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The Accelerator Academy is an established 12 week high growth training and mentoring programme for ambitious digital entrepreneurs looking to grow their business, through Training, Mentoring and access to capital.

Focussed on start-up and early stage high growth potential Tech, Media, Telecoms (TMT) businesses and ambitious entrepreneurs, applicants are initially assessed by a Manchester Business School devised eTeamTool assessment process, and around 25 successful Accelerator Academy participants take part in the part time (evenings / weekends) course, with 10 successful exited entrepreneurs mentoring them personally (2-3 businesses per mentor, to ensure sufficient ‘facetime’).

The course ‘market tests’ business ideas and models, to give entrepreneurs the best chance of success and investor readiness.

Sponsorship subsidises the Academy, from partners who can give and get from their participation. Sponsors attend and speak at relevant sessions.

The course cost for entrepreneurs for successful applicants is £600 (plus VAT) for the full 12 week course, due to the sponsor subsidy. Mentors and the Academy agree to buy 3-5% in participating companies.

Accompanying the Accelerator Academy is an Accelerator Investment Event and the new Accelerator Fund, managing up to £10m to invest in £50-250k tranches into the businesses developed through the Academy. The Academy works with a range of investment partners (including GLE, Angel Capital Group, London Business Angels, Avonmore Developments, SVB and White Horse Capital) to help ensure appropriate seed investment into the entrepreneurial businesses that are involved with the Academy programme. See Access to Capital for more details.