Want to know what our BUILD programme is all about? We've supported 15 startups to build businesses that mix profit and purpose, and they'll be pitching next Friday at our Demo Day. Grab a ticket to see what new innovations are coming out of LCR. Tickets

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Any interested young people can apply by emailing build@mitreapleedscityregion.com with a sentence about why they're keen to get involved. We'll then arrange a call to chat more about the programme and answer any questions. Deadline for applications is midnight Friday 16th July.

Know a young person wanting to gain new skills & looking to connect with peers that are passionate about creating a better world?. Through BUILD YOUR FUTURE they'll spend 5 days creating innovative solutions to big problems, whilst learning skills to help them in their futures.

BUILD YOUR FUTURE is a 5 day course for young people wanting to tackle world problems like health, green energy & inequality. Work together to create innovative solutions & develop key skills like creativity, critical thinking & leadership. Apply build@mitreapleedscityregion.com

BUILD YOUR FUTURE is a FREE 5 day programme for young people to learn the skills needed to take control of their career & contribute to a better world, for people & planet. 26th July @nexusunileeds. For more info or to join email build@mitreapleedscityregion.com DEADLINE 11 JULY

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BUILD YOUR FUTURE is a 5 day programme for young people to learn the skills needed to take control of their career & contribute to a better world, for people & planet. Know a young person wanting to gain new skills, or want to apply yourself? 📩 build@mitreapleedscityregion.com

📢Calling young talent in Leeds 📢. BUILD YOUR FUTURE is a 5 day programme where you'll learn the skills needed to take control of your career & contribute to a better world, for people & planet. 🧳employability skills.🗺️map your future.💡sustainability focus.🤝connect to peers

Check it out. Omar, Founder of BUILD's @FaradayDrinks chatted to @TracyBrabin a few days ago about the progress he's made on his sustainable packaging. Thanks Omar for highlighting the innovative talent we have in our region.

💥THE DAY HAS COME💥. BUILD Demo Day kicks off at 3pm. We're looking forward to showing off the 15 startups who have spent the past 12 weeks learning, innovating, networking, developing, growing & supporting one-another as a cohort of like-minded founders

JUST ONE DAY until our Demo Day - the culmination of BUILD's 12 week programme. Kelvin Shek will be pitching Yondar, a STEM education services for schools around the world, focusing on XR, Gamification and cutting-edge technologies.

Grab a ticket for BUILD's Demo Day on Fri to see pitches from 15 founders with innovations that mix profit & purpose, inc. Sophie Walshe & Mike Kirk, Founders of @AnotherSpaceVR who develop immersive technology interventions for mental health & wellbeing

***THIS FRIDAY***. Hear from a diverse group of local founders who are tackling global problems at our Demo Day, including Rebecca O'Higgins, Founder of Ki-Ah-Na, who is building a skin undertone recognition and data integration platform. Grab a ticket.

Join BUILD's Demo Day on 30/4 to see Mike Orant pitch Intuitiq, a scalable SaaS platform that generates real-time analytics from a digital twin and optimises business efficiency by using bots to improve the delivery of insights.

Grab a ticket to our Demo Day to see Naudia Salmon, Founder of @WeDrifters pitch her first to market Bamboo Anti-Insect Sleepwear. The pjs reduce 90% of insect bites, including mosquitoes & midges, reducing the risk of illnesses like malaria & dengue fever.

THIS FRIDAY our BUILD founders will pitch innovations that will change the world for the better. Sign up to see founders like Tom Myers from Platform Kinetics who uses real time imaging analytics to increase yields & reduce waste, from brewing to AgriTech.

"As we look forward to hearing from our first cohort of founders, I’m thrilled to have been involved in creating a programme that offers vital support for aspiring entrepreneurs across LCR solving global societal challenges" @stow_martin Director, Nexus

“We’ve uncovered a diverse group of talented people with the potential to build purposeful & profitable businesses. Demo Day celebrates these new innovators & aims to lift the ambition of anyone else in LCR who've been told they couldn’t do it" @tomriordan, Chief Executive, LCC.

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