As part of the Careers Network, The Entrepreneurship and
Innovation team are here to help you be Enterprising.
You can: Be Bold, Be Different, Take the Initiative, Make an
Impact in any career. It’s all about what you can achieve.
Start now. Find out about EI and our programmes:
- Plan B – Innovative ideas competition
- Talent Pool – Learn the skills to start a
consultancy
- Birmingham Bus Tour – Visit working social and
commercial enterprises to gain valuable insights
- Changemakers – Develop enterprising solutions to
solve a real business problem
- BSEEN – Business start-up programme supporting
students and graduates across the West Midlands
Sebasitian Kotur a BA Archaeology and Anthropology student
who will be graduating in 2014 tells of his experiences with EI programmes: -
“I became interested in enterprise after attending the EI Skills Series. I then
applied for the Plan B competition which gave me a lot of relevant feedback on
my business idea and allowed me to network with people in and around
Birmingham. After Plan B I have applied for BSEEN and have started Unihoo ,
which is an auction website for students. Without BSEEN I don’t think I would
have been able to pursue my idea any further than I had. It would just have
been something stuck in my head. “
Christopher Vincent a MSc Mechanical Engineering graduate
tells of his experiences with EI programmes: - “Since going to Changemakers,
the way I have looked for jobs has actually changed. I’m no longer looking for
the standard jobs; I’m looking for more entrepreneurial employers as well as
trying to be entrepreneurial myself. “
Lydia Gurley a PhD student in Chemical Engineering who will
be graduating in 2015 tells of her experiences with EI programmes: - “As part
of the Talent Pool, you learn about things such things as networking, team
building and also value proposition, and I feel that these skills will be
helpful. After Talent Pool I felt I had the confidence and the knowledge to set
up an independent consultancy business. In order, to also help me do that I am
attending the BSEEN programme. It has really been excellent; I have learned a
lot of practical skills that I haven’t learnt in my PhD degree.”
Phil Coombes a BA Political Science graduate tells of his
experiences with EI programmes: - “After BSEEN, I tapped into the field of
customisation. So I have gone into the University Halls and Societies helping
to students to customise their own individual onesie. Also, I ran a shop in
Richmond, London during the build up to Christmas.”
Matt Rolfe a BA Ancient History and Archaeology graduate
tells of his experiences with EI programmes: - “I decided to open a Fancy Dress
shop, which is basically tailored towards students by students. The Bus Tour
was something that I saw advertised on the university website, on it we saw a
lot of different companies and industries that had started from scratch in the
local area, and it was something I thought I would get involved in. I joined BSEEN
because they could offer me the support that nowhere else really could. “
Join us and make yourself stand out.