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2. PURPOSE Develop responsible, sustainable businesses through a new generation of entrepreneurs.

3. Purpose • The purpose of the Business Boot Camp is to help young people aged 18-25 who have an overwhelming passion for their business idea. • The candidates will be chosen because they are willing to put their time, money and energy into building their business idea. • The Boot Camp will help them build the confidence, network and resources that will help them get the money and people around them to build a successful, sustainable business.

4. Who We Help • The purpose of the Business Boot Camp is to help young people aged 18-25 who have an overwhelming passion for their business idea. • The candidates will be chosen because they are willing to put their time, money and energy into building their business idea. • The Boot Camp will help them build the confidence, network and resources that will help them get the money and people around them to build a successful, sustainable business.

5. The Intiative The Business Boot Camp is being established by Michael Allen, a twenty year old student currently attending the University of Leicester. Michael, acting as a Catalyst for Community, set up the Business Boot Camp as a result of finding that the skills he learned in school did not prepare him to run his own business. Michael wants to provide a place where young entrepreneurs can not only learn but also apply the essential skills that are needed to run a successful business.

6. The Approach • The Business Boot Camp will, through an immersive, experiential workshop and supportive activities, reinforce the value of RESPONSIBILITY: • Personal • Financial • Social

7. Responsibility • Personal– They alone are responsible for their future and cannot blame or expect others to give them success • Financial – They must learn about finances and banking so that they can run a successful business • Social – They must give back to the community out of their profits because the community supports them.

8. What Makes Us Different • We address the values and mindset of the people attending the course • We build confidence in the people who attend the course • It is run and supported by the community and not dependent upon government funding • We support ongoing success because the skills are taught by local business owners who will also be mentors to the people who attend

9. Programme Content The Boot Camp features lectures and workshops lead by local, national and internationally recognized business leaders that provide insight and inspiration to help the select few who are up to the challenge of starting and sustaining their own business.

10. Outcomes (0 - 6 months) • The candidates will have set up legal businesses/companies and registered them • People will be aware of the candidates businesses through the newly acquired marketing skills of the candidates • The candidates will have received financial support or funding and know how to manage the funds well

11. Outcomes (6 months +) • Candidates STILL in business and growing • Candidates participating as mentors to next ‘class’ of candidates • Candidates to be contributing to supporting their respective communities • The candidates will serve as role models in their communities and amongst their peers • Candidates will providing services to each other or to the Boot Camp organization

12. Sponsors & Supporters • Support for this programme comes from the community and local businesses that are giving back to the community that have made them successful. • This initiative is in line with the Coalition Government’s ‘Big Society’ plan in which communities, businesses and government work in partnership for the common good.

13. Sponsorship • In the current economic climate, businesses cannot rely solely on glossy marketing campaigns that claim that they support the community. Businesses have to actually be seen in the community. • Most of the large companies have committed themselves to being active in the community as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) charters. • Business Boot Camp is also instilling these same values into the new generation of small businesses.

14. Benefits of Sponsorship • Direct customer contact with the delegates, the other sponsors, the mentors and the speakers. In short, potential new customers. • Good will - Sponsors can use their involvement to demonstrate their commitment to the local community as part of their ongoing marketing and public relations. • Local investment - The sponsors will be ‘charter members’ of a programme that promotes the principles that are being promoted by the Coalition Government; where communities work in partnership to build the values and relationships that are the foundation of sustainable growth.

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16. Sponsorship Categories • Banking & Finance – Providing financial support and a dedicated business advisor to the candidates • Marketing – Providing financial support, publicity and marketing • Mentors& Supporters– volunteers by industry types : Retail, Restaurateurs, Manufacturing, Personal Services, Professional Services, Information Technology, Social Work/Care, Logistics, Event Management and Marketing • Speakers / Supporters – Life coaches, Social Media Marketing, Health & fitness, Mainstream Marketing, Presentation Skills, Grant and Tender document completion, Accountancy, Banking and Investment.

17. Get Involved You can play an important part in the Business Boot Camp and, in turn, change the lives of a few young and determined business people that want to earn their success and play an active part in the business and wider community.

18. How you can get involved Ways to do this include: • Be a title sponsor – You will be profiled in all publicity around the event: Online, PR Events, Television (where applicable), printed material, business stationary. • Be a supporting sponsor – You will be profiled at the event and selected promotional material (e.g. printed material and online) • Provide mentors – Provide a representative from your organisation to provide advice and input into the programme • Provide material needed to deliver the workshop – donate goods or services to assist the business start ups.

19. For More Information www.ukbizbootcamp.com Michael Allen Business Boot Camp • Email: vision2legacy@hotmail.co.uk • Mobile: 07817 597 571 Marcellus Lindsay Catalysts for Community • Email: marcellus@catalystsforcommunity.com • Phone:

20. Developing responsible, sustainable businesses through a new generation of entrepreneurs. www.ukbizbootcamp.com