ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS & CAREER GOALS WITH OUR MENTORING, MASTERCLASSES & 90-DAY INTENSIVE FAST-TRACK PROGRAMMES.
Purposeful Group provides professional entrepreneurship, technology & digital skills training for
"non-technical" people around the world.
Put yourself on the fast-track to progress at our international centre for learning with flexible part-time, evening, or weekend sessions delivered live online.
"non-technical" people around the world.
Put yourself on the fast-track to progress at our international centre for learning with flexible part-time, evening, or weekend sessions delivered live online.
OUR SERVICES
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Bestselling books
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Professional mentoring
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Specialist programmes
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Expert-led workshops
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A community for founders with 1,400+ members
WHAT COULD YOU ACHIEVE WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT?
We'll get you up to speed fast, and take the guesswork, confusion and complexity out of getting started, even if you're not a "techie" person! We'll help you to get off to the best possible start when:
Founding a tech company from scratch and creating software and apps, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, web and mobile apps, no code and low code solutions, or when launching an online, or "digitally driven" business.
Changing careers, upgrading your digital skills, boosting your employment prospects, and pursuing a path towards self-employment and more flexible ways of living and working.
Founding a tech company from scratch and creating software and apps, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, web and mobile apps, no code and low code solutions, or when launching an online, or "digitally driven" business.
Changing careers, upgrading your digital skills, boosting your employment prospects, and pursuing a path towards self-employment and more flexible ways of living and working.
Choose your pathway
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Tech Entrepreneurship
Learn how to build a business, & get your tech startup venture off the ground in just 90 days 
Transform your idea into a tech startup business the SMART way! Develop your business and app building skills and make rapid progress with your prototype or MVP with support, guidance, and a step-by-step plan from us.
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Digital Skills & Careers
Take control of your career, pursue your work-based goals, and maximise your potential 
Whether you wish to make a career change, upskill, or get back to work, upgrade your digital and workplace skills with us, and secure a career in the tech, or digital industries as an employee, or self-employed person.
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SERVICES FOR LARGER BUSINESSES
Incubators, Accelerators
& Enterprise Hubs Speak to us about our high-quality tech & entrepreneurship focused content for your cohort or community. Whether you're an incubator, accelerator, or an enterprise, (or social enterprise hub) talk to us about our range of more than 25 popular workshops and masterclasses, and 4 specialist programmes.
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Universities & Academia
Find out more about our support for student entrepreneurs. We provide business mentoring, workshops, 3-12 week programmes, and tailored content designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurial student communities. With over 60 hours of quality content to choose from, we can meet your needs. Find out more, or get in touch.
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We offer our education and training services to a wide range of organisations.
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In a recent poll by our partners at the British Library,
98% of attendees rated our series of workshops either 4/5 or 5/5.
78% of all attendees rated us 5/5.
EXPERIENCE BETTER results when you work directly with TECH & ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPECIALISTS
We understand the common misadventures, mistakes and issues that can affect your progress as an entrepreneur.
We're qualified tech specialists, and we've been building businesses and creating professional, commercial-grade software from scratch for more than a decade and we've worked in and led tech teams launching multi-million pound digital products used by hundreds and thousands of users world-wide.
Work with specialists, and avoid pitfalls, ups and downs, and making "newbie mistakes" and unnecessary errors when starting your business. We speak at conferences and events, judge at local and national startup competitions, lecture in technology and entrepreneurship, and work with startup accelerators and other organisations where we mentor, and deliver our specialist content.
We're qualified tech specialists, and we've been building businesses and creating professional, commercial-grade software from scratch for more than a decade and we've worked in and led tech teams launching multi-million pound digital products used by hundreds and thousands of users world-wide.
Work with specialists, and avoid pitfalls, ups and downs, and making "newbie mistakes" and unnecessary errors when starting your business. We speak at conferences and events, judge at local and national startup competitions, lecture in technology and entrepreneurship, and work with startup accelerators and other organisations where we mentor, and deliver our specialist content.
