The Background
Founders entering Anglia Ruskin’s Growth Enterprise Acceleration Programme arrive at different stages, with a fixed cohort timeline to make progress in.
Lucy delivers a structured sprint inside the programme to give each cohort a common, condensed growth process to work through.
The Challenge
Mixed-stage cohorts
Each GEAP intake includes founders at different stages, making a single generic curriculum a poor fit for most of them.
Fixed programme timeline
The cohort structure gives founders a limited window to make measurable progress.
Growth work without a shared framework
Founders needed a common process to work through together, not just individual advice.
The Solution
Run a structured cohort sprint
Delivered a defined sprint format inside the programme’s existing timeline, rather than open-ended advice.
Adapt the framework to each founder
Used a shared structure that founders at different stages could each apply to their own growth priorities.
Work within the cohort calendar
Sequenced the sprint to fit the programme’s fixed intake and delivery dates.
The Transformation
A shared growth process for each cohort
Founders across the intake now work from a common sprint structure rather than disconnected advice.
Progress inside a fixed window
The sprint format is built to produce measurable progress within the programme’s timeline.
A repeatable addition to GEAP
The sprint now runs as a standing part of the programme for each new cohort.
