Innovator Founder Program

This Program is for overseas entrepreneurs that want to start a new business in the UK, open a franchise or a UK office for an existing business in their home country and want to secure the Innovator Founder visa to remain in the UK for up to three years.

No, your idea does not have to be unique, but it does need to be viable to satisfy the requirements of the Innovator Founder visa. You will need to produce a convincing business plan, amongst other things, which the mentors on the Innovator Founder Program will help you with.

The Innovator Founder Program lasts for 12 months in which time you will be assigned an experienced mentor who will assess you’re your r business idea and business plan twice. Review your skills to assess what training would help you build your business faster and more successfully.

You then have two Programs to choose from. Option 1 is for those that are in the early stages of their business and Option 2 is for more experienced entrepreneurs. Refer to the Core Components of the Innovator Founder Program section above to learn more about Option 1 and 2.

If you have an idea for a business that could be successful in the UK but don’t know how to develop the idea or how to carry out the market research our Innovator Founder Program can help you by matching you with an experienced mentor that will work with you for 12 months to help you develop the business idea and launch it in the UK.

The UK government have stipulated the following requirements for the Innovator Founder visa:

• new – you cannot join a business that is already trading.
• innovative – you must have an original business idea which is different from anything else on the market.
• viable, with potential for growth
• scalable – you must give evidence of planning that includes creating jobs and growing into national and international markets.