IoD North West, in partnership with Bolton CDP and Youth Charter, is introducing the IoD North West Leadership Passport.

This is session three of Leadership Passport programme, and focuses on starting your own business.

Attendees will hear first-hand from some of our regions most influential business leaders and find out what it takes to start their own business.  The event will include presentations from David Walter, CEO of Seventy7, Onoriode Okeregha, Director of Immigration Advice Service Ltd and Leila McKenzie, Managing Director of Leila McKenzie Associates all offering practical and insightful tips based on their own experiences in business. After listening to our speakers, attendees with be invited to engage in break out sessions where they will have the opportunity to learn, ask questions and pitch their own ideas to the group.

This programme is designed for people aged 16 - 25. Any IoD members who wish to attend are very welcome, especially for networking, but also to support the break-out sessions, and in case they might wish to offer the young people paid work experience.

What is it?

The IoD North West Leadership Passport is designed to encourage young potential leaders from Greater Manchester's African diaspora.

Event attendees aged 16-25 have been hand-picked by their own communities to represent their communities, so the IoD North West Leadership Passport programme will bring together people from across the African diaspora. It will give them development opportunities and experiences that will help grow their confidence, give them key skills to advance their careers and, over time, support a thriving North West region.

What's included?

The IoD North West Leadership Passport will comprise four bespoke events over the year:

1. Building your personal brand (took place in November 2018)
2. Politics is important - and why you should get involved.
3. Starting up your own business - turning your idea into a business, social enterprise, charity or project.
4. The Big Community Pitch - event attendee's suggest ideas for tackling a local problem or opportunity.

Event Outcomes

• Raise attendee awareness of the political system in the UK
• Raise attendee awareness of ways to influence about local issues (and perhaps also national/international)
• Inspire a greater motivation to want to influence about the issues attendee's care about

In addition, as part of the Leadership Passport, our participants will also have access to relevant IoD (and IoD partners') events in Manchester and across the North West over the year.

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