Ian Merricks, Fbcs Frsa

The Accelerator Academy launched in London in November 2011, tasked with Educating Emerging Entrepreneurs. A 12 week part time intensive training programme for ambitious entrepreneurs and early stage businesses from the tech, digital, social, ecommerce, media, mobile & marketing sectors. Working with first year businesses, the Academy helps entrepreneurs to proactively tackle growth challenges and build a business capable of serious scale and more likely to attract appropriate investment backing. The four stage programme comprises: * Entrepreneur assessment and skills mapping, in a process developed by Manchester Business School * A 12 week training syllabus delivered by experts and partners, focussed on the participant's business * One to One mentoring from exited entrepreneurs; high acheivers who have built and sold a relevant business * Access to seed capital from an accompanying syndicate and the Accelerator Fund The training course is subsidised and costs entrepreneurs the equivalent of £50 per week.

Itchy is joining up channels of communication with the student (18-24) market. Itchy is a new shape of marketing agency / media owner hybrid, an active publisher in print and online, developer of mobile apps for students, owner of outdoor and ambient media opportunities across 60+ campuses and a below-the-line agency resource as well. Itchy offers brands unrivalled access to the student market, and is uniquely placed to guarantee campaign results and student acquistion targets. Itchy welcomes contact from brands targetting the nearly 50% of 18-24s who spend their time on and around campus, and also other media owners in the space looking for growth.

At VenturePath, our mission is to make venture capital more accessible to founders and ensure the best founders are accessible by venture capital. Making Venture More Accessible - For Founders We use our tried-and-tested approach to ensure successful funding rounds with minimal disruption and distraction, allowing you to focus on what really matters, scaling your business. Ambitious Investor-Ready Companies - For VCs Build relationships with ambitious UK tech scaleups as they prepare for funding, embedding you into their venture journey from the beginning. A Collaborative Community - For the Ecosystem Join a connected ecosystem where collaboration is key. We work together to better support UK scaleups and improve access to venture capital, fostering an environment for scaleups to thrive.

The Profit Improvement Agency Our aim is to fit seamlessly into your business as knowledgeable communication partners. Helping to improve B2B media and marketing activity to create competitive advantage and profit improvement for your organisation. Full service communications agency offering: * Brand strategy * Media planning and buying * Campaign strategy and management * Search engine optimisation and data tracking * Direct and email marketing / CRM * Content production (white papers, videos, webcasts)

The Accelerator Academy launched in London in November 2011, tasked with Educating Emerging Entrepreneurs. A 12 week part time intensive training programme for ambitious entrepreneurs and early stage businesses from the tech, digital, social, ecommerce, media, mobile & marketing sectors. Working with first year businesses, the Academy helps entrepreneurs to proactively tackle growth challenges and build a business capable of serious scale and more likely to attract appropriate investment backing. The four stage programme comprises: * Entrepreneur assessment and skills mapping, in a process developed by Manchester Business School * A 12 week training syllabus delivered by experts and partners, focussed on the participant's business * One to One mentoring from exited entrepreneurs; high acheivers who have built and sold a relevant business * Access to seed capital from an accompanying syndicate and the Accelerator Fund The training course is subsidised and costs entrepreneurs the equivalent of £50 per week.