The ultimate employability and entrepreneurship experience for HE and FE students. Start-Up programme gives university students the opportunity to develop employability skills and prepare for the world of work. We believe in learning by doing, which is why Start-Up participants set up and run their own student company for up to 12 months.
START UP PROGRAMME: KEY FACTS
Many Universities and FE Colleges choose to run Start-Up alongside existing modules within their subject curriculum.
Start-Up has obvious parallels with subjects such as Business and Economics, Accountancy and Finance but is certainly not limited to these fields. At Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) more than 700 students from a wide range of subjects have run 135 student companies through Start-Up. Highly valued by employers and students alike, Start-Up has helped MMU to consistently establish scores of over 4.0 in the International Student Survey (ISS) and the National Student Survey (NSS).
“The Young Enterprise programme has been an immensely enriching experience for our students to experience the business world without any of the risk, enabling them to realise their potential and gain experience in creative idea generation, collaborating with others and managing projects.”
– Finbarr Carter, Student Enterprise Offer, University of East Anglia
“Taking part in the programme has been an exciting and eye-opening experience for me. The programme has been enriched with valuable industry partners and professionals, several of whom have continued working with me over the summer.”
– Jessica Macguire, Edge Hill University Student
“We’ve had such an amazing journey. It transformed us. It’s helped me grow in different areas because of so many experiences and opportunities.” – Jamie Griffiths, Start-Up Student
Our Stories
Find out more about Start-Up Programme in our annual magazine which includes information on the programme features, benefits of taking part, our industry partners and alumni.
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