London Business Partnership (LBP) is proud to announce the launch of its new free Harrow Female Startup Accelerator Programme. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund through London Borough of Harrow, the six-week intensive business start-up programme aims to empower Harrow’s female residents with the skills and confidence needed to launch their own businesses.
Delivered in Partnership with Metro Bank and with tailored support, coaching and mentoring, the programme will guide participants through the development of entrepreneurial skills, the creation of business plans, and the preparation of pitch decks.
By the end of the programme, participants will be ready to launch their businesses, with the possibility of pitching for investment.
Each participant will benefit from four workshops including writing a perfect pitch, one-to-one sessions, two peer-to-peer sessions, which will primarily be online. Face-to-face options available upon request. Women will also be invited to networking events.
The first cohort starts this week but is already fully subscribed. However, LBP are currently encouraging women to apply for the second round beginning in October. The application deadline is on Friday 19 October.
The experts leading the participants are two female entrepreneurs and business mentors who have over 60 years’ experience between them.
LBP’s co-founder and managing director, Naima Omasta-Milsom, will be joined by Lisa Maynheer, as they deliver the comprehensive programme to help women manifest their dreams of running a business.
Naima Omasta-Milsom, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with London Borough of Harrow and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver this exciting accelerator for ambitious local women. With our September cohort already full, we need 15 more women, who either have a business idea or wish to explore self-employment options, to be part of the second cohort.
“As long as women are living in Harrow and are not yet trading, we encourage candidates to register on our website today. The programme is entirely free yet offers high quality business expertise. As a result we hope a diversity of women will sign up and have a great start to their entrepreneurial journey.”
Places are limited. Following registration, successful participants will receive full programme details, including dates and times.
For further information and to register, please visit: londonbp.co.uk/business-
In addition, London Business Partnership is delivering the Harrow Business Support (Growth) Programme on behalf of London Borough of Harrow, with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The scheme’s free online and in-person events for SMEs this autumn include:
Branding Your Business
Email Marketing Automation for Beginners
Visual Marketing Plan Canvas – Creating Actionable Marketing Plans
Using the Lean Canvas to Update/ Create Your Business Model
Register with the programme to participate: https://londonbp.co.uk/
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Speaker biographies
Naima Omasta-Milsom is a business Development Director with over 20 years’ experience in business support, coaching and mentoring. Her role at Brunel University as an Innovation Director has included working to stimulate start ups and SME growth by providing innovation support, support the creation of new products, processes and services through collaborative projects between the SMEs and Brunel University’s research, academics and students.
Naima has helped to create over 500 businesses and supported over 1000 existing businesses. She has a proven ability to build effective working relationships with new entrepreneurs, business owners and partners, show resilience and reliability, breadth of view, creativity and clients focus.
Lisa Maynheer is a self-motivated, creative and resourceful individual who recognises the importance of good teams, having the right people in the right positions, and that building successful organisations is about empowering individuals and providing them with appropriate support.
Lisa believes an organisation performs at its best when people are at its heart and that it will continue to thrive when it is continuously innovating, improving its services, processes and /or products, under leadership that ensures the right people are in the right jobs.
About London Business Partnership
London Business Partnership prides itself on supporting business growth and success. We offer tailored services, learning opportunities and community resources to help realise your ambitions.
Whether you’re in the private, public or voluntary sectors, our services are ready for you. We adapt our strategies to match today’s market. With our knowledge, people from any community or niche across London can improve their business outcomes.
London Business Partnership (LBP) was established in 2012 as a non-profit. LBP focused on supporting small and medium business growth across London, contributing to success through the development of sustainable business models. The expert team has more than 40 years’ combined experience.
LBP works in strategic partnerships and with support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver free programmes designed to educate, uplift and substantially improve your business.
About UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
For more information,visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/
