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Class of 2021 Class of 2021 For final year students who wish to explore working for themselves For final year students who wish to explore working for themselves

as a career option after graduation, the Enterprise Team will be as a career option after graduation, the Enterprise Team will be hosting a series of events and competitions over the coming months. hosting a series of events and competitions over the coming months.

For more details, go to the back page.For more details, go to the back page.

Hallam GraduateStartups

Hallam graduates have access to a broad and varied Hallam graduates have access to a broad and varied range of funding opportunities* which are all designed range of funding opportunities* which are all designed to provide the most appropriate financial support to provide the most appropriate financial support possible to help your early business ideas grow into possible to help your early business ideas grow into long-term and sustainable businesses.long-term and sustainable businesses.

Funding Opportunities

Access expert business 1-2-1 advice from our resident Access expert business 1-2-1 advice from our resident Start-up Adviser on all aspects related to the Start-up Adviser on all aspects related to the development and growth of your business venture. development and growth of your business venture. We also offer a wide range of business development We also offer a wide range of business development workshops e.g. Business Planning; PR & Marketing; workshops e.g. Business Planning; PR & Marketing; Branding etc. Branding etc.

1-2-1 Business Support

We support our international graduates to set up We support our international graduates to set up their businesses in the UK through the UK Visa and their businesses in the UK through the UK Visa and Immigration Start-up Visa scheme. We offer 20 Immigration Start-up Visa scheme. We offer 20 endorsements per year and if you are successful in endorsements per year and if you are successful in your application, you will have access to the full range your application, you will have access to the full range of our graduate start-up support offer.of our graduate start-up support offer.

International Support

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*Funding awards for business development are competitive and made in *Funding awards for business development are competitive and made in consultation with the Start-up Adviser and external contributors.consultation with the Start-up Adviser and external contributors.

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All our graduate businesses have access to our All our graduate businesses have access to our dynamic business co-working incubation space dynamic business co-working incubation space in Aspect Court. Facilities include hot-desks in Aspect Court. Facilities include hot-desks offering PCs and Macs with specialist software, offering PCs and Macs with specialist software, Wifi enabled booths, workshop & meeting Wifi enabled booths, workshop & meeting rooms and kitchen facilities.rooms and kitchen facilities.

The Hallam i-Lab

The Hallam Freelancers agency allows creative arts The Hallam Freelancers agency allows creative arts and media design graduates to showcase their and media design graduates to showcase their specialist skills and knowledge by bidding for short specialist skills and knowledge by bidding for short term paid freelance projects advertised by businesses. term paid freelance projects advertised by businesses. It is also a great way to get your name out there and It is also a great way to get your name out there and network with professionals from your industry sector.network with professionals from your industry sector.

Hallam Freelancers

The Hallam pop-up shop provides graduates with a The Hallam pop-up shop provides graduates with a space from which they can introduce their products space from which they can introduce their products and business ideas to the general public. Its location at and business ideas to the general public. Its location at the heart of the city campus on Howard St. provides the heart of the city campus on Howard St. provides the perfect venue to ensure you get maximum the perfect venue to ensure you get maximum engagement from both the university community and engagement from both the university community and the wider general public.the wider general public.

The Pop-Up Shop

Studio Rife Wenxing Deng / Bigger Flower

CLASS OF 2021

CONTACT US

enterprise@shu.ac.uk / 0114 225 3131

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@enterpriseSHU

Class of 2021 Class of 2021 Over the coming months, the Enterprise Team will be hosting a series Over the coming months, the Enterprise Team will be hosting a series of events and competitions that will help you make decisions about of events and competitions that will help you make decisions about

the career direction you wish to take after graduation. the career direction you wish to take after graduation. Setting up your own business venture (including social enterprise) Setting up your own business venture (including social enterprise) or working independently as a freelancer are just a couple of the or working independently as a freelancer are just a couple of the

many options open to you. So if you want to learn more about many options open to you. So if you want to learn more about working for yourself and the support that is available to you as a working for yourself and the support that is available to you as a

Hallam graduate, then sign up for some or all of the events we have Hallam graduate, then sign up for some or all of the events we have designed to support the Class of 2021.designed to support the Class of 2021.

Big Ideas Competition – Hallam Graduate Info Sessions Big Ideas Competition – Hallam Graduate Info Sessions Work for Yourself Fair – Entrepreneur Bootcamp. Work for Yourself Fair – Entrepreneur Bootcamp.

Register via UniHub.Register via UniHub.