3-Day Accelerator Retreat Schedule

The workshops will be packed full of valuable topics designed around business demands and your requirements. Experts in their fields will work through your business and product. You will start implementing the strategies and results from the workshops on site with branding & design experts, funding & finance veterans, active investors, product specialists, software developers and hardware engineers.

Day 1 – Your Business & Funding

Morning Sessions

After a light breakfast and informal networking, the day begins with the founder’s introduction followed by attendee introductions.

Consultants & advisors will discuss their first-hand experience of positioning multiple businesses in different verticals, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.  

The floor will be opened up for discussions with the attendees about their business and the challenges they are facing today.  Our experts will help answer your questions and discuss how they would approach your business and which strategies they would employ.  

Afternoon Sessions

The afternoon will be spent in a number of workshops where you will get the opportunity to deep dive into your business model, competitor analysis, market opportunity, funding strategy, growth trajectory, future funding, longer-term build and/or exit. 

We will look at your current business model and pitch deck, giving you a top-level analysis from active investors who see pitch decks every day. Further analysis will be done by the team of experts who are responsible for writing pitch decks that have enabled millions of pounds of investment to be achieved across multiple businesses in various verticals.

We will help you improve on your existing business model and pitch deck or rewrite it, based on our proven formulas.  

The end of these sessions will provide you with the opportunity to discuss whether the investors present would invest in your company or if there is someone in their wider network who would be interested in investment. You could have your new investor lined up after the first day.

Evening Meal & Networking

The evening meal, provided by an award-winning chef, will be a celebration of locally sourced produce; the perfect backdrop for further networking as well as one to one opportunities with the day’s speakers and investors.

Day 2 – Sales, Marketing & Go-To-Market Strategy

Morning Sessions

After breakfast, there will be an opportunity to recap, ask questions and provide input on the previous day’s topics, followed by a new set of discussions:

Discover the latest technologies shaping the future and changing the digital marketing world.  A look at what works and what doesn’t by the experts who have been in digital marketing from the beginning and have active highly successful businesses in the space.  What are the latest technologies that will help you get your message out, what provides the best ROI, what are the multi-channel tactics you should be employing?

Lunch will provide further opportunities for networking and sharing your thoughts and ideas.

Afternoon Sessions

The afternoon will comprise of a pre-arranged activity to help get that mix of work and play just right, allowing everyone to begin the afternoon refreshed and exhilarated.

Following on from here there will be more workshops to take a deeper look into your product/service offering and your routes to market. We will look at opportunities for partnerships, JV’s, licensing and e-commerce via our wide and varied, closed networks as well as a deep look into your sales and marketing strategy.

Finish the workshops with a clear plan and the tools used by our experts to increase sales, improve conversions and get your message out.

Evening Meal & Networking

Again, the evening meal will provide a great opportunity to unwind and connect with fellow attendees.

Day 3 – Hardware and Software Tracks

Morning Sessions

On the final day, following breakfast, we will break into 2 tracks – Hardware and Software.

Each group will give you the chance to look at the latest technologies available to help your product or service succeed and then get to work on your specific requirements. 

Hardware Track

During this session, we will look at your 3D Model and your 3D printed prototype if you provided us with the files prior to arriving.  We will look at design for mass manufacturing, design for assembly, design for injection moulding and design for bridge manufacturing.  Our experts have been through the design, prototype, manufacture, assemble and ship process and can help you get your product ready, providing you with all the tools and contacts needed to successfully launch a product when you leave.

Software Track

During these sessions, you will sit down with industry experts to have a detailed look at your existing code and architecture or if you are yet to develop your software, to help you plan for the build.  Put the plans into place and then get ongoing support and advice after you leave to ensure you are able to continue implementing what we started in the workshops.

Afternoon Sessions

After a light lunch, the 2 tracks will continue until later in the afternoon at which point there will be a final catch-up and review of the outputs from the workshops including the plan for support after you leave. 

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I’ve seen life savings, friends & family money and early seed investment spent on the wrong things but also far too much wasted on the right things, delivered by businesses making huge profits on the dreams of inexperienced entrepreneurs.

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Practical Workshops & On-Site Consultancy

Hear from successful serial entrepreneurs and investors who have raised Seed Capital, Series A, B C & IPO’s, Funded and Exited their own businesses and understand what it takes to achieve the same results in your business.  We have developed a series of workshops and talks to help you at every level of your business and no matter what stage your business is at, giving you practical input that you can begin implementing at the event with our on-site experts.

Pitch Decks

Have your existing pitch deck reviewed by active investors and take the opportunity to ask your questions through fireside chats. Learn what truly works and get your pitch deck in the best possible shape.  Walk away with your finished pitch deck.

Finance

Talks from finance specialists and active board members who are experts at achieving sustainable growth through debt and/or equity release from startups to IPO, mezzanine finance, SEIS and EIS.  We’ll provide you with a number of funding routes to walk away with.

Brand & Marketing

Workshops with UX/UI strategy specialists with a wealth of experience in creating brand and marketing strategies that have helped secure funding and taken businesses to the next level.  Walk away with your honed brand designs and marketing strategy. 

Patents

Talks from individuals who have successfully applied for and received patents for their product and software.  Walk away with patent contacts and the most cost-effective patent strategy.

