
LIFT Bootstrap School teaches early-stage Founders how to grow their businesses by optimising resources, elevating traction and establishing sustainable revenue-based business models.
expert support
12 weeks
beginning September 2021
virtual sessions
What is LIFT Bootstrap School?
This programme is all about increasing traction and gaining sustainable revenue. Traction is how well your business idea is being received by its target marketplace, which can be measured in terms of customers or revenue. Across 12 weeks, you will engage with practical methods of activating your Sales Funnel (your customer’s journey) to successfully turn your target audience into paying customers.
Learning Objective
To gain first customers and boost early revenue
Format
Weekly virtual sessions guiding you through each topic – all delivered by leading experts.
Suitable for
Founders with a product or service to sell who are looking to gain customers and revenue. Founders must be residents of a LIFT Borough (Camden, Hackney, Islington or Tower Hamlets).
Commitment
Min. 2 hrs a week for 12 weeks. Plus, 1 hr a week of peer to peer support (Accountability Groups).
The Curriculum
Lean Business Model Canvas
Your Customer & their Problem
Landing Pages & Lead Magnets
Product Strategy & No-Code Tools
Understanding the Sales Funnel
Email Marketing & Automation
Traffic, Copy & Content Marketing
About LIFT
LIFT (Leading Inclusive Futures through Technology) is a three-year programme across Camden, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets that helps underserved residents, (especially women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities) into good local jobs in the knowledge economy (tech, digital, sciences and creative production) and supports businesses and start-ups in these sectors.
Contacts
Hamish Mackay, LIFT – lift.futures@islington.gov.uk
Kelly Breslin, OneTech – Kelly@capitalenterprise.org
Apply for LIFT Bootstrap School if:
- You Live in the boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Islington or Tower Hamlets
- You are eager to learn and ready to commit for the duration of the course
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