Your Learning Path
Seven Pillar Foundation — a step-by-step curriculum to build a university-caliber business venture.
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Module 7.1
Writing Your Business Plan
Assemble your research, evidence and financials into a clear business plan that works for investors, grant funders and your own team.
Module 7.2
Financial Projections and Reporting
Present financial projections you can defend and set up management reporting you will actually use to run the business.
Module 7.3
Building an Investor-Ready Data Room
Prepare the documents investors will ask for so due diligence runs smoothly and your credibility is protected.
Module 7.4
Pitch Deck Design
Build a clear, credible pitch deck that tells your story in the order investors need to hear it, with evidence at the centre.
Module 7.5
Storytelling and Delivery Skills
Deliver your pitch with clarity and confidence, managing nerves and adapting your delivery to whoever is in the room.
Module 7.6
Handling Investor Q&A and Due Diligence
Prepare for the questions investors will ask and handle them with honesty, evidence and composure.
Module 7.7
Negotiation and Term Sheets
Understand the key terms in an investment offer and negotiate without damaging the relationship you have built.
Module 7.8
Launch Planning & Operations Readiness
Plan a launch that is operationally ready, with clear milestones, named owners and contingency for the things most likely to go wrong.
Module 7.9
Growth, Scaling & Internationalisation
Plan how to scale what already works, including the practicalities of expanding beyond the UK into European markets.
Module 7.10
Capstone: Venture Readiness Review & Next Steps
Consolidate everything you have built, complete your full readiness review and agree a 90-day plan for life after the programme.