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We have an extremely diverse community, and we're proud of it. Whoever you are, you are welcome.
Join our startup communities in the UK, or the US.
Join our startup communities in the UK, or the US.
PURPOSEFUL GROUP IN NUMBERS
Whether you're getting started as an entrepreneur, or wanting to upskill, or change careers, we're here to simplify and de-mystify the process, helping you achieve more rapid results.
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10+ years in the tech industry, guiding clients from "idea to launch"
Our community of entrepreneurs, investors & technologists
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Continents where we work with clients
More than 8,000 entrepreneurs / SMEs supported worldwide
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Countries served by us
around the world Workshops & 60+ hours of quality educational content for founders, startups & digital learners
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Books for SMEs & entrepreneurs, 4 Amazon bestsellers
90-Day "Fast-track" Programmes for tech & digital entrepreneurs & digital upskillers
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Book a FREE Discovery Call and Find Out More About Our Mentoring, Workshops & Programmes.
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LEARN FROM QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS
Build your skills & knowledge.
Learn on a practical level and make progress quickly.
Work with experienced entrepreneurs.
Work with qualified tech professionals.
Receive high-quality education and training with us.
Purposeful Group and Tech Startup Academy™ are recognised as providers of adult education and training on the Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), the UK government's official register. Provider Reference Number - 10081768.
We are registered members of the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning.
Learn on a practical level and make progress quickly.
Work with experienced entrepreneurs.
Work with qualified tech professionals.
Receive high-quality education and training with us.
Purposeful Group and Tech Startup Academy™ are recognised as providers of adult education and training on the Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), the UK government's official register. Provider Reference Number - 10081768.
We are registered members of the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning.
Our CEO & Founder, author and software delivery specialist Kay Kukoyi has been named on the Financial Times #IB100 list of Most influential BAME Leaders in the UK Technology Sector.
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Our professional certified programmes are an intensive 90-day "fast track" way to learn, and an excellent alternative to an MBA or Entrepreneurship Masters. They are focused, practical, and designed to help you to develop entrepreneurial and technical knowledge rapidly, so you can get your business off the ground.
Want to make your learning more "official"?
Why not take one of our Diploma programmes, and receive a certificate which confirms that you have taken an accredited programme with us?
Take the next step! Why not...
Find out more about our services, and how to work with us?
Join one of our workshops?
Book us to run a workshop, or to design your ideal learning programme?
Hire our founder to speak at your next tech event?
Want to make your learning more "official"?
Why not take one of our Diploma programmes, and receive a certificate which confirms that you have taken an accredited programme with us?
Take the next step! Why not...
Find out more about our services, and how to work with us?
Join one of our workshops?
Book us to run a workshop, or to design your ideal learning programme?
Hire our founder to speak at your next tech event?
FROM EMPLOYEE TO ENTREPRENEUR...
GET STARTED QUICKLY & EFFICIENTLY WITH A CLEAR PROCESS & PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Working out what to do and how to do it can be confusing, complicated and time consuming.
Increase your chances of success at our international centre for learning.
Getting the right support, step-by-step from day 1 will make it easier to achieve your goals.
Make the journey from your initial idea, to running a successful tech, or digital-first business with us!
Increase your chances of success at our international centre for learning.
Getting the right support, step-by-step from day 1 will make it easier to achieve your goals.
Make the journey from your initial idea, to running a successful tech, or digital-first business with us!
our books
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Our books have been read by thousands of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and tech startup founders across the globe.
These publications have been Amazon business bestsellers in multiple countries, including the UK, France, Germany, the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, India and Brazil. You can find our books and audiobooks at Amazon, on iTunes, and at Barnes & Noble, and read reviews on our Books page. |
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WHO WE WORK WITH, and where we've been featured
Our clients include the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, the British Library, and a number of UK universities.
We have worked on multiple projects funded by the Mayor of London to support young tech entrepreneurs aged 18-24 years old.
We work directly with entrepreneurs, and also work with top rated, award-winning accelerators.
