Student-Entrepreneur Bootcamp 2015 Programme – University House, University of Warwick – location subject to change
TIME
Session 1
Wednesday 18 November
9.00 – 11.00
Introductions
Business Propositions
Posters and Pitching exercises
Coffee Break
Session 2
Shakespeare Martineau
Friday 20 November
9.00 – 10.30
Marketing with Metrics
Professional Marketing Consultant
Alumnus
10.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.30
Business Models and the Business Model
Canvas
Dr Nick Pope, BioSpring (Warwick
alumnus)
10.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.30
Money Management
Understanding Cashflow, P&L, Balance
Sheet
Edwards Accountants
Lunch
12.30 – 1.30
12.30 – 1-30
12.30 – 1.30
Session 3
1.30 – 3.30
Customer Discovery
Challenging Assumptions
Testing Hypotheses by speaking to
customers
3.30 – 4.00
4.00 – 5.00
Writing Business Plans and Raising Finance
for Your Business
An experienced investor from eg Minerva,
Mercia
1.30 – 3.00
Pitching practice makes Perfect
Example pitches
Intro by Experienced public speaker or PR
1.30 -3.30
Panel Sessions
Expert feedback from experienced
business professionals
3.00 – 3.30
3.30 – 5.00
IP Workshop
3.30 – 4.00
4.00 – 4.30
The Road Ahead,
Warwick Enterprise Partnership
3 next actions
Richard Groves
Entrepreneur Café
3 Entrepreneurs tell their story + Q&A
Working on pitches with volunteers
Tea Break
Session 4
Evening
11.00 - 11.30
11.30 – 12.30
Entrepreneurs, Leadership and Teams
Thursday 19 November
9.00 – 10.30
Basic Law for the Small Company Director
Corporate, contract, employment law
Patent Agent, Steve Jones,
Adamson Jones
Presentation Reception for delegates and
panellists