START UP Events

This programme of events includes skills development workshops to help you start or grow a business or self-employed career. As well as START UP workshops, we advertise relevant events and opportunities from external organisations.

What Is START UP?

This is a short session to let you know about the opportunities available to you if you want to start or grow a business or independent career as a sole trader, business founder, social entrepreneur, or freelancer.

START UP Idea Generation

Learn what makes a good business idea and how to come up with one in this interactive workshop for innovation, creativity and enterprise. This session includes an introduction to Design Thinking and ideation techniques.

START UP Portfolio Careers

Explore what it means to split your time, skills and income between self-employment and employment e.g., running a small business alongside a job or working on several freelance roles at the same time. This is a practical, reflective workshop that includes an anonymous Careers Anchor Questionnaire to help you assess what drives you professionally and if this career type is right for you.

START UP Essentials

Learn to test a business opportunity to find out if it’s worth pursuing or if you'll need to adapt to reduce your risk of failure. This session covers all the essential concepts for founding and developing a business as a company creator or sole trader and is compulsory if you want to attend one-to-one coaching with a Start-up Adviser to progress a pre-start or early-stage business opportunity.

START UP Pitching

Learn to present your business idea with clarity and confidence in this friendly, relaxed environment with like-minded people. You’ll have up to five minutes to pitch and then receive feedback and questions from a panel of your peers. If you're an observer, you’ll listen to participants as they present their idea, then provide feedback and questions as a panel member.

We also have recorded content for you to watch in your own time that covers everything from 'What to do when you have no ideas' and 'How to start a meaningful business' to 'Understanding taxes', 'Choosing a legal structure' and much more. Watch our recorded content on YouTube.

Upcoming START UP events

Events are listed by date below. Clicking on each link will take you to MyCareer for further information and sign-up details.

What is START UP? (in person)
Learn who our START UP team are and how they can help you to start or grow a business or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 07-Dec-2022
FDC.2.15

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
START UP Idea Generation
Learn to generate business ideas that have impact and meaning
Start Date: 17:00 08-Dec-2022
HDB.1.10

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Pitching
Practise presenting your business idea in a relaxed environment with likeminded people.
Start Date: 12:00 09-Dec-2022
START UP Space

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (in person)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 14-Dec-2022
USB.2.022

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
What is START UP? (in person)
Learn who our START UP team are and how they can help you to start or grow a business or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 01-Feb-2023
Kings Gate Room 1.20

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
START UP Idea Generation
Learn to generate business ideas that have impact and meaning
Start Date: 17:00 02-Feb-2023
ARMB.1.06

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (in person)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 08-Feb-2023
HDB.2.12

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
What is START UP? (online)
Learn who our START UP team are and how they can help you to start or grow a business or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 15-Feb-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
START UP Portfolio Careers - Is freelancing for you?
Explore dividing your time, skills and income between self-employment and employment.
Start Date: 17:00 16-Feb-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
START UP Pitching
Practise presenting your business idea in a relaxed environment with likeminded people.
Start Date: 12:00 17-Feb-2023
START UP Space

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (online)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 22-Feb-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
What is START UP? (in person)
Learn who our START UP team are and how they can help you to start or grow a business or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 01-Mar-2023
DMBB.2.11

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
START UP Idea Generation
Learn to generate business ideas that have impact and meaning
Start Date: 17:00 02-Mar-2023
ARMB.1.06

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (in person)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 08-Mar-2023
King's Gate Room 1.20

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Portfolio Careers
Explore dividing your time, skills and income between self-employment and employment.
Start Date: 17:00 16-Mar-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
START UP Pitching
Practise presenting your business idea in a relaxed environment with likeminded people.
Start Date: 12:00 17-Mar-2023
START UP Space

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (online)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 22-Mar-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT
What is START UP? (in person)
Learn who our START UP team are and how they can help you to start or grow a business or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 03-May-2023
USB.2.022

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
START UP Idea Generation
Learn to generate business ideas that have impact and meaning
Start Date: 17:00 04-May-2023
King's Gate Room 1.20

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Pitching
Practise presenting your business idea in a relaxed environment with likeminded people.
Start Date: 12:00 05-May-2023
START UP Space

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Essentials (in person)
Learn to test and improve your business, business idea, or independent career.
Start Date: 12:00 10-May-2023
FDC.2.16

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
START UP Portfolio Careers - Is freelancing for you?
Explore dividing your time, skills and income between self-employment and employment.
Start Date: 17:00 11-May-2023

published on: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:00 GMT