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CAMP OVERVIEW
Go See the World to Build Something in It.
Most people with a business idea never start. Not because the idea is bad. Because nobody taught them how to move. This one takes you to Manchester, the city that built the industrial revolution, reinvented itself twice, and is now one of Europe’s fastest-moving startup scenes.
Six days of applied entrepreneurship and innovation, built around the frameworks used by the world’s most successful founders. Not in a classroom. In workshops, pitch sessions, and real conversations inside a city that has always known how to turn an idea into something real.
By the time you leave, you will not just have a plan. You will know how to execute one.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
You will recognize yourself in at least one of these.
The employee with an idea
You have been sitting on something for a while. You show up to work every day but part of your mind is somewhere else, on a problem you think you could solve better.
The aspiring founder who does not know where to start T
The idea is there. The confidence is not. You need a framework, a cohort, and six days to make it real enough to act on.
The professional who wants to think like an entrepreneur
You are not necessarily leaving your job. But you want to bring a different kind of thinking into what you do, faster decisions, sharper instincts, a bias toward action.
The side project that deserves more
You have already started something small. You are ready to understand whether it can become something serious.
If you are between 20 and 38 and you have ever looked at a company and thought,I could have built that, this programe was built for you.
WHY MANCHESTER?
The city that invented reinvention Manchester built the industrial revolution, lost it, and came back as one of Europe’s most creative and commercially alive cities. That story is not just history. It is the best possible context for a programme about building something from nothing.
A startup scene that does not need to prove itself BBC MediaCityUK, a cluster of world-class universities, and a tech ecosystem that has been growing for two decades. Manchester is not trying to be London. It is doing its own thing — and doing it well.
English in August Warm, long days, the city at its best, and no better place to spend an evening after a session that made your brain work harder than it has in years.
THE COURSE
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, from idea to execution.
- Lean startup methodology How the world's fastest-growing companies test ideas before they spend money on them. The framework that separates founders who move from founders who plan forever.
- Venture capital and funding rounds How startup funding actually works — what investors look for, what the terms mean, and what you need to have figured out before you walk into a room and ask for money
- Product-market fit The most important question any founder has to answer. How to know if what you are building is something people actually want — before you find out the hard way.
- Growth and distribution Building something is half the job. Getting it in front of people is the other half. The session most participants say changes how they think about every business they have ever seen.
- Corporate innovation and intrapreneurship For the participants who are staying in their organisations — how to bring entrepreneurial thinking inside a company that was not built for it.
- Pitching and storytelling How to explain what you are building to someone who has never heard of it, in the time it takes to ride an elevator. The skill that closes deals, raises money, and gets people to join you.
THE CITY
You Didn’t Just Come to Learn. You Came to Barcelona.
August in Manchester is the city at its peak, warm, energetic, and completely alive.
Must-See in Manchester
Old Trafford and the Etihad — two of the most famous stadiums in world football, ten minutes apart. Even if you are not a fan, walking into either of them does something to you.
Heaton Park — one of the largest municipal parks in Europe. Running, cycling, and a lake in the middle of a city that knows how to use its green space.
BBC MediaCityUK — where the BBC, ITV, and some of the UK’s most important media companies are based. A working creative campus that is open, walkable, and genuinely worth an afternoon.
The Northern Quarter — Manchester’s creative neighbourhood. Independent coffee shops, record stores, street art, and the kind of energy that makes you want to start something.
Museum of Science and Industry — built on the site of the world’s first railway station. The story of how Manchester changed the world, told better than most museums manage.
Spinningfields — the city’s most polished neighbourhood. Restaurants, bars, and the kind of evening that starts at sunset and does not rush.
Ancoats — the neighbourhood everyone who lives in Manchester will tell you about. Former industrial buildings turned into some of the best restaurants and bars in the north of England.
Canal Street and the city centre — Manchester knows how to have a good evening. The city centre in August, warm enough to sit outside, is one of the better things Europe has to offer.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
- •6-day intensive Entrepreneurship and Innovation program
- • Daily breakfast.
- • Airport transfers on arrival and departure.
- • Curated city activities
- • Completion certificate
Frequently Asked & Question
This program is designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives between 20 and 40 who want to think more originally — regardless of their background or industry. No design training is required or expected. The program is equally valuable for engineers, marketers, managers, consultants, and anyone whose work involves solving problems.
None. The IDEO Design Thinking Framework is introduced from first principles. The program is specifically designed to be accessible and transformative for people with no prior design or creative training.
You'll stay in a comfortable, centrally located hotel in Barcelona for 6 nights. Rooms are shared twin — two separate beds, one roommate from the program cohort. The hotel is chosen specifically for its proximity to program venues and the city's key areas.
Registration is completed through the 800 Arabia website Once your registration is confirmed and payment is received, you'll receive a full program pack including pre-arrival information, recommended reading, packing guidance, and your airport transfer details. Our team is available to answer any questions in the lead-up to your departure.
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