3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Design for Mass Manufacturing & Bridge Manufacturing (Hardware Track)

Meet Poppy the Humanoid Robot and experience other 3D Printed prototypes alongside our 3D printers.  We will work on your product and help you with the 3D design.  Send us your .STL or 3D file before you arrive and you will leave with a 3D printed prototype.

Deep Dive on your Software (Software Track)

Our team of expert developers has produced cutting-edge patented software that is utilised in B2B & B2C applications. The team will work with you to look at your code and help you to refine, develop and position your product in the best way for funding and exit due diligence.  Walk away with a coding strategy, tools to use and the beginnings of your restructured code to apply when you leave.

Tickets & Upcoming Dates

We have a selection of upcoming 3-Day Accelerator Retreats.

3-Day Accelerator Retreat
Standard Ticket

Dates being released shortly.

3 Days of Practical Workshops
1 Person Ticket Includes:
Accommodation, Meals & Take Home Assets

You will also receive more than £10,000 worth of consultancy, design & development and ongoing support as well as all the other benefits listed below.

£3,495.00

Fully-catered accommodation and activities.
Shared Accommodation (Single Bed in Twin Room) for 2 nights.
Ticket to the 3-day event, all talks, practical workshops, access to investors & take home assets.
12 weeks of ongoing technical, commercial and advisory support for your business from the dedicated team of experts.

All food & drinks included.

Take Home Assets:

  • Pitch Deck
  • Software Model & Plan (Software Track)
  • 3D  Printed Prototype (Hardware Track)
  • Business Model
  • Peer 2 Peer  Contacts
  • Investor Contacts
  • Branding/Re-Branding
  • Outline Website Design/Re-Design
  • Finance Advice & Contacts
  • Manufacturing Contacts
  • Business Advisor Contacts
  • Up to £100,000 worth of Funding and/or Access to Funding
  • Advisory Board Members (subject to terms agreed)
  • Non-Exec Directors (subject to terms agreed)
  • Ongoing Technical & Business Support for your Company

Select your preferred day on the booking page.

3-Day Accelerator Retreat
Premium Ticket

Dates being released shortly.

3 Days of Practical Workshops
2 Person Ticket Includes:
Accommodation, Meals & Take Home Assets

You will also receive more than £10,000 worth of consultancy, design & development and ongoing support as well as all the other benefits listed below.

£4,995.00

Fully-catered accommodation and activities.
A twin/double room to yourself for 2 nights with the option to invite an additional business partner, personal partner or friend to join you if desired.
Ticket to the 3-day event, all talks, practical workshops access to investors & take home assets.
12 weeks of ongoing technical, commercial and advisory support for your business from the dedicated team of experts.

All food & drinks included.

Take Home Assets:

  • Pitch Deck
  • Software Model & Plan (Software Track)
  • 3D  Printed Prototype (Hardware Track)
  • Business Model
  • Peer 2 Peer  Contacts
  • Investor Contacts
  • Branding/Re-Branding
  • Outline Website Design/Re-Design
  • Finance Advice & Contacts
  • Manufacturing Contacts
  • Business Advisor Contacts
  • Up to £100,000 worth of Funding and/or Access to Funding
  • Advisory Board Members (subject to terms agreed)
  • Non-Exec Directors (subject to terms agreed)
  • Ongoing Technical & Business Support for your Company

Select your preferred day on the booking page.

3-Day Accelerator Retreat – Early Arrival/Late Departure

£99.00

Don’t fancy the drive in the morning or after the event? Have a reduced-rate stay on Monday and/or Thursday evening and enjoy the accommodation and beautiful surroundings. Check-in is between 3 pm and 10 pm on Monday and check-out by 12 pm on Friday.

Take Home

The take homes from our events are very unique.  You will leave with Branding, Pitch Deck, Go-To-Market Strategy, 3D Printed Prototype, Software Infrastructure & Architecture Development Strategy & a ready-made Influential Business Network plus the possibility of up to £100,000 of Investment

Peer to Peer Network

Attend one of our events and you will automatically become part of our growing network of tech founders and entrepreneurs. This network of peers will stay with you for life.

Active Investor Network

You will have spoken to, asked questions of and received advice from our active investors who have in turn a wider investor network. The investors are your key stepping stone to your next level & could take out investment directly in your business.

Marketing & Investor Collateral

Go home with a polished brand, a pitch deck that has been used by our investors to attract millions of pounds and a clear route to market with marketing and advertising strategies to accelerate your sales.

3D Printed Prototype

If you were part of our hardware track, you will have had the chance to refine your 3D prototype in the workshops, as well as taking home a 3D Printed Prototype that you can show to your other investors.

Software Strategy

Our expert team of developers will give you insights and help to improve your software during your time on our software track with actionable changes and a forward-looking development strategy designed to pass the toughest due diligence.

Knowledge

A greater understanding of your business from start to finish. Strategy on how to fund, build and/or exit. What to look for, the highs and lows of entrepreneurship experience and how to avoid the pitfalls and build a successful, valuable business.

Join us at our next event

Tickets are limited so register today before the event sells out.

To discuss the event in more detail & for any questions call us on: 0207 523 5311

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