1DayLater - The Blog

Sunderland Software Ventures 3

Helping to drive forward the software industry in our region

We’ve had a small request from our good friends at Sunderland Software City. They have asked us to spread the word of their new Software Ventures program.

“The program itself is designed to help encourage the creation of high-growth software based businesses.”

“It is aimed at individuals who have the seed of a software related idea, a full blown idea or are looking to buy a software related business”

David and I were lucky to be a part of the very first software ventures program at the start of our 1DayLater development. These guys have been with us every step of the way and their program has taught us invaluable lessons in finance, protecting our IP, marketing, sales and so on.

We can both vouch that the program is delivered at a very high standard, and the network we have built up there has been an incredible asset to our company.

The brothers King (left) on the pilot software ventures course

Software Ventures are accepting applications now for their program which is due to start on the 16th February. The course will run for 7 weeks, one evening a week. Not only is it fully subsidised for successful applicants but you also get the chance to pitch your idea to a panel of investors on the last day just as we did!

If you have an idea for a software related business we’d really urge you to get signed up for this.

1DayLater - An Update

With Beta testing well underway and our userbase expanding rapidly, I thought it was about time we had a wee update on general progress.

But what’s that you say? Our good friends at Ifwecanyoucan (a subgroup of Entrepreneurs Forum) have done it for me? Oh cool - well I guess you’d better have a mosey over there then, my work here is done! I’ll just hold the fort here and slurp some more of my tea :P

Ifwecanyoucan, for those not in the know, aims to connect eager-to-learn mentees with volunteer mentors in order to take them to ‘the next level’. A fine vision I feel!

You can read the 1DayLater article here , and I suggest having a read through some of the other stories, as many of them are truly inspirational.