Start Up Skills Virtual Workshop
Event Information
About this event
Am I eligible?
This course is available for the following individuals (aged over 18):
TRI-SERVICE // VETERANS // FAMILY MEMBERS // RESERVISTS
What can I expect on this 2-day course?
Our two-day Business Start-Up Skills course expands on the content from our Self- Employment Discovery workshop, which we recommend you attend prior to booking onto this course. This course provides members of the military community specific training to enable them to launch and sustain a business. The workshop takes a deep-dive into your business plan and contains a mixture of down to earth practical advice and essential business tools to start a successful business.
The aim is to equip potential entrepreneurs with the tools to move forward with their ideas from planning to launch. The course is ideal for anyone interested in starting their own business or enterprise and is tailored towards your specific business idea.
The content covered will include:
• In-depth questioning of your business idea - to enable individuals to understand their business in context.
• Marketing - market research, understanding the market, competitors, marketing oneself effectively.
• Money and finance - covered in an accessible, interactive way enabling individuals to understand what to consider, how to apply it and mitigate any risk.
• The importance of networking, building connections, and the support available to you.
• Legal aspects - covering various points from intellectual property to legal set-ups for starting a business.
• Sustainability - including on-going client management, client acquisition, building and developing a business plan over time.
FAQs
What do I need for this workshop?
A personal laptop or tablet with webcam and microphone enabled, and a stable broadband connection with at least 2Mbps spare bandwidth and a fixed, quiet environment. Oh, and a pen/notepad next to you in case you want to make any notes!
The workshop will be hosted using Zoom, and you can join via most browsers, or use the Zoom app.
You will be emailed further information nearer the workshop, including how to get online & join the virtual workshop for free.
What do I need to do in advance of the course?
You need to sign up to XFE Hub as a member and complete the questionnaire before the training.
Is there an age limit?
Yes, you must be over 18 to join this event.
Is there any support available after the event?
Our events are just the start of the support we can offer you. If you decide entrepreneurship is for you, we recommend you attend our 2-day Start-up Skills workshop for a more in-depth workshop on business start-up. Alternatively, should you feel ready to proceed, we can assign you a dedicated Business Advisor who will help you apply for start-up funding, following which you will be eligible for our 12 months mentoring programme.
This event is supported by ABF The Soldiers' Charity.
What if I have a query in the meantime?
For any enquiries please call 0121 724 0655 or email events@x-forces.com.
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Organiser X-Forces Enterprise
Organiser of Start Up Skills Virtual Workshop
Important Notice: due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, we have moved all of our Networking events and Training Workshops online, to be delivered in a virtual space. These will have the same high level of interactivity and engagement as an in-person event, and can all be done from the comfort of your home. These events do have very limited places, so please register your interest as soon as possible.
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''X-Forces Enterprise nurtures entrepreneurial ambition in the UK Armed Forces community by supporting start-up and scale-up businesses. We provide free training to the community (Service leavers, military spouses and partners, reservists, cadets and children of forces) through our charity and corporate partners.''
We are the industry leader for enterprise training in the military community with a success rate around 90% of micro-financing repayment*. We have supported in various ways over 1,900 business owners since 2013. Many hundreds more have experienced our training, business advice, networking, mentoring or events.
If an individual makes an informed decision not to start-up a business, we still consider this a success story as the entrepreneurial skills learned are assets in an employed role.
*Micro-financing repayment does not necessarily directly correlate to business success. Business success, very much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder or the business owner.''
t: 0121 312 0581
e: events@x-forces.com
