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🎇 NOVEMBER APPRECIATION POST 🙌 We have had a jam-packed November continuing our #Initiate programme for early-stage founders, and a huge #thankyou to all of those who have supported us this month: 🚀 Ash Rust, Sterling Road ✅ Sarah Quaynor, Sanjay Raphael, TLT LLP 🔓 Dan G., Jacob Alcock, North West Cyber Resilience Centre 🧩 Andy Barrow, Praetura Ventures 💡 Adam Mitcheson 🤗 Our SUA Initiate mentors (separate post to follow) And to our partners supporting our mission - Barclays Eagle Labs, TLT LLP, Bruntwood SciTech, Kao Data, Zoho UK At Manchester Digital we're planning Startup Activator 2025, if you'd like to get involved as a founder, supporter or partner drop me a message!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! The Neurodiversity Foundation is seeking for new boardmembers to enlarge our current board. We have availability for 1-3 new boardmembers. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲: We are therefore seeking passionate individuals to join our board, its an unpaid position, with the aim of at least 2 years. Due to our needs, we are hoping for individuals interested in serving in either the portfolio of finances or organizational development, but there may be other areas a new board member can support the cause. As a board member, you will play a crucial role in supporting the growth and impact of the organization, enhancing the vision of a neuroinclusive society, set by the Chair of the board and the Director of the foundation. In general, its not just advice we seek, but the ability to help convert good ideas in actual change: We are looking for people that can help build our organization. Or, as we stated in our founding statement: If you like us, like us, but if you want to work with us, work with us. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: • Actively participate in (board) meetings & discussions. • Provide guidance and expertise in your portfolio area. • Collaborate with fellow board members and foundation staff to develop and implement strategic plans and initiatives. • Monitor the foundation's financial health (if applying for the finance portfolio) or organizational effectiveness (if applying for the organizational development portfolio). • Assist in fundraising efforts, grant applications, and donor relations. • Represent the foundation at events, conferences, and meetings as needed. • Uphold the mission, values, and policies of the Neurodiversity Foundation. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: • Commitment to the principles of neurodiversity and inclusivity. • Experience or expertise in finance, accounting, budgeting, or related fields (for the finance portfolio) or experience in organizational development, strategic planning, project management, or related fields (for the organizational development portfolio). • Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. • Clarity on your availability in (weekly) hours to support the work of the Neurodiversity Foundation • Prior board experience or involvement in non-profit organizations is desirable but not required. • Affinity with the topic; while we exclude nobody, we prefer Neurodivergent candidates for leadership positions, or familymembers or partners of a neurodivergent. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: - More information about the organization can be found on neurodiversiteit.nl, neurodiversityprideday.com and https://lnkd.in/e6fS98cB. - To read more about the foundation, go here: https://lnkd.in/exvK3Z8k 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: https://lnkd.in/exCFEqDG

Introduction to IP for Digital Businesses with Dehns *This event is affiliated with Manchester Digital's Emerging Tech Conference. Getting the most out of intellectual property (IP) is important for all businesses at any stage of their growth. This webinar will introduce different forms of IP particularly relevant to digital technologies, including patents, copyright and trade secrets, and how to go about securing the strongest protection. 2 December 2024 11:00 - 12:00 Online Sign up here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3OgICWt

Calling all startup founders, engineers, and decision-makers in the Americas! 🌟 Join us on December 12, 2024, for Microsoft for Startups Discovery Day, a free online event designed to help you build and scale AI-powered applications with confidence. Learn how Azure AI Foundry, including its unified portal and SDK, and Founders Hub benefits—like up to $150,000 in Azure credits—can accelerate your startup’s success. Don’t wait—register now: https://lnkd.in/ekqMsMJj A special thank-you to our amazing speakers who will be sharing their insights and expertise during this event: Aishwarya Srinivasan | Gabriela de Queiroz |

The discipline to NOT pivot when you don’t get the outcome you want is the hardest thing to master as an entrepreneur. Sometimes you play the right hand and still lose. My career on Wall Street taught me that. Wall Street is a game of long averages. A great investor can be wrong most days, and then WHAM! They’re completely right all at once. I think that’s a long way of saying that there’s great power in being cross-fertilized by multiple industries. You can take powerful tools from one industry into another that needs them and doesn’t have them.

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 Join us for a free event that dives into exit strategies, exploring the pros and cons of each and how to set up your business for a smooth, profitable transition. We'll also cover the legal steps involved as well as essential personal finance considerations to ensure you're prepared for life post-exit. This event is perfect for business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone interested in the intricacies of exiting a business. 🗓️ Thursday 28th Nov | 17:30-19:00 📍Catalyst, Belfast Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/etpnritw RBC Brewin Dolphin Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors