Cambridge Ideation and Validation

Building a venture is not easy. There are a whole host of challenges that will arise, and it helps to have someone by your side to give share an external perspective, give guidance on best practice and to help connect you with like-minded founders, mentors, and resources.

We select applications from people with great ideas and the passion to turn them into a business. Once you have completed the application form and we have reviewed your application, we’ll invite shortlisted candidates to an interview. Shortly after your interview, we’ll let you know whether your application has been successful.

Anyone who has an idea for a venture but doesn’t know where to start or just needs a helping hand in understanding the basics of building a business. We would expect that you have not yet registered with any of the governmental bodies regulating the creation of enterprises, charities, and the like.

We expect you to attend at least 70% of the course content as it is critical to ensure you have a comprehensive picture of the issues entrepreneurs face. You should dedicate 2-4 hours a week for the duration of the programme, except for the Minimum Viable product workshop in month 2, which will operate at a different time schedule. You should engage with your Business Advisor to ensure you are getting the maximum benefit and on occasion you will be set homework tasks.

The Allia enterprise support team will guide you through the tools and techniques to get a business idea out of your head, rapidly iterate on it and run it through some steps to see if it ‘holds water’. We will also give you helping hand to understand the basics of running a business.