Business Development Programmes
Building Inclusive Leaders Through Mentorship
Our business programmes develop your employees' leadership capabilities while building a diverse talent pipeline for tomorrow. Working with us supports your efforts to be a force for positive change. Our partners enjoy a boost to their organisational cultural competence and an enriching opportunity for employees to enhance their leadership skills while creating meaningful impact in the lives of black-heritage students.
Our proven impact
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83%
of employees report increased engagement with their organisation's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy
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79%
of participants become more inclusive employees
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90%
of mentors experience enhanced professional development
Our Core Services
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Elevate
Duration: 5 weeks
A workshop-based employability programme that gives your employees meaningful leadership experience while building a pipeline of work-ready young talent. Working alongside participants aged 18–24, your team develops core coaching, communication and teamwork skills while helping shape the next generation of professionals.
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Pathway+
Duration: 1 hour
Give your employees a platform to develop their public speaking skills. Delivered online, these high impact, time-efficient opportunities are an excellent way to interact with students who might not otherwise engage with your organisation.
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Career Insight Day
Duration: 1 day
Empower your employees to shape future talent. Our co-created insight days offer your team hands-on experience in presentation, leadership and talent engagement while strengthening your employer brand among diverse talent.
Tailored solutions
We understand that every organisation has unique strategic priorities and development needs. Through collaborative consultation, we work with you to create bespoke partnerships that align perfectly with your objectives:
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We help you create meaningful work experience opportunities tailored to black-heritage students and through our extensive school network, support student recruitment that aligns with your social mobility goals.
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From career carousels to lunch & learns and everything in between, we will work with you to create inspirational employee engagement events, fostering meaningful insights into nurturing black-heritage talent.
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With deep expertise in engaging and championing black-heritage talent, our advisory service helps clients build their capacity to become more inclusive organisations.
Vuren, Portfolio Manager at AON, shares his experience.
Hear how our programme built his leadership capabilities, time management, and interpersonal skills. Vuren explains the immense satisfaction in helping mentees grow.