Business Launchpad

Exciting news! Business Launchpad has secured £165,000 in funding from the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit for our Decode My Future 3.0 programme! @LDN_VRU @_RocketScience_ @AREtweets_ #SecureFutures

The decode my future kids have been developing games using scratch - a block-based programming language. In this session, they were setting up a background, creating their characters, adding controls, the ability to move and jump and adding tile maps! @LDN_VRU #strongerfutures

Our Decode My Future 3.0 kids made a Makerzoid robot which they could control with an iPhone! 🤖 At Business Launchpad, we also support young people under the age of 16 to raise awareness of digital and tech entrepreneurship! @ldn_vru #businesslaunchpad #strongerfutures #tech

Are you a rising star who deserves recognition? ⭐️ The Rising Star award will shine a spotlight on female entrepreneurs aged 16-34 who have developed their business, seized opportunities and are well on their way to success. Nominate an entrepreneur 👉 shorturl.at/bzMTZ

The Business Basics Workshops are back and better than ever! 🚨 Join us for a FREE one-day workshop and learn how to turn your business idea into a reality using the business canvas model lnkd.in/ek7MiS3r #businessmentor #businesstips #entrepreneur #howtostartabusiness

12-15yo in Decode My Future code a 7-segment timer; 16-18s master WordPress sites – impressive! Although we focus on entrepreneurship, we also encourage digital entrepreneurship for under 16. Exciting to see youth gain valuable tech skills! @ldn_vru #strongerfutures

Our little friends on the Decode my Future 3.0. programme have been using 3D Software where they were designing interiors! They also had electronics sessions using Tinkercad with a virtual Arduino. Did you learn this when you were 8-11 years old? 🤯 #codeclub #strongerfutures

Investors, grant fund managers & social investment managers gathered to address inequalities faced by marginalised communities at the SEICC round table conference! Business Launchpad was the case study, showcasing our impact on young entrepreneurs from marginalised backgrounds.

Over the next two weeks, our facilitators will teach our young people to master the art of using WordPress, one of the most popular website builders in the market. We eagerly anticipate witnessing how they will showcase their business through their website!

First week of the Business Accelerator programme, our young entrepreneurs focused on the ideation stage of their business. Natalie, founder of @wiglabb helped them to delve into the 'who, what, why, and how' of their business while conceptualising their chosen business idea!

We've started our Business Accelerator programme! 🙌 Our young entrepreneurs will explore business essentials through 54 hours of workshops, 23 online sessions, 8 in-person sessions, 24 1-1 support sessions and 8 industry-specific monitoring sessions. Stay tuned! 👀

FREE online 12-week website development programme for 16–18 year old young parents 🙌 The programme will take you from a beginner level & prepare you for a Junior Front-End WordPress Developer career! Apply here: bit.ly/blpdmf #techskills #youngparent #wordpress #html

@DrRosena @tootingworks @tootingnewsie @balhamnewsie Thank you for sharing, Dr Rosena!

This fantastic local initiative, Decode My Future, is recruiting BAME 16-18 year olds to gain employment, business and digital skills for the future. Sign-up using the link here: bit.ly/blpdmf

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this project at Business Launch Pad. Fantastic work !

@LDN_VRU #strongerfutures 🙌

Calling all parents! Exciting news for your 8–15 year-olds! FREE tech after-school clubs! Mobile App Dev, Microbits, Web Apps - learning while having a blast! Secure your child's spot now at ➡️ shapeways.io/codeclub #StrongerFutures #AfterSchoolClub #KidsTech

Welcome, Alexandra, to Business Launchpad's Business Accelerate programme! 🙌

📰 @standardnews 'London's Violence Reduction Unit is more than trebling the number of children supported with activities after school.' @NewsFrenchTony on our £3.4m funding with @SadiqKhan to provide targeted interventions and opportunities after school. bit.ly/44USCKD

Today I visited Business Launchpad at Tooting Works, one of 23 grassroots community organisations that has secured funding through my @LDN_VRU’s Strong Futures programme to support young Londoners to develop tech and business skills during those crucial after-school hours.

📺 We visited @BusinessLP with @SadiqKhan to announce £3.4m investment to support more than 17,000 young people with targeted interventions and after-school activities. @BBCLondonNews coverage featuring @MayorofLondon, @LibPeck and young people benefiting from new opportunities.