Enterprise Business Start Leeds Met Institute for Enterprise Martyn Robertson

Enterprise is top of the Government’s Agenda “The current government has made much play of the need to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business and we have recognised that enterprise and entrepreneurship is a vital contributor to the health of the economy.” (Dti 2004)

Government Action Plan  Build an Enterprise Culture  Encourage a dynamic start up market  Build capability for growth  Improve access to finance  Encourage disadvantaged groups  Improve SMEs experience of government  Develop better regulation and policy

Regional Aims  Increase Enterprise  Improve Competitiveness  Improve work-force skill levels  Promote inclusion, BMEs, gender, social and community enterprise and engagement Yorkshire Forward’s strategy is to achieve its vision to be world class, prosperous, self-reliant and sustainable with empowered partnerships and communities, a culture of enterprise and creativity, ladders of opportunity for all and a strong, positive identity.

Why Graduate Enterprise? Leeds Met ? Leeds Met: Regional University –52% female : 48% male –58% part time : 42% full time –4% already self employed –30% from family owned business backgrounds Data:

Why Graduate Enterprise? National Drivers: Changes in HEI sector –Enterprise in Higher Education 1980s –Dearing 1997 –Lambert 2003 –UK SEC ’99 – –Non SEC – such as YF Business Start-Up –National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship

Why is enterprise important in HE? Progression and achievement Redefine and improve skills for learning Enhance employability Self employment, business start up, employment Curriculum enhancement Changing the approach to learning and teaching Recruitment Commercial opportunities Spin-offs from research, patents and licensing Changing culture and aspirations National, regional, sub-regional, institutional Individual mindset and attitude

Business Leeds Met… Aim: to encourage enterprising activity and to assist students & graduates who wish to start their own business; to provide a beneficial / complimentary addition to the 'student experience' By: informing, educating and providing support services to would-be entrepreneurs at Leeds Metropolitan University Provides opportunities for the application of learning

CGEY – Centre for Graduate Entrepreneurship in Yorkshire –Proof of Concept Fund –Mentors Network –Membership of a hub website offering information and online assistance –Business Support –Research –Seamless Conveyor Belt from idea through incubation to sustainable growth businesses

The Offering for your students The Offering for your students Please promote our services where you think appropriate Awareness raising sessions - 'Business Start-Up / Self employment as a viable career option‘ One-to-One Meeting to assess individual’s needs Offer of ‘Knowledge Workshops’ - 6 complimentary or ‘stand alone’ offerings – addressing what you need to get you started; each supported by interactive work sheets Dates can be found on the website - start-up.bizwww.business- start-up.biz

On-going activities / supporting materials Proof of Concept Fund – financial assistance (of up to £1000 ) to establish the feasibility of student & graduate business ideas – financial assistance (of up to £1000 ) to establish the feasibility of student & graduate business ideas Eligible costs could include: –market assessment; –promotional activities; –materials and equipment (evidence of need must be demonstrated); –prototype development (service or tangible); –mentoring, professional or other development services; –other costs, such as travel and subsistence (justification is required and applicants must demonstrate that these costs are directly linked to the commercial objectives of the project). See See for more details

Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Enterprise HEFCE Award : 2005 Rewards excellent teaching practice HEFCE investment in practice to further increase and deepen its impact across the widest teaching and learning community.

Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’ are intended to influence a forward- looking and dynamic engagement and delivery to staff, students and all its community. “CETLs will recognise, celebrate and promote excellence” “vibrant, dynamic entities with a visible presence in their institution, engaging directly and purposively with student learning”.

Leeds Met Centres Innovation North: CETL “ALiC” (Durham) –Active Learning in Computing Health: CETL “ALP” (Uni of Leeds) –assessing student learning in practice settings Leeds Met: “The Institute for Enterprise” –Transforming Enterprise Education CETL: IDEAS (ethics ) (Univ of Leeds)

Institute for Enterprise’s Mission To make Leeds Metropolitan University the first choice for students seeking enterprise teaching and learning across the whole range of academic disciplines offered.

Transforming Teaching and Learning Capacity: –Enterprise Café: resources and interaction Showcase –Faculty Pioneers Engage / staff development –Enterprise Fellows Evaluation and Scholarly Research projects –Curriculum Development Faculty Development (3 plus 1 a year)

Enterprise in the curriculum Enterprise is an inclusive concept the context in which subject disciplines can be explored - a challenging environment an approach, through skill development, which can be taken to the exploration and discovery of a discipline. skills of “being enterprising corporate perspective (as “intrapreneurship”) Creation of new ventures, social programmes and the exploration of new opportunities

Transforming Teaching and Learning Scholarly Activity –Evaluation –Research National Agenda –Quality; assessment Staff Development / Learning –Conferences –Master classes

Curriculum Developments Enterprise embedded across the Uni FD in Enterprise Masters in Enterprise Master classes Staff development Student awards Integrated learning

Leeds Met: concepts, philosophy & presence Headingley – Pre incubation, idea generation and formulation, R & D Harrogate – Testing Feasibility, Product Launches, Professional Meetings, Old Broadcasting House – Showcase for talent, events, exhibitions for all our communities AVIT, wireless, intra-connected, relaxed

CETL Community

Engaging the Community

A place to be enterprising

A hub of activity

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