Activate: Development Programme For Early Stage Businesses

Getting your business flying is hard work;
Are you working on the right stuff?

Jump start your business today, one step at a time  - After working with 1000’s of start-up’s and high growth ventures we have condensed all our learning into a high impact programme, no case studies- just pragmatic tools and techniques applied immediately to you and your business venture.

 The Activate programme is about making smart use of your time and money. Our goal is to give you the clarity in what to do and not do in growing your business. Your investment in attending the programme will be rewarded multiple times over, giving you:

• The knowledge so you do not waste money and time
• A series of pragmatic tools and techniques to apply to your business
• Clarity and confidence in growing your business
• A clear business plan and decision making process
• Tools to help you make rapid decisions – Go or No go
• Tips on gaining investment

 This programme is ideal for business owners who are either starting a new business or want to improve the performance of an existing business or gain investment.  We kick start the programme with a high impact, “live in” workshop weekend and a dedicated strategy review session post workshop to ensure the learning is put into practice. 

Once started we have no doubt you will be hooked, so much so you will follow through with the complete activate programme spread over the following 10 weeks.

Typical comments from attendee’s at a GMC workshop

“It's a harsh reality check that's brutal, but uplifting and utterly necessary.  Mark runs you through it with passion and insight.  Highly recommended.”   Ollie Langridge – Netfilms Ltd

"This will make me get out of my comfort zone and put my "dream" into action" – CEO Traverse Developments

 Activate Stage 1:  Jump Start Weekend - full on “live in” weekend (Friday night – Sunday night) where you will learn and apply the fundamentals of creating and managing a high growth business. Think of it as a complete business management programme crammed into one weekend. 

 You will leave with:

• Succinct business plan – using diagrams not novels
• Sales and investment pitch – to attract customers and investors
• Clear understanding what will and won’t work in your business – to give you clarity
• Numerous tips and tools – to save money, time and de –risk your business

A pdf of the full weekend programme can be downloaded here>

As part of stage 1 you also receive a follow up dedicated 1/2 day Strategic review of your company 1 month after the event and 3x 2hr mentoring sessions. Also include is a Market Validation workshop provided by Grow Wellington and related market scan report provided by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. 

Your coach and task master for the weekend will be Mark Robotham. He has spent the last 5 years helping 1000’s of businesses navigate the perils of growth and comes with hands on experience and scars in growing NZ export companies.

 "Mark is one of the best business trainers I have come across, his pragmatic approach and passionate style gets results – our readers love him. They go away inspired and armed with new ways to improve their business”  Julie Gill – GM Business Media Fairfax, Unlimited Magazine

50% Deposit required to confirm booking, 100% paid prior to attending.

Your business partner can attend the weekend for an additional $700

SME business owners who are either starting a new business, want to improve the performance of an existing business or gain investment.