Objectives
Explore and apply your entrepreneurial creativity on the flagship programme of the School's University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI). UNIEI is one of thirteen UK Government Science Enterprise Centres. Entrepreneurial qualities have never been more important or more in demand from existing companies employing graduates and by those wishing to start a new business themselves. Are your entrepreneurial skills sufficiently well developed to meet the needs of dynamic employers , or to approach setting up a new venture? This course will help you develop these skills. The exciting features of this course include Creative Problem Solving, Entrepreneurship and Starting a Business, innovation and technology transfer, marketing, finance, risk assessment, and contingency planning. In addition, you will benefit from close links with industry, ‘live’ cases, and experienced entrepreneurs. This course will encourage you to generate your own business plan / dissertation application and - if you want to - do it for real.