Join the new start up accelerator in Northants

• Oneyearprogramme,startingApril2016

• Uptosixplacesavailable,freeforthebestentrepreneursinthemidlands

• Theknowledgeandsupportyouneedtobuildandscaleyourbusiness

• Applyonlineby11thFebruary2016

• ShortlistedcompanieswillbeinvitedtoanAssessmentDayatRicoh’sHeadOfficeinNorthamptonon26thFebruary

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What you’ll gain from Ricoh Ignite

• OnedaypermonthofintenseentrepreneuriallearningintheRicohNorthamptonoffice

• AccesstoexpertsfromRicohandmentorsfrom50thGenerationtohelpyouaccelerateyouridea

• Useofthe50thGenerationbusinessgrowthmethodologytobuildyourproduct,scaleyourbusinessandgrowyourleadershipskills

• Co-workingspace,onedaypermonth

• Aknowledgesharingwikiandthrivingonlinechatforumtoshareideasandsupport

• Alivelycommunityofaround25committedentrepreneursandRicohinnovationleaders

Validate your product or service

• Developaproductorservicevision

• UseLeanStartUptovalidatethepersona,problemandsolution-andpivotifnecessary

• ExploreandtestthebestbusinessmodelinBusinessModelCanvas

• Developapositioningthatenablesyoutoclaimtherightpricefromtherightaudience

• Buildrelationshipswiththirdpartieswhowillpre-sellyourproduct

• Createyour‘marketingmachine’toscaleupsales

• Designingcustomerjourneythatdelightyourcustomerandcloseoutthecompetition

syllabus

Create a business that scales

• Determinethestageyouareatinyourbusinessandwhatyoushoulddonext

• Beyondproduct:Exploreandcodifyyour‘asset’-thesourceoflongtermrevenuestreams

• Understandhowbusinessesmakemoney-andhowtooptimisetherevenueflow

• Gettherightpeopledoingtherightjobsandbuildaself-responsibleculture

• Scaleyourbusinessthroughcapacityplanning

• Createanautomatedandleanbackoffice

• Buildyourteam

Grow your skills as an entrepreneur

• Defineyourpersonalvision-whatyouareontheplanettodo

• Understandtheentrepreneurialcommunicationstylesandhowtouseeachtoconnectbetter

• Learn‘cleancommunication’-themostopenandauthenticwaytobuildrelationships

• Communicatingthroughthepowerofmeaningandpurpose

• Understandwhenyoushouldpayyourselfandhowmuch

• Createabiggerbusiness,bychangingyourbeliefsystem

• Scaleyourbusinesswithoutstress

• Becomeastrongentrepreneurialleader