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Your possibilities? Endless

Can you create, motivate, and make big decisions? Do you communicate well and build great relationships?

With these qualities, you're ready to start building your business.

You could:

  • grow a start-up based on your hobbies, skills, or a new innovation
  • create a side-hustle alongside your studies or job
  • develop your family business
  • introduce a key service to support your local community

If you've got the ideas and the drive, we can help you prepare for launch.

How will we support your entrepreneurial development?

Do it. For real. Get experience that really counts.

Many of our courses include placements or offer a full sandwich year in industry.

Show your skills, build contacts and learn in the real world.

Got an idea? Make it real.

Many of our courses offer dedicated enterprise and innovation modules.

You can test business ideas, pitch prototypes and learn from people who’ve built companies from scratch.

This isn't just study. It's practice for the real thing.

Our courses connect what you learn to real-world situations and careers.

You don’t just learn theory – you apply it, test it, and see the results while you study.

Learn from those who've already done it.

Get crucial backup from our network of graduates.

They can mentor and advise you, and open doors to exciting opportunities.

Real work. Real recognition.

Tackle briefs set by local businesses, community partners and national brands as part of your studies.

Solve problems set by real organisations and get real feedback from them too.

Make your mark before you graduate.

In your final year, you can tackle consultancy projects with University partners and regional enterprises.

Contribute to solutions that actually get implemented.

Your personal career centre.

An app that sets you up with internships, paid work, real contacts and career events.

Connect with employers and access career resources while you study.

Engage with industry.

Career fairs, employer talks and networking nights bring industry to campus.

Connect with hiring organisations and make crucial contacts while you study.

Where ambition meets action.

You've found your path. But which course can kickstart your entrepreneurial journey?

Already got the skills to deliver your product or service? Our business courses teach you how to build, sustain and manage your venture long-term.

Or should you master the skills to deliver your product or service, and think about the business side later? One of our specialist courses, such as law or pharmacy, could provide the skills you need to plan your business while you study.

Whatever your approach, here are some subject areas to get you started: