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.
Please note: This is exclusively for University of Suffolk students, as well as the alumni community of University of Suffolk. *Visa restrictions apply.
Schedule
- Launch Event: Thursday, 28 May 2025 | 4.30pm – 7.00pm
- Workshops: Every Tuesday & Thursday (From June 2 to July 2 2025) | 10.00am – 4.00pm
- Final Pitch Event: Thursday, 7 July | 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Session Outlines
Date and Time |
Location |
Session Theme |
Thursday 28 May 2026 4.30pm – 7.00pm |
A0.08, The Atrium |
Launch Event |
Tuesday 2 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Idea Generation and Validation |
Thursday 4 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Business Planning Fundamentals |
Tuesday 9 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.05, The Atrium |
Social Enterprise and Impact Business
|
Thursday 15 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
Marketing, Branding and Digital Strategy |
Tuesday 16 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Using AI to Power Your Start-Up |
Thursday 18 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Funding and Financing Your Start-Up |
Tuesday 23 June 20256 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.05, The Atrium |
Intellectual Property and Legal Essentials |
Thursday 25 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
The Psychology of Business. |
Tuesday 30 June 2026 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
Pitching Masterclass: Perfecting Your Pitch |
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"