Testimonials from 2025

"I had a brilliant day at the Museum of Making in Derby, attending a Paid Social Media Masterclass. It's great to be able to attend an in-person event, get to know people from local businesses and hear their marketing successes and challenges. The session was really practical and took us step by step through setting up a Meta Ad, which is always useful to go over, even if you've done it before - it's always changing! I often set up Meta Ads for the company or our clients, and will be able to action some of the tips I picked up in this session. Thank you to Liam and the Accelerator Project, I would definitely recommend."

- Lucy Moult, Marketing Executive

"As always following the training events that have been put on by the Accelerator project, I was really pleased to have come away with plenty of ideas for implementing in to my work. The paid ads for YouTube was excellent and I was really surprised by how cost effective this marketing can be. It was delivered superbly too, even I was able to understand it all.

Although it was too late in the year to implement much from the 'Practical Guide To Marketing' day I attended, I will certainly be implementing a lot of the stuff in it. Our usual method with marketing is to 'just do stuff we want', but as we are heading into a quieter period I can now plan ahead to 2026 and a better marketing campaign. I'll be sitting down with the notes from this training day very soon. When can I book on for my next event please?!"

- Ian Stephens, Franchise Owner

"I really enjoyed the workshop and got a lot out of it.

Since attending, I've done my first live streams on both TikTok and Instagram and plan to include these regularly in my marketing. I feel a lot more confident about creating video content that supports my brand, Sewjackie."

- Jackie Cunningham, Owner

"The course for me was a great overview and first step into the practical tasks that should be considered by all businesses, big or small, new or established. I think the term ‘Marketing’ can be very scary to anyone who is new to the concept, but Lindsey made everything clear and simple and I came away very excited to implement what I’d learned. I was armed with a great toolkit to take back to my business to use each day for myself and also to suggest to our Marketing Director of how we could get the best out of our levers for the business too."

- Zara Ford, Sales & Marketing Coordinator

“The course was exceptionally helpful and far exceeded my expectations. It provided a clear, practical structure for breaking down work into manageable, achievable tasks, which has already made a noticeable difference in my day-to-day productivity. The trainer shared a wide range of effective techniques, many of which were simple to implement yet incredibly impactful, for staying on top of both my own workload and my team’s priorities.

The session was engaging, well paced, and full of real world examples that made the content easy to understand and apply. I left feeling more organised and genuinely motivated to put these new strategies into practice. I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their time management skills and bring greater efficiency to their work."

- Tom Busuttil, Senior Compliance Manager

“I attended the Modern SEO Workshop at Goosedale. The event was excellent and well-attended, providing valuable insights on website updates, particularly timely as I was preparing to launch a website after the workshop.

The morning session focused on code and tags; while initially complex, the concepts were explained clearly, enabling me to implement them immediately. Following the event, I have redesigned and updated my website multiple times, and I am continuously making improvements as I apply what I learned."

- Russell Davies, Founder

“As one of the owners of IN Freight Solutions, I found the UK-US Free Trade Agreement session valuable for my own knowledge and for supporting our business. It gave me a clearer understanding of how the agreement can streamline cross-border logistics and reduce barriers for UK companies trading with the US. I gained practical insights into compliance requirements and identified opportunities for growth in the American market, which will help us refine our international strategy for clients operating in this area. Overall, the session was highly useful and will inform our approach to engaging with American trade opportunities."

- Nicola Lees, Owner

“I found the Website Development - Planning to Launch workshop to be very informative and well structured. The speaker took us through each stage of the workshop in very manageable pieces. I found it incredibly interesting to see examples of different websites (the pros and cons) and how AI can help with building sites also. The speaker's knowledge and statistics also helped me to identify which platform I would like to use when building a website and how I can check the health of my site.

I am now currently in the early stages of building a website and feel much more confident about the process thanks to the support from the workshop. My newfound knowledge has helped me with the draft designing of the pages to target the client's/ customer's needs.  As a result of the workshop, I have since booked onto the WordPress Masterclass workshop for next month to help me finish building my site on this platform to a standard that I will be proud of."

- R. Davies, Owner

“I found the 'HR Essentials' course very interesting and well presented. I have used a lot of the information from the course whilst doing my role, including updating contracts and policies with the new legislation. There were some very helpful hints and tips."

- Nicola Parsons, Business and Administration Manager

“Thank you very much for the masterclasses, when you’re just starting out and not yet sure if you’ll succeed, these classes support you, help you shape your path, and make you feel that you’re not navigating it alone but have support along the way.

My website has already launched, but I’m still in the process of setting up sales. I think I need Google Shopping ads to be more active on social media.

I'm looking forward to attending more Accelerator events."

- Kateryna Tor, Owner

“I recently attended the Modern SEO course from the Accelerator project. To be honest I've attended this course several times over the past few years as SEO best practices change and this course is always up to date.

The content is outstanding and broken down into easy to understand sections. Each section can then be implemented into your website and Ian is always happy to show live examples of how to do what he's taught you on your site.

The knowledge I've gained from this course has not only helped me make sure my website has the best chance of showing up when someone searches on Google, but I have passed what I've learnt onto friends and together we've updated their websites as well as created their SEO strategies.

For any East Midlands business who has a website and hopes to show up on Google rankings, attending the Modern SEO course is a no brainer."

- Paul Cox, Owner

“I've done a few Accelerator events, both online and in person. I originally found out about these events when I was signed up to the Introduction to Marketing AI & ChatGPT workshop in the first few weeks of my role at Avanti Homecare. I found it really engaging, and the speaker was clearly very knowledgeable about the topic.

Since then, I kept checking for more events that may be helpful in my role, and the Optimising Social Media Profiles webinar really jumped out at me. I enjoyed the interactive aspect, and how they would look at each businesses profile individually to show possible improvements. It was extremely helpful to get that external viewpoint from an unbiased perspective.

We definitely changed up how we manage our social media now to make it as comprehensible as possible for potential clients. I've found all the courses very useful, particularly Liam's Paid Video Marketing for YouTube & Social Platforms, and Ian's Modern SEO. They are excellent, engaging speakers, and I would really encourage anyone in marketing to attend these events."

- Libby Morrell, Marketing