School Programme

Day 1: Setting the Scene

• Welcome and Introduction: Creating a collaborative community
• Life Sciences Sector - Overview of the industry, what makes it tick?
• BioScience Business Models - Types of business, models, Case studies
• Why You / Why Now? - Exploration of USPs, Business hooks, Niche, IP, Who is your Customer?

Day 1: Soft Skills

• What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? - How Entrepreneurs think, Managing Risk, Getting Results
• Knowing Yourself - Motivation, Managing your personal circumstances, Risk, Stress, burnout etc.
• Networking Skills - Creating and using Networks, Working a Room, conversations that matter

Day 2: Business Toolkit

• Intellectual Property – Patents, Copyright etc.
• Company Accounting - Balance sheet, Profit and Loss, cashflow
• Company Law - Legal basis of a company, Who controls a company, Duties of Directors
• Business Planning - Business Planning, Developing Strategy, Getting Started
• Investment Readiness - The Business Plan, Investors, Raising Finance
• Meet the Entrepreneur – Meeting real entrepreneurs, networking, making contacts

Day 3: Getting Noticed

• Marketing and PR - Market Analysis, Market Research, Positioning, Validating
• Pitching your idea – Impact, Persuasion, Visuals, Timing

Day 3: Ideas into Action

• Dragons Den: Pitching your idea - Pitching in breakout groups, Feedback from Dragons, Prizes
• The Way Forward - Having a plan, Getting help, Resilience