5 Jun 2024
Small Business Support
The Virgin StartUp Empower100 program provides expert sales, leadership, funding, and marketing advice to help founders grow their businesses.
The seven-week program includes sessions on developing growth strategies, building a brand, creating sales and marketing plans, fostering leadership and company culture, financial planning, understanding the funding landscape, and honing pitching skills. Founders from Greater London who meet specific criteria are invited to join a cohort, culminating in a Demo Day where they pitch to investors. The next cohort runs from July 18th to August 29th 2024, with applications due by July 4th.
The Virgin StartUp Empower100 program is founders based in Greater London who meet the following criteria:
Have a UK business based in Greater London
Been trading for a minimum of 18 months
Have at least 2 employees
Have a minimum turnover of £50k per annum
Be raising investment for the first time
Have a strong underlying business proposition