Business Start-Up Boot Camps
Make A Difference
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Summer Start-up Bootcamp
The Summer Start-Up Bootcamp 2025 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 £14,000, the initiative ensures that £10,000 is allocated specifically for grants to support the most promising ventures. The Bootcamp will run from 29 May to 3 July, featuring workshops every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm, and will commence with a launch event.
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.
All courses, all industries/ sectors and all levels of learning are welcome to join.
Please note: This is exclusively for University of Suffolk students, as well as the alumni community of University of Suffolk.
Schedule
- Launch Event: Thursday, 29 May 2025 | 4.30pm – 7.00pm
- Workshops: Every Tuesday & Thursday (From June 3 to July 2 2025) | 10.00am – 4.00pm
- Final Pitch Event: Thursday, 8 July | 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Session Outlines
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Date and Time |
Location |
Session Theme |
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Thursday 29 May 2025 4.30pm – 7.00pm |
A0.08, The Atrium |
Launch Event |
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Tuesday 3 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Idea Generation and Validation |
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Thursday 5 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Business Planning Fundamentals |
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Tuesday 10 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.05, The Atrium |
Social Enterprise and Impact Business
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Thursday 12 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
Marketing, Branding and Digital Strategy |
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Tuesday 17 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Using AI to Power Your Start-Up |
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Thursday 19 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.09, The Atrium |
Funding and Financing Your Start-Up |
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Tuesday 24 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.05, The Atrium |
Intellectual Property and Legal Essentials |
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Thursday 26 June 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
HR, Leadership and Team Building |
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Tuesday 1 July 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm |
A1.10, The Atrium |
Pitching Masterclass: Perfecting Your Pitch |
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Tuesday 8 July 2025 4.00pm – 7.00pm |
A0.08, The Atrium |
Dragon’s Den 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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