We're proud to have worked on high-profile initiatives and programmes funded by local councils, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and the European Union to support entrepreneurship, and to encourage diversity within the startup ecosystem, by supporting underrepresented groups.
We also work on projects to support and upskill young people advancing in their careers, and to help adults in the community to develop skills for the modern workplace, and to increase their employability and readiness to secure jobs in the tech industry.
We have worked on multiple projects funded by the Mayor of London to support young tech entrepreneurs aged 18-24 years old.
We work directly with entrepreneurs, and also work with top rated, award-winning accelerators.
We're proud to have worked on high-profile initiatives and programmes funded by local councils, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and the European Union to support entrepreneurship, and to encourage diversity within the startup ecosystem, by supporting underrepresented groups.
We also work on projects to support and upskill young people advancing in their careers, and to help adults in the community to develop skills for the modern workplace, and to increase their employability and readiness to secure jobs in the tech industry.
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how do we make a difference?
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Don't just work hard. Work smart. The Purposeful Group Wheel of Progress™ covers the major benefits gained when you work with us. Each step will help you make progress, whether it's developing an entrepreneurial mindset, developing your practical skills, improving your knowledge of specific aspects of business or technology, or building your confidence to make better, well-informed business decisions. You'll learn about the best strategies, software, tools and resources to build your startup as a non-technical person starting a tech driven business. Say NO to wasteful activities, guesswork, reinventing the wheel, and learning through trial-and-error, and instead gain insights and make breakthroughs that will increase your chances of success and reduce your risk. |
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We know what it takes to build high quality products because we've been taking clients from a basic idea, to professional software application for over a decade.
Take an efficient, strategic approach to building your business with us - we've worked on multi-million pound tech projects for household names, including Sky News, SThree Group, and Barclays Bank.
WHAT DO ENTREPRENEURS & DIGITAL LEARNERS SAY
ABOUT US?
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"Outstanding Service. I was given a lot of quality advice that is certainly going to make building my startup a lot easier. Will definitely recommend to anyone that's serious about building a tech startup."
Anthon, UK "Your session last week was by far one of the best
we have had... thank you." Female founder in tech on We in Social Tech accelerator programme, UK "This was a fantastic course and will help me immensely in growing my business and the speaker was extremely helpful in her advice."
Attendee, British Library workshop designed & delivered by Purposeful Group, UK "I was lucky enough to meet Kay while Pionr was part of the NatWest Fintech Accelerator, and she has been hugely generous with her expertise and time, offering support and insight on several issues around management of remote software teams, testing procedures and web app monitoring tools, as well as generally providing an exceptionally positive outlook and a patient sounding board for thoughts and ideas, which is always a huge boon in the pressurised world of early-stage businesses! Since we completed our time at the accelerator Kay has continued to provide support, and we are looking forward to maintaining an ongoing connection."
Jonathan W, CEO of Pionr, UK |
"The tech side of entrepreneurship always frightens me because I never know if I am going to be taken advantage of because of lack of knowledge about the industry. Thanks for helping me sleep at night!"
Brandon Fong, USA "Really good, concrete advice. Good presentation, pros and cons of different programs explained, plenty of free software introduced. Very knowledgeable presenter."
Attendee, British Library workshop designed & delivered by Purposeful Group, UK "I've moved from possible idea... to finding my market.. to finding my specific 'need' to fill - to collaborating with my market and gaining invaluable feedback as well as research. I'm currently in the 'Prototyping' phase of my project and it's moving quickly. I feel confident in the results gained... and the future. Can't say enough."
Aaron, USA "I made a mistake to hire a developer without knowing too much about how to manage the app development process. After the developer made a bad job and I lost few hundred dollars, I really wanted to start the process again, this time I wanted to be more involved. The scariest and hardest part in managing people in a technical project when you're not a technical guy is that you don't know what you don't know. THANK YOU. It was exactly what I needed."
Ofir Bar, Israel |
You can find more testimonials covering our books, or our consulting, mentoring and Tech Startup Academy™ workshops here and Freelancer Academy™ services Freelancer Academy™ here.
