Support for Alumni Entrepreneurs
Our award-winning START UP team can help any alumni who want to start or grow a business, freelance career or social enterprise.
What is START-UP?
We are proud of the many alumni-founded businesses that started life at Â鶹´«Ã½. This includes luxury sportswear brands, innovative tech solutions – and even a brewery.
Over 230 businesses have benefitted from START UP support, leading to a total annual turnover of £155 million and over 1,200 new jobs created.
Graduated in the last 2 years?
For the first two years after you graduate, you can enlist the help of our award-winning START UP team to realise your dreams of launching your own business or freelance career. This includes guidance on funding, skills development and finding a mentor.
Whether you’re just curious about launching a business or you're already bossing it, we'll support you and your goals at every stage of your start-up journey. From pre-idea to launch and beyond. We provide:
- One-to-one confidential advice and coaching, tailored to your individual needs.
- Events and workshops to learn and meet a network of like-minded entrepreneurs and creatives.
- Equity-free grant funding of up to £3,000 for UK-based business opportunities.
- START UP Founderships, a six-month business pre-accelerator programme.
Graduated more than 2 years ago?
For alumni who graduated longer than two years ago, we have a wealth of digital resources and inspiring stories to help you on your journey to becoming your own boss.
And if you're based locally, we can help connect you to Â鶹´«Ã½'s vibrant start-up scene and provide co-working spaces where you can meet like-minded people.
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