Community
Business owners who understand each other, sharing wins and setbacks.
A non-profit for business owners in Ahmedabad
Helping entrepreneurs become the leaders their ventures need.
Leaders' Lab is a peer group of business owners who meet every week to work through real problems together, with business resources and a leadership coach behind them.
About
Building a business is hard. You shouldn't have to do it alone.
Running a business can be lonely. The decisions are yours, and there are few people you can talk to about them honestly.
Leaders' Lab brings business owners together so that nobody has to work it out alone. It's a non-profit: it exists for its members, not for returns, and it's run efficiently.
What we do
Three ways we help you grow
Being a member brings all three together, at whatever stage your business is.
Business resources
Toolkits, templates and expert-led sessions on finance, legal, marketing, fundraising and operations, and one-to-one time with an expert on a problem in your own business.
Leadership coaching
The skills that matter as you grow: making decisions, hiring, communicating and leading through uncertainty. Every member is paired with a coach.
How the Lab works
A peer group that meets every week
Membership of Leaders' Lab is the program. Here it is in plain numbers.
- 20–25business owners in one circle
- Weeklysessions, in person in Ahmedabad
- 2½ hourstwo hours of work, then a 30-minute tea
- 1 yearmembership, from 1 January to 31 December
Members bring real problems from their own businesses and work through them together.
Who it's for
Is the Lab right for you?
Right for you if
- You own a business, at any stage and of any size.
- You're a co-founder, or you run a business alongside a job.
- You're about to start a business, and you aren't employed.
- You want to work through real problems with people who understand them.
Not the right fit if
- You're employed and don't have a business of your own yet. You'd have nothing to bring to the circle, but you can still sponsor, or mentor if you're a senior business leader.
- You're mainly looking for new business. Nobody pitches in the circle.
How to join
From first hello to giving back
- 01
Apply
Tell us about yourself, your venture and what you want help with. We reply within two working days.
- 02
Get matched
Join the circle and get paired with a coach.
- 03
Learn and build
Use the resources, attend sessions and apply what you learn.
- 04
Pay it forward
Mentor the next group of founders.
Sit in first
You can sit in on one session as a guest before you apply. Guests agree to the circle rules for that session.
When you can join
Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December, and the intake is in December. You can also join during the year: your investment covers only the months that remain, and a bridge session prepares you for the circle.
Not for profit
Not for profit. For progress.
Every program runs on a not-for-profit basis. Members cover only the real costs of running the Lab, and that share is your investment. Nothing is added on top, and nobody profits from a member taking part.
What's recovered is the cost of the venue, materials, stationery and logistics.
Once you're a member, you can ask to see the Lab's financials. Anyone else with a genuine reason to see them can ask too.
Cover a fellow founder's costs
Members and friends of the Lab can cover a fellow founder's costs, so that money is never the reason someone misses out.
Get involved
There's a place for you at the Lab
Four ways in, whoever you are.
Membership
For business owners who want to grow alongside others who understand.
Apply to joinMentoring
For senior business leaders only, whether you own a business or lead one. Share what you've learned with newer founders. We screen every mentor first, then pair you with a member's business that suits your experience.
VolunteerSponsorship
Cover a fellow founder's costs, so that money is never the reason someone misses out.
Sponsor a founderPartnership
Support the Lab as an organisation, through a partnership, in-kind support or a donation.
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Contact
Get in touch
Tell us a little about yourself and what you're interested in. If you're applying to join, we'll reply within two working days.
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