Barclays Eagle Labs

We're excited to announce we will be sponsoring Black Tech Fest powered by Colorintech on 10 October at Drumsheds London. 🎉 This is Europe’s largest diverse tech event and an opportunity to be part of a powerful movement where technology, culture and inclusion collide! Barclays Eagle Labs and High Growth & Entrepreneurs team will also be hosting a panel discussion, where we’ll delve into key themes of conversations around: 💡 Innovation 💰 Investment 🤝 Inclusion It’s a perfect opportunity to gain insights from industry experts and connect with the wider tech community, watch out for upcoming details… 👀 See you in the 'Build arena' from 9am onwards 👋

📢 Calling all female founders with tech businesses Applications are open for our Female Founder Accelerator, delivered by AccelerateHER 🥳 Over nine weeks of masterclasses, you’ll learn about marketing strategies, sales and negotiation, financial management and building a team. Plus, you’ll get access to one-to-one mentoring, accountability groups, in-person community networking, a showcase event and the ability to connect with a community of like-minded female founders. Don't miss out, apply now 👇 https://lnkd.in/etqFX-f6

Join us and Maria Tsarkova, Co-founder of Solid Water Marketing Agency, who will share her knowledge and expertise to discuss using data in marketing to meet your growth ambitions. We’ll be discussing how to define a north star KPI, depending on a company’s growth stage and industry. Then we’ll cover how to align that to your customer journey, and finally, choosing the right tools to help you track and optimise the user’s path to achieving the KPI. Register now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eVmfYwEn

We can’t wait to be at Belfast Tech Week tomorrow, make sure you pop into the Eagle Lab at Ormeau Labs to say hi and have a chat about your business 👋 Don’t forget to register for our workshop hosted by Capital Enterprise and Plexal. We’re excited to be joined by Jack and Mo Spargo, two dynamic entrepreneurs with a wealth of experience and insights into building impactful and purpose driven businesses. https://lnkd.in/dqfYNxcH You can also sign up for bite sized mentoring throughout the day, as well as talk to the Eagle Labs team about our business growth programmes, national events, free learning resources and much more, so don’t miss out. See you tomorrow 😀

⭐ Tech entrepreneurs join us at Birmingham Tech Week ⭐ On 24 October we’ll be at STEAMhouse with activities across the day including a workshop hosted by AccelerateHER. Whether you’re looking to launch, or on the rollercoaster of navigating the scale up journey join us for live problem solving and interactive discussions, nothing is off-limits in this founder first session. We will be there to discuss your business needs and how Eagle Labs can support your growth with programmes, events, mentoring and learning resources. You will also have the opportunity to book a one-on-one mentoring session on the day with startup mentor Daniil Shcherbakov to get support on your specific business challenges. Make sure you come by to say hi 👋

Join us and Maria Tsarkova, Co-founder of Solid Water Marketing Agency, who will share her knowledge and expertise to discuss using data in marketing to meet your growth ambitions. We’ll be discussing how to define a north star KPI, depending on a company’s growth stage and industry. Then we’ll cover how to align that to your customer journey, and finally, choosing the right tools to help you track and optimise the user’s path to achieving the KPI. Register now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eVmfYwEn

📅 Dates for your diaries… 3 October – Business Growth Sponsor at Belfast Tech Week Join us at the Eagle Lab in Ormeau Labs at 12:00pm for a dynamic, interactive session hosted by Capital Enterprise and Plexal, covering the most current challenges on founders' minds. Register now - https://lnkd.in/dqfYNxcH 24 October – Business Growth Partner at Birmingham Tech Week On 24 October we’ll be at STEAMhouse, Birmingham, with activities across the day including, at 10am, a dynamic discussion with founders who’ve navigated the rollercoaster from startup to scaleup, delving into the real challenges and mindset shift to balance the growth with the grind of building a successful business. 6 & 7 November – Headline Sponsor at Manchester Tech Festival We’ll be at Victoria Baths on the 6 and 7 November, to chat to founders about the business support available through Eagle Labs. At 11.30am on 7 November we’ll be taking to the startup/scaleup stage for a dynamic, founder-led discussion, delving into the real challenges and mindset shift to overcoming roadblocks and mastering the balance between ambition and execution on the startup to scaleup journey. The Eagle Labs team will be on hand to talk about the support we offer business across the UK, including business growth programmes, virtual events and free online learning resources. You will also have the opportunity to book a one-on-one mentoring session on the day to get support on your specific business challenges or questions. We can’t wait to meet you all 👋

🎙 In our latest podcast Benjamin Chemla, CEO of Shares, discusses how his failures have helped make him the success he is today, the highs and lows of his business journey, and what inspired him to start his business.   Having successfully raised large funding, Benjamin also shares his view about what investors will look for.   🎧 Listen now on Spotify, SoundCloud or Apple #Podcast #Disruptive #entrepreneur #startup

Together with FundingHero we’re hosting a series of high growth focused investment ready workshops 🚀 These in person workshops will cover four key areas: Fundraise Planning, Financial Strategy, Fundraise Budget and Fundraise Timeline, businesses can understand the process of planning to raise external investment from the range of different funding sources of debt and equity. There are 3 dates in different locations you can register for during October: Venue: University of Derby Date: Wednesday 9 October Time: 9am - 1pm Register here – https://lnkd.in/eNvKnvGW Venue: The Innovation Centre, 49 Oxford Street, Leicester, LE1 5XY Date: Tuesday 15 October Time 9am – 1pm Register here – https://lnkd.in/e8sdVJBi Venue: Vulcan Works, 34-38 Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1EW Date: Tuesday 22 October Time: 9am – 1pm Register here - https://lnkd.in/eBhztfNr

How do you develop your value proposition? Most founders have at least an outline in their mind of their new product or service, what it looks like, what it does and what sort of customer might buy it. The value proposition is a formalisation of this thinking. Through Eagle Labs Academy you could: 💡 Understand how to quickly test your idea and research competitors 🤔 Understand what makes your offering different 📢 Clarify different product features 👩💼 Get to know your target customers 📝 Recognise how to put all these elements together to define a value proposition Sign up now to our free online learning platform to learn from industry experts on how to start and grow your business. https://lnkd.in/e_-_wN27