BOOTSTRAPPERS Business ACADEMY · The First Breakfast
The Bootstrappers' Breakfasts™ Comes to Bristol.
ÂŁ7M in combined annual revenue. Built without VC.
Now build your first ÂŁ1M in the room with the women who already did it.
Bootstrappers' Breakfasts™ brings together 40 female founders building towards their first £1M — with superscalers whose businesses have generated £7M in combined annual revenue without giving away control.
Date19 November 2026Time8:30–10:30amVenueThe Centenary Room, The Clifton Club, 22 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4DSPlaces40
From the Room
What Founders Said After Cambridge
In their own words, from the feedback we received after The Bootstrappers’ Breakfasts™, Cambridge, September 2026.
“Much higher impact than I expected! I met a group of fabulous women, made great new connections, and came away feeling that it really is possible to succeed.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
“Very energising. Meeting a fellow founder who has had a very similar rollercoaster to me was validating. I feel less alone.”
Deirdre Cijffers · Founder & CEO, All In Images
“So much good advice was shared. Real stories, real people!”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
“Great insights and honest advice from the panel.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
9.7/10
would recommend to a fellow founder
100%
would come to another Breakfast
“I felt more connected to like-minded people. I resonated with the speakers and learnt from other founders.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
The Room
Who You’ll Be in Front Of.
Women at different stages, different paths — all past the point you’re building toward.
Host
Geeta Sidhu-Robb
Founder, Seven Rungs · Growth Advisor
Geeta Sidhu-Robb is a CEO Growth Advisor and founder of Seven Rungs, the structured growth programme for women building companies without venture capital. She created and hosts The Bootstrappers’ Breakfasts™️, the UK’s first national platform for female founders reaching their first £1M on their own cashflow. She built her own first company, Nosh Detox, without outside capital. She advised Sam Smith, founder of finnCap, which she grew from £1m turnover a year to £1m a week and listed on the LSE in 2018, and Mia Drennan, who founded GLAS Agencies with £6,000 and closed a partial exit at around $1.8B in January 2026, thirteen months after becoming a client. She founded the WCorp certification, holds five Entrepreneur and Businesswoman of the Year awards, and spoke at TEDxBerlin on how healthcare systems fail Black and brown mothers.
Local Host & Keynote Speaker
Céline Aloé
Founder & CEO, UKLC Education Group
Céline is the Founder and CEO of UKLC Education Group, a group of education businesses dedicated to helping people learn English, develop their potential, and experience the transformative power of different cultures through travel and study. Starting with summer language programmes in 2000, she has grown UKLC into one of the UK’s leading providers of language and educational experiences over more than 20 years. Her focus has evolved to encompass learning, leadership and human potential — driven by a belief that meaningful experiences unlock what people are truly capable of at every stage of life.
Céline is our Bristol local host and delivers the keynote.
Panellist
Patricia Ypma
Founder & Managing Director, Spark Legal and Policy Consulting
Patricia Ypma has more than 20 years in EU law and policy, and founded Spark Legal and Policy Consulting — a legal and policy research and analysis firm that helps clients understand, navigate and develop EU law and policy, or operate in the EU market. She built the firm around tailored answers to complex cross-border problems, and a working culture deliberately built for learning, growth and creativity. She also mentors students and young professionals into their own careers.
What This Is
The Room for Women Building Differently.
The Bootstrappers’ Breakfasts™ is a national series for female founders building their first £1M without external investment — sitting in front of women who have done it, past £1M, past £5M, past £200M.
Bristol is next. Each Breakfast names the Bargain most female founders have been making without realising — and gives you the language, and the room, to claim what you have already paid for.
No pitching. No networking theatre. Just women who have built, talking to women who are building.
| 1.3%of UK VC reaches all-female teams | ÂŁ310bnuntapped female-founder value | ÂŁ10to attend, by registration |
The Morning
| 8:30 | Arrive & breakfast Coffee, food, time to settle in |
| 9:00 | Welcome Geeta Sidhu-Robb opens the room, with local host Céline Aloé |
| 9:15 | Keynote Céline Aloé, Founder & CEO, UKLC Education Group |
| 9:45 | Panel Conversation Hosted by Geeta Sidhu-Robb, with Céline Aloé and Patricia Ypma |
| 10:15 | Open Floor Questions and conversation |
| 10:30 | Close |
“Lots of motivation and warnings! I’d always prefer to learn lessons from someone else rather than make mistakes myself.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
The Framework on Stage
The Bootstrap Bargain™
Every Breakfast names a trade most female founders have been making without realising. It is not a punishment — it is the bargain most women would make again, even when they made it without knowing.
Bristol is where we name it next — in a room, out loud.
CLAIM YOUR PLACEThe Cost You Pay
Slower scale
Harder cashflow
Less external leverage
Slow press, slow recognition
The Return You Collect
Sovereignty
Higher margin
A life that fits a body
A founder still operational at 55
“Your work is so important, both to those at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey and to those going through difficult times. Please keep going — there are so many of us who need what you do.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
CLAIM YOUR PLACE
Cambridge, September 2026
This is the room.
Cambridge was set for 60 places. Seventy-seven founders came.
Bristol is next, with 40 seats.
Register
Secure Your Place.
Places are limited. Register and you’ll receive a confirmation email with everything you need to add to your diary.
This event is £10. It is for female founders currently building their first £1M — without external investment.
What Happens Next
| 1 | Fill in your details and submit |
| 2 | You’ll receive an email with the full event details |
| 3 | Add it to your diary — Bristol, 19 November |
| 4 | Arrive at 8:30am. We’ll take it from there. |
Register for Bristol
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19 November 2026 · The Centenary Room, The Clifton Club, 22 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4DS
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