Event Details
Energise, Strategise Thrive! Fuel your Mind, Body and Business for 2025.
This day-long event focused on both practical business advice and wellbeing, will enable you to meet entrepreneurs, self-employed and small businesses owners from across the Midlands to shake off those January blues and get you heading into the new year with focus and ambition.
There’s no need to be an FSB member to attend, we welcome all small business owners and self-employed people. This is a great opportunity to take part in the FSB community.
Following a hugely successful, sell-out event in 2024, we will once again be at The Woodlands on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border. Expect the same magical setting and outstanding refreshments, including a two-course lunch, smoothie station, toasting marshmallows around the fire in the tipi, and plenty of space and opportunities for networking, cabaret style.
Agenda
A range of interactive sessions throughout the day will help you get inspired, informed and prepared for a great year ahead.
Browse our exhibitor stands (if you would like to be an exhibitor, please book here)
Network with business owners
Includes a 2-course lunch plus networking and refreshment breaks throughout the day.
Sessions and Speakers
The Bootcamp will feature expert speakers throughout the day, giving tried and tested tips which you can put into practice or take back to your team to help you strengthen your mind, body and business in 2025.
In 2024 speakers covered topics including leadership mentality, marketing, strategy, happiness, physical strength and nutrition. Keep your eyes peeled on social media and this page for announcements on the 2025 speakers!
During the breakout sessions, you will be able to source essential business advice and guidance from local experts on the Business Support Expo stands plus chat ideas with new contacts over coffee and while making s’mores around the fire in the Tipi.
Alastair McLeod – Business Doctor - Northamptonshire
Alastair has 25 years experience in business leadership roles and now runs Business Doctors in Northamptonshire. Alastair will lead a session on Achieving FREEDOM: 8 steps to increase your business value:
Founders spend many years diligently and painstakingly building their businesses, but when they finally try to realize the value of their efforts (e.g. selling or handing over), often are disappointed in resulting valuations. To avoid this, owners should understand what factors drive value in the eyes of buyers, and ensure they are working to optimise these as they develop and grow their enterprise. So – start the year by taking practical steps towards increasing your business value and provide the means for future FREEDOM … to do what you want, when you want!
Enhance your day with these Add-ons:
Speed Networking Breakfast
8-9am: Secure your spot at the the speed networking breakfast event and get ahead of the game by connecting with more than half the Bootcamp crowd in this power-hour! Leaving you more time to revisit, connect and chat with everyone else during the rest of the Bootcamp day. Places are limited to 50, tickets include breakfast rolls and refreshments.
Exhibitor Stands
Why not book an Expo stand to grab the spotlight on the day? Stands are discounted for FSB members but all businesses and business support organisations with a quality offer for SMEs are welcome to exhibit. Reserve your expo stand here.
Your host
Jennifer Thomas - Bootcamp Host
Jennifer manages the activities of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland, supporting and working with the 4,500 FSB members in those three counties. She holds several Board positions across the area, representing SMEs, their interests, and opportunities at every level.
FSB is the UKs organisation for small businesses and self-employed people, offering business support services to their 150,000 members and the wider small business community, as well as lobbying for fairness on key issues like tax and regulation. Jennifer believes that the best thing for our economy is to give small business owners the right conditions to thrive, and the space and platforms to tackle challenges together and share their expertise and experiences with each other. She’s often looking out for members to get involved and volunteer in FSB activity and events, take part in media interviews and act as small business ambassadors.
We want all small business owners to be able to share their own ideas and knowledge with each other, so on the day you’ll be encouraged to network and discuss in the breaks, take part in the regular roving mic sessions and use the hashtag #FSBBootcamp to share your own tips on social media.
Tickets
Please choose your ticket buy selecting the "Book Now" button. Ticket options are:
Speed networking breakfast only (8-9am):
FSB member £10 + VAT
Non-FSB member £15 + VAT
Full day - speed networking breakfast plus bootcamp (8am-3pm):
Early Bird Discount - FSB member £20 + VAT
Earby Bird Discount - Non-FSB member £30 + VAT
Earby Bird Discounts are available until 1 October, thereafter ticket options are:
FSB member £25 + VAT
Non-FSB member £40 + VAT
Bootcamp only (9am-3pm)
Early Bird Discount - FSB member £10.00 + VAT
Earby Bird Discount - Non-FSB member £15 + VAT
Earby Bird Discounts are available until 1 October, thereafter ticket options are:
FSB member £15.00 + VAT
Non-FSB member £25 + VAT
Contact us if you're interested in joining FSB as a member for the members' discount as well as a huge range of other membership benefits – we'd love to have you on board.
Car parking : Complimentary car parking is available at the venue.
Please note, dietary requirements cannot be guaranteed for bookings made after Monday 22 January.
Interested in our Bootcamp series? See our full programme of Bootcamp events here.
Event Contact
Please contact Amy Gillespie for any further information.
