Business Start-Up Boot Camps
Make A Difference
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Summer Start-up Bootcamp
The Summer Start-Up Bootcamp 2026 is an intensive program designed to empower students, graduates, and aspiring entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to develop, validate, and pitch their business ideas across various industries.
With a total funding of 30k (awarded to us by the Higher Education Innovation Fund) the initiative ensures that 21K is allocated specifically for grants to support the most promising ventures. The Bootcamp will run from Tues 26th May to the 7th of July, featuring workshops every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm. The program will culminate in a "Dragon’s Den"-style pitch event, where participants will have the opportunity to secure grant funding to advance their business idea.
Please note: This is exclusively for University of Suffolk students, as well as the alumni community and partner organisations of University of Suffolk. *Visa restrictions apply.
Schedule
- Launch Event: Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 4.00pm – 6.00pm
- Workshops: Every Tuesday and Thursday (From June 2 to July 2 2025) | 10.00am – 4.00pm
- Final Pitch Event: Thursday, 7 July | 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Session Outlines
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Date and Time |
Location |
Session Theme |
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Tuesday 26 May 2026 4.00pm – 6.00pm |
A0.06, The Atrium |
Launch Event |
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Tuesday 2 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium |
Idea Generation and Validation |
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Thursday 4 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium |
Business Planning Fundamentals |
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Tuesday 9 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium |
Marketing, Branding & Digital Strategy
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Thursday 11 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium |
Digital Tools: Canva Workshop, Website front-end & Optimisation |
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Tuesday 16 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium [online] |
Using AI to Power Your Start-Up |
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Thursday 18 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.02, The Atrium |
Funding and Financing Your Start-Up |
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Tuesday 23 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.07, The Atrium |
Intellectual Property and Legal Essentials |
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Thursday 25 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A2.01, The Atrium |
The Psychology of Business [AM] |
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Tuesday 30 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A0.08, The Atrium |
Pitching Masterclass: Perfecting Your Pitch Suffolk Angels Guest Q&A |
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Thursday 2nd July 2006 09.00am - 5.00pm |
A0.06, The Atrium |
Pitch Auditions |
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Tuesday 7 July 2026 4.00pm – 7.30pm |
A0.08, The Atrium |
The Live Pitch Event |
“Social enterprises are businesses which trade for a social or environmental purpose. Social enterprises demonstrate a better way to do business, one that prioritises benefit to people and planet and uses the majority of any profit to further their mission. Social enterprises contribute to reducing economic inequality, improving social justice and to environmental sustainability"
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