Webpowered attend Flying Start Programme

Webpowered took part in the Flying Start Programme at the end of 2009…

Flying Start is an initiative supported by the National Centre for Graduate Entrepreneurship, designed to help students and graduates from North West Higher Education Institutions set themselves up in business. As part of this remit they work with North West Higher Education institutions to stage a range of events and workshops which inspire and inform students and graduates and give them the support structure they need to start their new enterprises.

From Mon 30th November to Wed 2nd December 2009 Liverpool Hope University very successfully hosted its first 3 day Flying Start event at the Conference Centre at Hope Park. The event was attended by 27 participants most of whom were Hope students or graduates. The programme was organised by Flying Start in association with Carol Buckman, Hope Business Gateway Manager and Neil Campbell, a Hope Enterprise Champion. The content of the 3 day event was developed to inspire those attending by including a high level of interaction through networking, practical exercises and mentoring sessions and through thought provoking sessions on marketing, business planning, managing tax, pricing and intellectual property delivered by entrepreneurs and other industry specialists.

On the final day a Business Networking Lunch in the Gateway introduced the participants to representatives from a range of business support organisations such as Business Link, Liverpool Vision, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Merseyside ACME, Pacific Stream, Waves and Train 2000. Later that afternoon participants were given the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to each other. The event was concluded by an inspirational talk by Chris Arnold, the entrepreneur behind the highly successful ‘Camp Leaders’ organisation.

Following the 3 day Flying Start event, participants will continue to be mentored by specialists from the world of business and many will also receive further support through Hope’s Business Gateway.

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