Launch planning
Turn a promising idea into a simple offer, first-customer plan, and 30-day launch schedule.
Leave with: a one-page launch plan.
Practical business workshops in Rotherham
Learn skills you can use tomorrow.
The Trailblazer Connect runs small, hands-on sessions for founders across Maltby and South Yorkshire. Bring a live business problem, leave with a clear next step.
Workbooks and practical templates are included in each session.
Built around real work
What you can learn
These startup workshops in South Yorkshire focus on decisions you need to make this month. Each topic ends with a useful piece of work.
Social media marketing
Choose the right platforms, plan useful posts, and make content that gives people a reason to respond.
Leave with: a two-week content calendar.
LinkedIn networking
Improve your profile, start better conversations, and follow up without sounding forced.
Leave with: five relevant conversation starters.
Pricing and sales
Set prices that cover your time, explain your value, and handle common objections with confidence.
Leave with: a tested sales conversation.
Bookkeeping, tax and cash flow
Know what to record, when to set money aside, and how to read the figures that affect your next decision.
Leave with: a monthly cash-flow view.
Grants, funding and tenders
Find suitable local opportunities and prepare a clear answer to the questions funders and buyers ask.
Leave with: a tender response checklist.
Make progress in the room
Leave with tangible results
You won't spend the session copying slides. You will work on your own business and get useful feedback from other founders.
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A completed action plan
Set the next steps, owners, and dates before you leave.
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Templates for implementation
Use practical checklists while the ideas are still fresh.
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Peer feedback
Test your approach with people facing similar decisions.
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Confidence to act
Make the next call, post, quote, or application with a clearer plan.
Upcoming sessions
Current programme
Places are kept small so you can ask direct questions and get time with the facilitator. Dates are shaped by community votes.
18 SeptWednesday, 6:00 pm
Social media marketing that fits your week
Build a realistic content routine, choose two useful measures, and plan posts around your actual capacity.
Led by Wonga Volkaerts, independent retail and communications founder
26 SeptThursday, 6:00 pm
Business finance: cash flow without the guesswork
Map the next 13 weeks, plan tax reserves, and spot a shortfall before it becomes urgent.
Led by Davan Przyzycka, finance adviser and community member
3 OctThursday, 6:00 pm
Pricing and sales conversations
Set a defensible price, explain it clearly, and practise a calm response to common objections.
Led by Lasharn Qadira, service business owner and sales coach
10 OctThursday, 6:00 pm
Tendering for small businesses in the UK
Read a tender brief, match evidence to the scoring criteria, and organise your response before the deadline.
Led by Alio Callegari, supplier and procurement specialist
how_to_vote Topics are selected by community vote, so the programme stays close to the questions founders are asking now.
People who do the work
Learn from experienced founders
Our facilitators run businesses, manage customers, and deal with the same practical choices as the people in the room. Their advice comes from use, not theory alone.
Wonga Volkaerts
Retail founder and communications practitioner
Wonga helps small shops turn scattered posting into a manageable weekly rhythm. She brings real examples, clear prompts, and a sharp eye for what customers actually notice.
Davan Przyzycka
Finance adviser and active community member
Davan makes business finance easier to discuss. His sessions focus on cash movement, sensible records, and decisions you can make before the numbers become a problem.
Shape the next session
Need a specific topic?
Tell us what is slowing your business down. Community votes guide the schedule, and we can arrange a custom workshop for a group of local founders.
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