The Ignite programme is a free course to help residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole start their own business and support the initial stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

The course content is delivered by a professional business advisor and includes:

• idea generation
• marketing planning
• accessing finance

A free one-to-one session with the course leader and a grant of £250 is also available.

Ignite has successfully helped create new based start-ups since its inception last year.

The programme, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is available exclusively to residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

For any questions or queries, you can contact us by email at ukspf@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Courses

You can register for a course in either in Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole.

Our courses are broken into 2 parts. 

Bournemouth

Our Bournemouth course is on:

• 27 June from 9am until 1pm for part 1
• 4 July from 9am until 3pm for part 2

The Bournemouth course is located at:

Patch
1^st Floor at Bobby’s
The Square
2-12 Commercial Road
Bournemouth
BH2 5LP

Register for a Bournemouth course.

Christchurch

Our Christchurch course is on:

• 9 May from 9am until 1pm for part 1
• 16 May from 9am until 3pm for part 2 

The Christchurch course is located at:

Iford Golf Centre
Riverside Avenue
Christchurch
BH7 7ES

Register for a Christchurch course.

Poole

Our Poole course is on:

• 26 September from 9am until 1pm for part 1
• 3 October from 9am until 3pm for part 2

The Poole course is located at:

Evolve
3 Winchester Place
Poole
BH15 1NX

Register for a Poole course.

Ignite testimonials

View a short playlist of testimonial films from previous Ignite attendees.