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Business Launch Club

This weekly intensive programme, over 7 Thursday evenings, is designed to get student and graduate businesses with growth potential, investment ready and launched.
If you are working on your business idea and have a viable product or service and want to accelerate it from idea to reality, the Business Launch Club is just for you.
Develop your skills and learn everything you need to know to launch your business. With regular workshops and weekly meetings, you’ll learn market validation, product development, finances, legalities, Intellectual Property, digital marketing and pitching skills. With additional, optional 1:1 support to suit you and your start-up idea.
Eligible* participants can pitch their business for a Santander Universities UK funded prize of £2,000 at the end of the programme.
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*Overseas students can join the Business Launch Club and pitch their business idea to gain knowledge, experience, receive feedback but cannot access the £2,000 prize

Workshop weekly themes

Date Time Venue Business Launch Club
Thursday 13 February 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Testing your Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Thursday 20 February 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Finding your Customers / Clients
Thursday 27 February 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Web design/ development / Marketing inc. Social Media / Digital presence
Thursday 6 March 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Funding and Investment / Tax and Legalities / Managing your finances
Thursday 13 March 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Sales in Business / Networking
Thursday 20 March 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Business Roadmap / Pitching
Thursday 27 March 17.30-19.30 Rolle 116 Pitching for £2,000 Santander Funding

Eligibility

  • You must be a current student or graduate from the University of Plymouth.
  • If you have already received The Cube funding from Santander Universities you can participate in Business Launch Club and pitch your business at the end for the experience and feedback but you are not eligible to win the £2,000 prize. (This does not include funding from the Business Explore Club as this programme is a follow on from that one)
  • You must attend available to attend all 7 sessions, Thursdays 17.30-19.00

Book your place

To book your place please email your Business Launch Club participation form to thecube@plymouth.ac.uk.
If you are eligible and wish to pitch for the £2,000 funding at the end of the programme you will also be required to register on Santander X, you will receive details of how to do this once your application form has been received.
 
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