the Business Start Up Boot Camp and be a Manchester Met student or graduate.

Register your attendance by emailing: innospace@mmu.ac.uk 

Friday 7th June, 9.30am-6.00pm &
Saturday 8th June, 10.00am-4.30pm

Location: Manchester Met Campus

Cost: Free

Are you thinking of starting your own business? Do you have an idea that you want to turn into a reality? Do you want to be your own boss?

If so, then the free Business Start Up Boot Camp is for you! It will cover the initial building blocks of setting up a successful business and will provide support, advice, resources, guidance and mentoring to help you create a commercially viable venture.  It will be delivered by external facilitators who are all experts in their field.

This programme is open to all Manchester Met students, graduates, members of staff and externals from the wider community.

 To attend this programme you must have a business idea or social enterprise idea that you want to develop or grow and be available for both days of this intensive 2 day programme. 

To register your interest and receive an application form, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

This is the Manchester Met route to apply for the Santander Universities UK Entrepreneur Grants.

Participants will also receive Manchester Met RISE points for attending and participating.

Location: Manchester Met Campus

Cost: Free

Develop Your Plan.  Develop Your Idea.  Be Your Own Boss.

Are you curious about starting your own business and think you might want to be an entrepreneur? Come and find out how to turn ideas into reality and start your journey to running your own business with this one-day workshop.  You do not need to have an idea to attend this programme.

Attendees will receive Manchester Met RISE programme points for attendance and engagement.

For more information and to register your interest, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

At this practical workshop you'll gain an overview of the key principles of innovation and explore tools to help you prepare your business for innovation.

Underpinning frameworks

We'll discuss the latest innovation trends, common pitfalls, how to prepare for ‘Creative Destruction' and the the role of technology.

We'll also cover the different types of innovation, from incremental to radical, and the potential impact on businesses.

Incepting Innovation Processes

How ready is your business to innovate? We'll look at ‘Innovation Triage’ in terms of the capacity your business has to scope, initiate and deliver innovation.

What resources do you have to begin the innovation process? How can you be sure that you can deliver on your ideas?This session focuses on how best to prepare you, your team and your business to give you the best shot of turning your ideas into income.

Conclusion and Q&A

We'll wrap up the workshop with a summary of the points and open the floor for a Q&A session. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, or discuss specific challenges you're facing in your business.

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Negotiating and selling skills are critical to the successful launch and development of any organisation that aims to be sustainable and successful.

The entrepreneur needs skills to talk to stakeholders (suppliers, customers, employees, finance providers, regulators.

The workshop will cover:

Negotiating skills

• The basic principles of any negotiation

• Negotiating with suppliers

• Negotiating with customers

• Building relationships with stakeholders

• What are the “red lines” and why are they important?

• Why is silence a critical element in negotiation?

Selling skills

• What makes a successful sale pitch?

• Different types of selling

• Matching and closing

• Getting the price right

• The importance of the contract

There are many types of negotiation and selling scenarios and the workshop will consider a wide range from simple transactional sales to complex negotiations on major contracts.

This workshop will take place in Innospace but there is also the option to join online.

Register your attendance at this link.

An opportunity to network with Innospace licensees, Boot Campers, members of MMU staff and the wider business community over lunch. Certificates for attendees of the June and November 2023 Boot Camps will also be presented.

Lunch will be provided.

To register and inform us of any dietary requirements, please email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk

Negotiating and selling skills are critical to the successful launch and development of any organisation that aims to be sustainable and successful. The entrepreneur needs skills to talk to stakeholders, suppliers, customers, employees, finance providers, regulators etc. This even includes family and friends.

The workshop will cover:

Negotiating Skills

• The basic principles of any negotiation

• Negotiating with suppliers

• Negotiating with customers

• Building relationships with stakeholders

• What are the “red lines” and why are they important?

• Why is silence a critical element in negotiation?

Selling Skills

• What makes a successful sale pitch

• Different types of selling

• Matching and closing

• Getting the price right

There are many types of negotiation and selling scenarios and the workshop will consider a wide range from simple transactional sales to complex negotiations on major contracts. This workshop will take place in Innospace but there is also the option to join online.

Register your attendance at this link.

At some stage most businesses need to develop a business plan but many plans are developed without fully understanding the audience and therefore often contain the wrong information or material that is nor relevant.

How do you develop the business plan that works for you? This workshop takes you through the stages of developing a business plan and how to recognise what to put in and what to leave out.

Register your attendance at this link.

To win business, to win investment, to win the best employees, you have to present an irresistible proposition – the pitch.

This workshop helps you develop the irresistible pitch – from a 30 second “elevator pitch” to a full investment pitch. There are some vital secrets to a great pitch which will be revealed. The workshop is highly interactive with the opportunity to develop and test your pitching skills.

If you want to work on your pitch and know the key elements to add to the perfect pitch, then this session is a must! If you are looking to pitch your idea to a panel of judges for the Santander Universities Entrepreneur Award where you can pitch for a grant of up to £1000-2000, I would highly recommend that you attend this session.

Please note to be eligible to pitch, you must first complete the Business Start Up Boot Camp and be a Manchester Met student or graduate.

Register your attendance at this link.