Your questions answered
Can you help me start a business?
Yes, there are many ways we can help you turn your dream of running your own business into a reality. For example, you can:
- Enter our Enterprise Challenge competition for the chance to receive up to £5,000 to develop your business idea.
- Test your business idea at our #GreStartUp boot camp.
- Network with other budding entrepreneurs and start-up mentors.
- Book a one-to-one appointment with the enterprise team to discuss your ideas.
Do you offer training for entrepreneurs?
Yes. Whether you are studying a business-related degree or not, we will provide you with training to prepare you for the business world.
This includes workshops on everything from developing a business idea and building a network to understanding customers and marketing your idea.
Can I collaborate with others?
Absolutely. We encourage you to buddy up with someone with different skills so that you can benefit from each other's expertise.
For example, you may be a business entrepreneur in need of computing or engineering support. Alternatively, you may have lots of tech skills and a great idea but not the marketing experience to take it forward.
We help to match people together and watch these collaborations thrive.
How can you help me develop my business?
We provide training, networking, workspace and funding to help early-stage businesses move on to the next level.
Our Accelerator Programme is designed for businesses that have recently started trading. It is open to current students and those who have graduated within 5 years. The programme includes a week of intensive training in practical business areas, from shareholder agreements to marketing strategies.
You can apply to use our brand new co-work space.
There are a number of bursary schemes available.
Where do I start?
You'll find lots of details about the entrepreneurship and business support we offer at our centre for innovation, Generator.
If you're an international student or graduate with a business idea, we can endorse visas. See Start-Up Visas for more details.
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Having the opportunity to come in with an idea for a business and learn how to make it work has just been fantastic.
About the Generator
If you're a student looking to start a business or take your business to the next level, find out more about our Generator.
Congratulations to our Enterprise Challenge winners
Our Dragon’s Den-style competition continues to nurture high quality ideas. The 2019 Enterprise Challenge awarded more prizes than ever before.
Scholarships for Master's study
If you want to continue your education and training, we offer scholarships and bursaries for current students to pursue a master's degree.