Developing Solutions for Enterprise Creation

Ever considered how you might start a research driven enterprise?

In this one-day workshop you will learn the basics of setting up an enterprise. Participants will work as a team on a business simulation to develop an idea for a product and pitch for funding.

Thursday 17th March : 10:00 – 15:00

This workshop will give you an insight into how to spot an opportunity for an enterprise from a research idea. The workshop is designed for you to learn the basics of developing a research-led business whilst role playing in a given team scenario. These processes can also be adapted for your own research.

Key Learning

After taking part in this workshop, you will be better able to:

• Recognise enterprise challenges and work as a team to find innovative ways to solve those challenges

• Develop a business proposition

• Understand the basic elements needed to create a new business enterprise

This workshop will be interactive and will involve working on activities in small groups.