WE HELP TECH STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS to MAKE PURPOSEFUL PRODUCTS
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OUR MISSION

Purposeful Group exists to help entrepreneurs to "get out of the starting blocks" in developing and validating their ideas, and translating them into prototypes, and commercial web and mobile products, and in starting digital, tech-powered businesses.

We believe in following a winning combination - innovation, focus, practicality and ACTION - getting results, and getting the job done!

Our mission is: "To enable entrepreneurs to create commercial software as easily, safely, strategically, and cost effectively as possible with a clear pathway and plan, avoiding pitfalls and risks, and making the experience as profitable and positive as possible."
Or in just one sentence - "To help you to start your business the SMART way!”
​We guide startups and small businesses through the software development, or "build" process, including hiring and managing staff, and on to the launch stage, and beyond.

We love working with startups and small businesses because we get to play a part in each business at a time when it really matters - we think that's pretty exciting.
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our story

Our founder Kay Kukoyi CSM FITOL, has been recognised as one of the most influential BAME leaders in the UK Technology sector.

She has over a decade of experience both leading, and working in teams delivering on high-profile, multi-million-pound technology projects, and transforming concepts into digital products and services for household-name companies including Sky News, Barclays Bank, and The Money Advice Service, with thousands of customers around the world.

Kay already had a strong interest in entrepreneurship and was running not 1, but 2 side-hustles alongside a demanding career as an IT Consultant.

She moved from a corporate tech background to set up Purposeful Group (formerly Purposeful Products) to support founders in the tech startup ecosystem after hearing horror stories about tech entrepreneurs experiencing a wide range of issues, stress, and struggles, including losing large sums of money, when getting their software applications built.

She decided to write the first of five books, (Don't Hire a Software Developer Until You Read this Book) to help these founders. The book went on to become an Amazon international bestseller in multiple business, project management and technical categories in Amazon marketplaces in 7 countries.
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Entrepreneurs from all over the world started to write to her saying how much they loved the book, and some asked her to work with them and be their mentor, and that's how Purposeful Group was born! 

Today she is highly active within the startup ecosystem, using her skills to continue to build her own enterprises, and helping newcomers to entrepreneurship to build theirs. Through Purposeful Group, she is proud to be transforming employees into entrepreneurs and leaders and continues to work to help entrepreneurs to start their businesses the SMART way.
You can find out more about Kay here.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

We are called Purposeful Group because of the multiple meanings of the word purposeful and the relevance of this for entrepreneurs; to be determined and focused, but also to create products that are useful, meaningful and make a difference.


WHAT WE DO & WHO WE SERVE

​We want to play a part in making sure that the frustrations and issues, including wasted time, money and energy that newcomers to the tech startup ecosystem often face, become far less commonplace.
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It's impossible for newcomers to technology to have the same skills and knowledge as professionals accustomed to creating and delivering software, and many entrepreneurs discover that there are many aspects of running a tech-driven business that they were completely unaware of.  
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We bridge this knowledge gap for our clients, and provide them with a guided experience using: ​
Our clients are people who want to break out of the 9-5 and create greater financial freedom and options for themselves by starting their own businesses - either on a full time basis, or as a part-time “side-hustle.”

Most are "non-technical" entrepreneurs who have a great idea but not necessarily all the skills and expertise to get their software built, whether this is knowledge of hiring developers, managing and organising technical projects, product management, managing staff and resources, or knowledge of business fundamentals.

We commonly work with entrepreneurs at:
  • Idea stage
  • Planning stage
  • MVP / prototyping / proof of concept / design stage
  • Build stage (where entrepreneurs have hired a developer and the product is currently being built)
  • Product launch stage
  • Startups in their first 12-18 months post-launch

We also work with established entrepreneurs that are either looking to start a new business, or expand an existing business using software, and are seeking assistance with setting up, and running their development project.

We have worked across a vast range of industries, including: 
B2B, B2C, Media / Agency Services, Travel & Tourism, Aviation, Public sector, Social Media, 
Ecommerce, Logistics, Productivity, Consulting, 
​Marketing, PropTech, Beauty and Well-being, Health tech / Medical Services, Customer Relationship Management, News & Media, Finance, banking / FinTech and Ed Tech.

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WHY DO ENTREPRENEURS, AND ACCELERATORS CHOOSE US?
Our customers are committed to success, and are serious about making an impact, and starting off as professionally as possible.
They understand that mistakes are costly, and want to conserve time and money through having more clarity, understanding, and ownership as they go through the process of getting their software developed.

They understand that there are gaps in their knowledge, and find it helpful to be just an email, voice or video call away from assistance.

Of course, you can't avoid every mistake as a business owner, but you can minimise them, and much of this is down to how you, as "the boss”, choose to approach the running of your business. 

​Some prefer to “wing it” and “see how it goes", but this can be a recipe for disaster.

Creating software is a structured process and one where chaos and guesswork will do nothing to help you make progress.

Purposeful Group makes it quicker, easier and safer to get started. 

You can see the reasons that our customers choose us below:
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Reasons Why Entrepreneurs use our Products & Services
These are just some of the ways that Purposeful Products makes life easier for our clients.

We take our work with our clients very seriously, but being professional doesn't mean being stuffy and formal!

We like to build great relationships with the startups we work with and make time for humour along the way. Take a look at the emails and feedback we've received from our clients, including a drawing one of our clients sent in via email!

WHERE WE'RE BASED

We are based in London, England, but have an international focus.
We reach a global audience with our books, and our software consulting and mentoring services are used by SMEs, startups, and entrepreneurs from around the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia.

You can find out more about our founder, Kay here.
Contact us for a FREE 30 minute consultation where we'll answer your questions and advise on how best we can help.

You can also contact us at: courses[at]purposefulgroup.com, or here.

Don't go it alone! Start your tech business the smart way, with help from us.