LEAP PROGRAMME
The Requirements
Participants will:
- Attend regular skills based training sessions to learn and develop the skills essential to developing a successful business. Typical sessions include Sales and marketing techniques, Project Management, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance, Performance Monitoring, Raising Finance, Corporate Image, HR and Legal Issues.
- Meet Programme Manager to review progress informally and to arrange meetings with Clinic service providers, EAC approved experts, who can provide advice on specific issues such as Design, Marketing, IT, Websites, IP, Finance, Legal, H&S.
- Submit "deliverables" on an agreed timetable to Programme Manager and assigned Business Mentor - exercises selected to demonstrate and guide participant’s progress. These include market research findings, results of market testing through pilots or initial sales attempts, development of a sales pipeline, development of viable financial plans, marketing and sales plans, business plans, monthly progress reports, test manufacturing plans, product development, etc.
- Meet assigned Business Mentor. These meetings offer a regular and scheduled opportunity for participants to discuss a range of business issues, to talk through alternative strategies/tactics, to share successes and to receive encouragement for their achievements to date. It provides a valuable source of experience and contacts for the start-up entrepreneur.
