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Amazing to see these collabs with Launch It Kent young founders happening & looking forward to seeing it grow further! 🙌🏽

Huge thanks to all the entrepreneurs who attended the Launch It Labs two-day bootcamp! 🙌🏾🚀 . We’re so glad how amazing the programme turned out, hearing about these talented founders’ business ideas, hopes and plans, and providing them the boost to develop their product/service and launch their start-ups to market! . This programme wouldn’t be possible without the support of the UK government, Enfield Council, Mayor of London, our staff and most especially our guest speakers for delivering such impactful sessions: . *Mark Jones, Future CX & Iceberg Vision *Rachel Stockey, The Disruptive Realm & Kings’ College London *Midhat Fatima, London Business School *Joyce Green & Simon Liss, business mentors/pitch coaches . Next up, the pitching event! Who’s going to take home the £3000 top prize funding? We’ll all find out on 25th Feb! Good luck, everyone! 🙌🏾🚀 . . . #businesssupport #entrepreneurship #startupsupport

London Business School's Macarena Flores on the value of collaboration in widening the path for young entrepreneurs to skill up, build their confidence, expand their networks and grow their start-ups! 💯 . Maca along with other expert volunteers from LBS partnered with Launch It last year for a series of workshops in our Angel Yard and Neasden enterprise centres covering important topics such as marketing, goal setting and business pitch development. Additionally, the LBS volunteers club has also supported our Launch It Labs programme by running social media marketing sessions, which were truly useful to the young founders who participated.💯 . Once again, thank you all so much to the following for supporting our work! Vicente Miranda García Midhat Fatima Elena F. Divya Dua Lubaina Shaherwala Atif Siddiqui . 👉🏽 If you or your organisation would like to partner with us in delivering trainings or other youth enterprise support programmes, simply go to https://lnkd.in/dgBt_wrc or email laura@launchit.org.uk now! . . . #collaboration #socialimpact #partnerships #charitypartner

Sending some Valentine’s love to all the Launch It volunteers who have been supporting our programmes and projects throughout the years! 🥰 . Thanks to all of you— mentors, trainors, in & out of centre / skills-based volunteers— who fuel our mission of supporting the next generation of business founders, helping them develop their ideas, gain the knowledge, and confidence to start up and grow their businesses. Plus, providing the much-needed support to a lean charity team such as ours. . A special shoutout as well to organisations like Media Trust who connect us to amazing volunteers like marketing, PR & business development expert, Justin Dewhirst, who has been involved in planning our 25th year anniversary events, opening new opportunities to elevate our engagements and forge valuable connections. More on this very special milestone soon! 👀💛🚀 . 👉🏽 If you’re interested in supporting our work, simply go to https://lnkd.in/gsDYDmVf now! . . . #volunteering #charitysupport #socialimpact

Anyone else excited about the Launch It Kent makers’ workshops? 🙌🏽✨ . If you’re a local young creative or a professional maker from any discipline, don’t miss out on the opportunity to start or grow your dream business at these three spacious workshops currently aimed to be completed by spring. These top quality workspaces are part of the £20 million Sheerness Revival Project which is funded by UK government. All types of makers and making disciplines are welcome. . Cllr Monique Bonney of Swale Borough Council recently visited the Kent hub for a little tour of these units! . 👉🏽 Stay tuned for updates or schedule a viewing with our enterprise manager by going to launchit.org.uk/sheerness or emailing denise@launchit.org.uk now! . . . #makersworkshops #kentsmallbusiness #startupsupport

📣 NEW, INCLUSIVE START-UP OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Introducing Launch It Dundee’s Inclusivate— a 6-session start-up support programme for 18-30 year olds with diverse needs wanting to turn their passions & ideas into a successful business! 🙌🏾 . Kicking off this 6th Mar with an info session & networking day, Inclusivate offers a mindfully-curated programme of support activities to make start-up learning less daunting, allowing you the chance to grow with a community of like-minded young people & win a share of a £1000 prize grant at the end! . Plus, all workshops will be ran by peers who bring real-life experiences and personal stories of overcoming barriers.💛🚀 . 👉🏽 Swipe to find out more about the programme or go to https://lnkd.in/gB66H82x to sign up now! You can also connect with our Dundee enterprise manager Lianne Carr Wyllie. . This programme is made possible through the generous funding support by Mathew Trust & The National Lottery Fund. . . . #startupsupport #entrepreneurship #businesssupport #dundeesmallbusiness

Super tip incoming from BBC Dragons' Den top investor Deborah Meaden who has successful built and invested with a variety of businesses in the retail and leisure sectors.🚀 . What rewards or learnings have you reaped from putting in the hard work on your business? . . . #businesstips #entrepreneurship #inspirational

Starting the weekend on a positive note with these lovely words from Josh Spavins of tier 1 civil engineering company, Taylor Woodrow, one of the partners we worked with last year to deliver The Pitch Off, a start-up funding competition for the young founders in our Angel Yard hub in Edmonton, Enfield.💯 . Funding support from private organisations such as Taylor Woodrow allow us to bring our work closer to young people and communities that often face barriers in accessing entrepreneurial opportunities. We are always on the lookout for innovative ways to bridge this gap and open more doors to harness the potential of young founders.💪 . 🚀 So, if you or or your organisation would like to join forces with us to bring to life start-up support programmes like The Pitch Off or our soon-to-finish, Launch It Labs, simply go to https://lnkd.in/dgBt_wrc or email laura@launchit.org.uk now! . . . #youthenterprisesupport #socialimpact #charitypartner 

Just a little appreciation post for our partners at Findlays Chartered Accountants for the generous funding they provided last year for the 5th anniversary celebration of Launch It Dundee! 🥰 . Findlays, led by its owner Leslie Campbell, has been one of our trusted partners over the last few years. The funding they provided not only allowed the Dundee community to have some lovely food and refreshment for the party, but more importantly (and arguably the highlight of everyone’s night) some good old karaoke! 🎤✨ . Abbie Brown, one of the firm’s accountants, has also been a flash mentor to young founders in the hub for the last four years. . Our sincerest thanks to everyone at Findlays & we hope to collab on future projects / celebrate milestones together again! 💛🚀 . . . #youthenterprisesupport #partnerships #charitypartners #socialimpact

Honoured & proud to be one of the delivery partners of this sustainability toolkit, imparting useful knowledge to help Launch It-supported young founders build truly sustainable businesses.🙌🏽