Business & IP Centre Manchester

PLEASE NOTE: Booking is required via Eventbrite. Go to
https://joannajensen.eventbrite.co.uk

We are thrilled to welcome Joanna Jensen to the BIPC Manchester!
Joanna Jensen is the Founder of the UK’s multi award-winning baby and child personal care brand, Childs Farm. She is passionate about SME’s (small to medium enterprises), is a prolific angel investor and a regular contributor to media outlets including The Sunday Times, City AM and Radio 5 Live. She sits on the Angel Investing Committee for the UK Governments Invest in Women Task Force, the advisory board of leading consumer initiative Buy Women Built and is a mentor with Imperial Mentoring Service at Imperial College London.
Joanna Chairs both the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), the trade body for the UK’s tax efficient investment scheme, and the philanthropic arm of Paralympics GB, The Parallel Club. She lives in Marlborough, UK. She is also a champion of the BIPC national network!
Making Business Child's Play is a behind-the-scenes guide to building a purpose-led challenger brand that can take on even the most established names in FMCG. From product idea to market disruption, Joanna Jensen shares how she grew Childs Farm into the UK's leading baby and child personal care brand and what it really takes to do the same.

With honesty, clarity and practical detail, Jensen walks through the key decisions, pivotal moments and tough lessons that shaped her journey. You'll learn how to navigate setbacks, build a scalable brand and grow with purpose in a competitive market.

Whether you're launching your first product or scaling up with ambition, Making Business Child's Play shows how to turn your vision into a category-defining business.

A networking lunch will follow.

PLEASE NOTE: You must book a ticket via Eventbrite at
https://startupdaymcr2025.eventbrite.co.uk

Thinking of starting a business?
This day is just for you!

Start-up Day marks an important day in our calendar. Discover secrets to success from renowned industry leaders, network with like-minded entrepreneurs and get a professional headshot to enhance your brand. Plus, you can explore our dedicated BIPC and connect with industry experts at our speed mentoring sessions.
Once you put that knowledge into practice, we look forward to welcoming you back to the Business & IP Centre over the coming months and years as your business ideas begins to grow wings.
We are thrilled to welcome our Keynote Speaker, Emma Bowe.
Emma Bowe is the co-founder of Shocken Foods. She is one of the UK’s most dynamic and inspiring entrepreneurial voices - a multi-award-winning founder who went from a working-class upbringing on the Irish coast to building a globally recognised, venture capital-backed food innovation company.
A former national boxing champion and Michelin-trained chef, Emma lost everything during the pandemic and rebuilt from scratch - transforming adversity into opportunity and proving that with resilience, self-belief, and relentless determination, transformation is possible no matter where you start from. She has won many awards and is passionate about supporting new businesses.
Awards, Recognition & Global Endorsements include:
• UK Food Start-Up of the Year - National StartUp Awards
• Equity-Backed Entrepreneur of the Year - Great British Entrepreneur Awards (“The Grammys of Entrepreneurship” - Steven Bartlett)
• UBS Global Female Founder to Watch (2025) - selected by the world’s largest wealth management firm
• Judge - UK StartUp Awards & Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Other activities throughout the day include marketing workshops, speed mentoring, and talks on funding and financing your new business.
More details will be released shortly.