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Welcome aboard our FIRST EVER MSDUK Accelerator cohort! No-one ever said the journey of growing a business was easy, but our cohort will be in the best hands to develop their knowledge, and business network of lifelong support within the MSDUK Family.
MSDUK launches Supplier Diversity project in six European countries. A pan-European supplier diversity project launch in Amsterdam demonstrates corporate commitment to drive economic inclusion of ethnic minority/immigrant entrepreneurs in corporate supply chains
Are you an ethnic minority business ‘Business 2 Business’ or ‘Business 2 Business 2 Consumer’ venture that could provide their products, services or solutions to a corporate? Apply to the MSDUK Accelerator, an equity free, 3- month acceleration programme to develop your business and pitch your solution to the MSDUK corporate network.
The programme will educate, motivate and challenge your business venture to develop and improve. We understand how challenging developing and scaling a business venture is and want to elevate ambitious ethnic minority entrepreneurs and create a community for them to support each other.
If you have a business venture with sustainable practices or impact, we encourage you to apply as our corporate sponsors Unilever, Dow, WPP and Google are keen to support your venture through the MSDUK Accelerator.
Our 2nd Cohort is FinalisedProgramme Benefits
- Connect you into a network of founder peers, experts, mentors and advisors.
- Develop your entrepreneurial leadership, resilience and execution abilities.
- Experiential learning programme to learn by doing.
- 4 core learning modules (Customer Discovery & Validation, Product MVP, Growth Marketing & Communication & Sales) and additional Guest workshops with experts.
- Opportunity to present a pilot project proposal directly to MSDUK corporate network.
- 1 year Associate MSDUK EMB Membership after completing the programme.
Timeline
28 February 2022
Application Deadline
16 March 2022
Accelerator Cohort Announced
04 April 2022
Start of Accelerator
24 June 2022
End of Accelerator
Eligibility Criteria
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All applicants should have at least one founder of an ethnic minority origin, with a majority (51% or more) stake and/or ownership within the business. This founder should be working full time in the business.
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You must be a UK citizen or resident on Start-up visa
- The competition is open to business ventures with the potential to scale and make an impact.
Participant Testimonials
"I really enjoyed the programme, the involvement of corporate sponsors such as WPP to deliver some of the sessions added a lot of value. I’ve been through a few Accelerators but this one stands out in its individualised support approach - it’s practical, useful, and relevant."
Drishdey Caullychurn, Founder & CEO, TEXpert AI MSDUK Accelerator Autumn ’21 Cohort
"Facilitators on the programme have been extremely supportive; they worked with me on a one-to-one basis to refine my customer validation strategy. As a result, I asked more relevant questions and felt more confident with the customer interviews which meant the company may pay for a pilot with us."
Pinky Ghadiali, Founder, Netwomen.co - MSDUK Accelerator Autumn ’21 Cohort
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