Startup Day 2024

Start-up Day marks an important day in our calendar. Discover secrets to success from renowned industry leaders like Charlie Bigham. Network with like-minded entrepreneurs and get a professional headshot to enhance your brand. Plus, you can explore our dedicated BIPC and connect with industry experts at our speed mentoring sessions.

Once you put that knowledge into practice, we look forward to welcoming you back to the Business & IP Centre over the coming months and years as your business ideas begins to grow wings.

10.00 - 11.30
Think Big, Start Small with Eric McBean

To kick the day off, we're delighted to welcome Eric McBean. Eric will show you how to maximise your current resources, minimise the growing pains and give your business a better chance of survival. Definitely no get rich quick tips, just practical advice based on decades of experience as an entrepreneur and advisor.

Eric has spent over a decade volunteering as a Business Mentor for The Prince's Trust with one of his mentees winning the Pride of Britain award. Eric is a qualified Business Advisor, an accomplished Business Mentor and an accredited Business Coach.

Squosh Compacting Company is the UK's first mobile compacting service dedicated to communal bins. It is a simple yet powerful idea: to revolutionise waste management by maximising bin capacity.

11.45 - 13.00
Speed Mentoring: your chance to meet some of our experts and ask those all important questions!
Gain invaluable knowledge to help you on the road to success. Drop in to put your specific questions to our business experts. Topics covered on the day will include business planning, funding, intellectual property, business legal insights, marketing and social media.
A buffet lunch will be available between 12.30 - 13.30

13.30 - 14.30
Facebook & Instagram for Your Business with Adam Whittaker
14.45 - 16.00
AI for Your Business
16.15 - 17.45
Networking - meet some of our businesses from the Build A Business programme, share tips and meet potential partners!
Plus get a profile headshot from professional photographer Breige Cobain!
There will also be live screenings from the British Library including fireside chats with Charlie Bigham (11.00 - 11.45) and later in the day Sara Davies from Dragon's Den (18.30 - 20.00). Please note these will be shown in the Business & IP Centre on the second floor.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Performance Space, Central Library, Manchester Central Library, Manchester, United Kingdom