Student Enterprise @ Purple Door

Student Enterprise aim to help University of Portsmouth students & graduates develop their enterprising skills and set up their own businesses/ventures.

What is Enterprise?

Enterprise is about starting businesses that can make a profit. Profits can be used to:

•Grow a business (growth businesses)

•Provide you a steady income from your passions (lifestyle business)

•Solve ethical or social problems (social enterprise)

What We Offer

• Personal Support: free and confidential support & expertise provided at any stage of your idea development

• On-line Resource Centre: online resources to help you start your business and e-mentoring

• Enterprise Challenge: any idea that can make you money or change lives - Cash prizes and more to be won - continuous support from the Centre

• Events and Workshops: a range of events, programmes and workshops to helps students and graduates develop their enterprise skills, including Bootcamps, the Pipeline programme, School for Professional Skills and much more

• Placement Year in Enterprise: a support scheme for students looking to start their own business during their year out in industry

• Business Start Up Hub: a dedicated space for students wanting to establish and develop their business to the point of trading

• Alumni Entrepreneur Network: networking events and support available for UoP alumni who are looking to start their own business or already run their own business

Any kind of initiative/idea will be welcomed and discussed in a friendly and confidential atmosphere - we are here to do all we can to help you achieve your dreams.

For information on any of the above please feel free to contact us on 023 9284 3543 or email enterprise@port.ac.uk

Call in, look around and find out how much you can benefit from being involved with your Enterprise Centre.