Helping you through every step of your start-up journey.
About the programme
Whether you are just starting out or growing your business, there's so much to take away from the Entrepreneurs’ Journey event series.
This is your chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs who have overcome challenges and seized opportunities along the way, sharing their first-hand experience with you. In addition, the series features professional practitioners covering the legal and financial aspects of launching and growing a business as part of an essential toolkit.
The programme’s workshops, speakers and panel sessions, which run in the Autumn and Spring terms, are structured to fit around and complement your studies. Some of these events are also open to the public.
Always on the move? Now you can listen to some of the sessions through our new podcast series.
10 common legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs
Hear David Farquharson, founder of London Law Collective and legal expert in residence at London Business School, talk about the 10 most important legal mistakes to avoid when building a start-up. David is also one of the subject-matter experts on the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital’s Ask an Expert programme at LBS, which advises LBS student and alumni-founded start-ups. He is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience of advising start-ups and entrepreneurs. This podcast is adapted from the online event held in Nov 2021 and is part of the LBS Entrepreneurs' journey series, providing you with a toolkit to begin and grow your start-up.
Entrepreneur's Journey - What you need to know about Legal
Speaker: Antony Rose, Founder and CEO of SeedLegals
Entrepreneur's Journey - What you need to know about Accounting
Speaker: Tom Watts, Director at iHorizon
Entrepreneur's Journey - Thinking out of the box: From customer to member - the pivot to subscription
Speaker: Dan Ziv MBA2014, CEO of TouchNote
Entrepreneur's Journey - What you need to know about IP
Speakers are: Andrew Clemson Senior Associate Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Nick Bennett Partner at Cleveland Scott York
Entrepreneur's Journey - Meet the Businesses in the Incubator
Speakers: Jane Khedair, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital and the 2019 Incubator Cohort
Entrepreneur's Journey - It's all about the people
Speaker: Rachel Bell, Founder of Brand Spanking Consulting
Entrepreneur's Journey - 21st Century Marketing
Speaker: Paul Cash, Founder and CEO of Rooster Punk
Entrepreneur's Journey - Supercharging your brand's growth with TV advertising
An insight into the impact that TV advertising can have on the marketing efforts of start-ups and the other marketing channels used. Includes case studies and behind the scenes information to help you understand more about TV advertising in today's world.
Entrepreneur’s Journey: Legal for entrepreneurs – Top 10 mistakes to avoid
An overview of what start-up founders should consider including organisational structure, shareholder agreements, intellectual property (patents and trademarks), employment practices, share incentives, commercial contracts, term sheets, data protection and how to get investor ready.
Entrepreneur’s Journey Series: Lessons learned - What I wish I knew 12 months ago
Learnings and insights shared about start-up struggles from three LBS alumni founders that were part of the London Business School Incubator.
Speakers: Rosie Bailey SLN2019, Co-founder and CEO of Nibble, Pedro Cabrero MIFFT2019, Co-founder and CFO of Yayzy and Nasi Rwigema MBA2020, Founder of Umwuga.
Entrepreneur's Journey series: Blockchain for non-techie entrepreneurs
A comprehensive introduction to blockchain and find out more about the birth of blockchain technology, what is the state of the art nowadays in blockchain and what are the limitations.
Speaker: Dr Theodosis Mourouzis, Partner and Managing Director at Electi Consulting
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