Name: NatWest Funding Accelerator: Fund Your Business Your Way: Pitching 101
Start: 2026-07-09T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-09T13:00:00+01:00
Location: The EA Hub, 2 Whitehall Quay

NatWest Funding Accelerator: Fund Your Business Your Way: Pitching 101

This workshop will help you learn how to pitch your business clearly, confidently, and with purpose
About this Event

🤝 Event: Fund Your Business Your Way: Pitching 101

📅 Date: Thursday 9th July 2026

🕰️ Time: 9:30am

📍 Location: 3rd Floor, 2 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, LS1 4HR

📝 Description:

This is the sixth workshop of our Funding Accelerator. It helps you learn how to pitch your business clearly, confidently, and with purpose. You will explore how storytelling influences decision‑making, how to communicate the value of your business in a structured way, and how to deliver a pitch that makes people care. It supports you to refine your message, strengthen your delivery, and build confidence for conversations with funders, partners, and stakeholders.

Funding Accelerator programme is a 12‑week journey consisting of 6 expert‑led workshops. You may attend the full programme or join individual workshops depending on your needs. The programme supports founders to match their growth ambitions with the right funding approach by providing structured learning, practical tools, and real examples.

📚 What to expect:

•An introduction to storytelling principles that make pitches memorable.

•A breakdown of the key ingredients of an effective pitch.

•Practical exercises that help you refine your message and structure your pitch.

•Real founder stories showing how others improved their pitch and secured opportunities.

•A Pitch Club session that helps you practise your delivery and receive supportive feedback.

👥 Why attend:

•Learn how to pitch your business in a clear and compelling way.

•Understand how to express your value, vision, and traction with confidence.

•Build a repeatable structure for future pitching opportunities.

•Develop confidence through practice and real‑time feedback.

•Strengthen your ability to communicate with funders, partners, and stakeholders.