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“The BGP was a revelation! We were learning from real business challenges and identifying real opportunities for our own business. Go Ape is now one of the UK’s 100 fastest growing independently owned businesses. It wouldn’t have happened without the BGP.”
Tristam Mayhew (BGP 2006 & 2010), Founder and Chief Gorilla, Go Ape
“Straight away I was saving money, or making the course fees back, just from the decisions I made between module one and two. There’s been so many little changes that we’ve made that are making a huge impact on the business already and I haven’t even written the business plan yet.”
Christina Bassadone (BGP 2014), Managing Director, Guardian Angel Carers Ltd
“I had reached a point where I didn’t know how to take the business into its next stage of growth. The BGP gave me the tools that I lacked and has given me a much clearer perspective on where my business is, where it is going and, most important, how we are going to get there.”
James Hibbert (BGP 2005), Director, Dress2Kill
“The BGP has been an ‘eye opening’ journey to ways in which we can grow and develop our company allowing us to place our business in a very strong and sustainable position moving forward. We have gained a great deal of invaluable experience from the course.”
Martyn Curley & Steve Oldbury (BGP 2012), Directors, Bidwriting.com
“The biggest single lesson you can take away is… it teaches you how to look for the answers.”
Michael Wright (BGP 2013) Riviera Tours (Holdings) Ltd
“The BGP was a revelation! We were learning from real business challenges and identifying real opportunities for our own business. Go Ape is now one of the UK’s 100 fastest growing independently owned businesses. It wouldn’t have happened without the BGP.”
Tristam Mayhew (BGP 2006 & 2010), Founder and Chief Gorilla, Go Ape