
FORWARD
We are on a mission to find the best entrepreneurs and startups from across to the world to join our FORWARD Accelerator programme.
FORWARD is a 6 month global accelerator programme, based in the UK, designed to provide essential support to high growth startups and scaleups. The programme is broken into 6 elements with each one being designed to help strengthen the understanding of your business and put in place what you need to deal with the challenges of rapid growth.
By combining best practice with bespoke elements, expert advice and access to an active community of upcoming and established entrepreneurs, we are able to ensure that, with your commitment and engagement, you take away the skills, knowledge and connections you need to scale up your business.
Application for FORWARD F3 are Now Open to Join Our 2021 F3 Cohort
We have put together a package of resources specifically for high growth startups & scaleups that will be offered to you as part of the programme.
Initiation
Wellbeing
Working Lean
Storytelling
Growth
The Future
Co-Working Space
Work at Alpha Works alongside like-minded people, providing you with a dynamic and inspiring environment to inspire your progress.
1. Application Run
Application for FORWARD F3 are now open. apply now to join our 2021 F3 cohort
3. Initiation
FORWARD will start with an initiation week where you will begin to learn about what will be expected of you throughout the programme as well as beginning to set goals and targets to track your performance over the 6 months.
5. Working Lean, Storytelling & Growth Essentials
Throughout the programme you will gain the skills and knowledge you require to enable rapid growth and deal with the challenges that come with running a high growth business. From how to use lean methodology to maximise resource output, building a solid growth marketing plan that is fitting with your story to knowing the key metrics you need to track and more.
7. Demo Day
Your graduation from FORWARD. This will be your chance to pitch your business in front of potential investors or organisations that can support you in the next part of your journey.
2. Pitch Interviews
Successful applicants will be asked to pitch for their spot on FORWARD in front of our panel. Full details of which will be sent out with the pitch invite. We will then send out an offer to join the programme to those selected to be part of the Cohort.
4. Wellbeing
Early in the programme we will begin to look at how you can build an entrepreneurial mindset and become resilient as a person. Taking on growing a business is not easy so it is important that you learn how to monitor and look after your own health and wellbeing. After being introduced this will continue through the programme.
6. The Future
In this part of the programme we begin to prepare you for life after FORWARD. We will help you plan on the next steps you need to take, show you where you can find support in the future and look at your funding requirements – preparing you to become investment ready.
8. From Forward to Onward
The programme may be 6 months long but your relationship with FORWARD & BEC remains after you have completed the programme. From Alumni events, masterclasses and funding opportunities to special offers from our partners we want to ensure that we are always there to support you wherever you go.
FORWARD Programme fees: £5K +VAT *
*Bootstrapping a business is a challenge.BEC loves to work with successful companies. You and your fellow founders might not have the cash available to allow you to afford the right level of advice to move towards scale at the pace you want to move at. This is why we have built a system, if you qualify for the Forward Accelerator, but can’t afford the fee, we are willing to work on a percentage of ownership in exchange for our proven engagement with your company. We believe that every owner needs to be in control of their own destiny.
Our ownership model will leave you with the leverage and tools you need to move to your next level powered and supported by BEC. See if you would qualify for the program and possibly equity engagement. Terms & Conditions
“I cannot overstress how important entrepreneurship is to the future of this region and if you are thinking of setting a business up this is simply the only place to do it!”

Andy Street
Honoured to have been selected for the female founder scholarship on the BEC Startup Sprint! […] The mentoring sessions were so insightful and have helped us tackle the important questions we have as a startup during this unprecedented time.

Dina Bahrami
When applying, I questioned how relevant it would be for me as an artist […] but it turns out is super relevant and so, so valuable. It’s really enabled me to shift my perspective to seeing my art as a business and I now have a clear path of how I’m going to make those steps in getting there.

Imogen Morris
BEC has been like no other, the support, advice, and hospitality exceeded our expectiations. The accessibility of so may resoources right at your fingertips with the way BEC operates creates a truly unique experience. BEC helps you delve deep into your business & take action so that you can get the results you want.”

Danielle Roberts
FORWARD will provide an Innovative platform to foster innovation, collaboration and increased opportunities for early-stage ventures that with to take their business to the next level”

Holly Knower
I did this programme at the start of lockdown when due to theatre closures, I lost 90% of my business. Thankfully, that has been recovered in part due to the mindset change the programme helped me with. cc funders Innovate UK”

Hannah Elsy
Birmingham Enterprise Community’s FORWARD accelerator programme is exactly what our region needs. Birmingham is the major youngest city ion Europe, with under 25s accounting for nearly 40% of the population, so this is fantastic initiative to help fresh, young minds to succeed in business and entrepreneurship.”
