Developing enterprising graduates
What is the Enterprise Academy?
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A Career Development Centre initiative to support students in
developing their interest in enterprise and entrepreneurship.
The Enterprise Academy aims:
- To equip students and graduates with the skills they need to
develop an enterprising idea.
- To provide them with impartial information and advice to take
the first step towards converting their ideas into a tangible
outcome.
The Enterprise Academy is aimed at all students interested in
enterprise and entrepreneurship.
- You may be interested in setting up a business on your own, or
in partnership with others
OR
- You may be interested in succeeding as an intrapreneur within a
large corporation, helping to develop a new area of business.
- Impartial advice from University staff and entrepreneurs
- Referrals to resources beyond the University
- Preparatory Workshops and inspirational events to raise
awareness and develop skills
- Networking hub to meet like-minded individuals and collaborate
for mutual benefit
INSPIRATION:
Develop your innovative and creative ideas
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PREPARATION:
Convert your ideas into tangible outcomes/ reality
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Advice and support on how to develop your
business ideas
Get advice and guidance from the experts and
meet like-minded entrepreneurs through networking
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Skills development workshops run in
collaboration with external partners
- Support for starting up, business planning and
advice
A range of resources available through our
website and through our Careers Information room including DVDs,
reference books, links to organizations and business support
services
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What benefits does the Enterprise Academy
offer?
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Increasingly, businesses are looking to recruit graduates with
strong commercial awareness and a proactive approach. In the
current economic climate, graduates face an extremely competitive
environment, one where they are expected to prove the value they
can add to a business.
The Enterprise Academy aims to support students in developing
their enterprise skills in order to launch successful careers
whether as self employed professionals or as enterprising
employees.
What questions will the Enterprise Academy
help me answer?
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1. I have a business idea. What do I do next?
2. Does my idea have business potential? How do I find out?
3. What skills do I need to be an entrepreneur / intrapreneur?
Do I have them? How do I develop them?
4. I want to use my ideas and creativity within a regular
company? Will the Enterprise Academy help me?
5. What other support is available to help me convert my idea
into reality?
How do I access the support provided by
the Enterprise Academy?
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- Register on ProspectsNet
to be able to view and book workshops and other events
advertised.
- Make an appointment with our careers
consultants to discuss self-employment or developing your
enterprise skills.
- Become a fan of the Career Development Centre
Facebook page or subscribe to our
blog RSS feed where information about the
activities will be announced.