Do you have a business idea you’d like to achieve?
Starting in March 2015, the Essex Innovation Programme (EIP), is working with the Eastern Enterprise Hub to run a FREE 12 session course to help people gain entrepreneurial skills.
A programme for people wanting to set up a business in Essex
The Essex Entrepreneurs Programme is a highly practical course for entrepreneurs who want to launch and monetise their business idea. It will enable people looking to develop a good understanding of setting up and running their own business.
Attendees will go through a range of subjects and training sessions and hear from successful entrepreneurs and meet and work with other aspiring/existing entrepreneurs, with the aim of gaining confidence as well as practical knowledge.
What the programme will cover . . .
• Creative thinking
• Business planning
• Finance
• Pitching your idea
• Growing your business network
• Analysing your market
The programme is brought to you by
The Essex Innovation Programme is working with the Eastern Enterprise Hub to reach entrepreneurs and provide training and support to help them commercialise their business idea.
The Eastern Enterprise Hub Colchester encourages individuals living in Essex to have an entrepreneurial mind-set, through a range of learning programmes.
“I am delighted that we are once again working with the Essex Innovation Programme to deliver another dynamic business programme, designed to help Essex-based individuals become more entrepreneurial and to start/run an enterprise.”
Digby Chacksfield, CEO at the EE Hub
The Essex Innovation Programme (EIP) works with established companies and small businesses to help them to develop, and take to market, innovative products and services.
“Essex has always had a thriving population of entrepreneurs and it’s good to see this continue with the Essex Entrepreneurs Programme. We are really pleased to be supporting this work in helping people with great business ideas access the professional help they need to develop those ideas.”
Sarah Bell, Essex Innovation Programme
When & where?
The programme starts in March 2015 and runs for 22 weeks at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester. The sessions run from 10:00am-4:00pm on the following dates:
- Thurs 12 March
- Thurs 26 March
- Thurs 9 April
- Thurs 23 April
- Thurs 7 May
- Thurs 21 May
- Thurs 28 May
- Thurs 11 June
- Thur 18 June
- Thurs 9 July
- Thurs 16 July
How to apply
To apply for the Essex Entrepreneurs Programme, email Amy Bramwell on or call the Eastern Enterprise Hub Colchester on 01206 755166. Alternatively, visit the website: www.eehub.co.uk
