Guild Keynote

Introduction James Hutchinson

What does this eco-system look like?

…and then some! Graduate Business Start-Up Programme So, how have we been co-ordinating activity?

SESG- Student Entrepreneur Support Group Aims to develop a strategy and services that:  inspires students to consider starting a business or venture  teach students relevant skillsets and knowledge  Provide safe environments to experiment with ideas  Provide support to help build and establish a business/venture  deliver a calendar of relevant events across the year  provide access to advice and help for all students SESG consists of a Steering Group and Operational Group  Representation across the Guild, Colleges, and Professional Services (inc. Cornwall)  To report to DVC Education

Think it! Try it! Do it! Build it! Entrepreneurial Journey

‘Think it’ – delivering en masse!

‘Think it’ – bespoke workshops! Social Entrepreneurship Project Planning Starting Up in Business: Tax and Insurance Business planning Intellectual Property & Commercialisation Etc., etc, etc

‘Think it’ – exposure to the world of work! Emma Green Law with European Study, 2011 “My mentor Anne has been an infallible source of inspiration and encouragement to me, helping me to improve, develop and expand my business” mentored by successful local multi-£M business woman offered work experience through network & £5K EU grant

‘Think it’ – exposure to the world of work! Alastair Banks, Computer Science, 2000 “The GBP job seem a long time ago now but it set us off in the right direction and we learnt some key business skills on this course whilst meeting some of our first clients.” 2013 winner of the ‘Entrepreneur-’ and ‘Employer-” of the Year Awards “…98% company founders - ranked prior work experience as the most important factor to becoming a successful entrepreneur…" Making a Successful Entrepreneur, Kauffman Foundation

Think it! Try it! Do it! Build it! SEiR Entrepreneurial Journey

‘Try it’  Events  Community  Experimentation Louise Rose

‘Try it’ Doug Richard original Dragon Den’s panellist

‘Try it’ Microsoft Imagine Cup

Think it! Try it! Do it! Build it! SEiR Entrepreneurial Journey

 About SEiR  Personalised business support  Peer support groups  More focus on opportunity and student’s ability to realise potential ‘Do it’ Matthew Rusk SEiR

‘Do it’

Think it! Try it! Do it! Build it! SEiR Entrepreneurial Journey

 Target is businesses which can provide graduate employment  Grant Funding  Space, Advice, Networks  Business support, not student support ‘Build it’ Joe Pearce

‘Build it’

 Presented to students as opportunity to be entrepreneurial  Reality is, journey is about transferrable skills development  Mainly students who start the journey don’t enter self-employment  Great awareness of Small Business opportunities Conclusion

 Great Start  Partnership with Colleges  How do we Do It Better?