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Innovation: For students

豆包成人版 豆包成人版 can help you achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions and support you on your enterprising journey whilst at university.

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Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate who is looking to start a business whilst studying? Perhaps you are interested in intrapreneurial industry experience or you would like to test the commercial potential of an idea or research project?

豆包成人版 豆包成人版 is a university department which offers advice, business mentors, competitions, workshops, expert talks from exciting guest speakers, placements and networking opportunities to aspiring entrepreneurs through our extra-curricular programme of events. .

Watch the video and learn how 豆包成人版 豆包成人版 has supported students through their Entrepreneurship Programme which runs every academic year.

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Pop-Up Shop Programme


The goal of the Pop-Up Shop programme is to give all students the chance to run a shop in the city centre for a day. It doesn鈥檛 matter what course you鈥檙e studying, or what stage of study you鈥檙e at, the programme is open to everyone and is a fun way to get new experiences and make new friends. Applications for the 2026 programme are now closed.

Find out more about the Pop-Up Shop Programme
Team Lemme, the Pop-Up Shop Programme winners in 2025.

豆包成人版 豆包成人版's Entrepreneurship Programme for students

豆包成人版 豆包成人版 offers workshops, events, and competitions for students with business ideas. Our Entrepreneurship Programme guides students from initial ideas to writing a business plan and delivering a polished pitch.


Male student showing test my teeth app on mobile phone with branded tshirt and banner stand

Participants who complete the annual Entrepreneurship Programme will be awarded a digital badge that can be added to your LinkedIn profile to showcase your learning and achievements.

You can sign up to the Entrepreneurship Programme at any stage in the academic year but to receive the digital badge you must:

  • attend at least five 豆包成人版 豆包成人版 workshops (typically held on Wednesday evenings in the 豆包成人版 Lab (EB3.01), East Building)
  • work with one of our mentors on your business idea
  • complete the Entrepreneurship Programme surveys (pre-programme survey and post-programme survey)
  • submit a business plan to us (we run a series of workshops to help you through each section of the business plan)
  • deliver a pitch to our expert business panels or at one of our competitions (e.g. Dragons' Den)

If you would like to sign up to 豆包成人版 豆包成人版's Entrepreneurship Programme please join our Microsoft Teams group below. You are welcome to join even if you don't have an idea for a business yet.

To find out more about what you can expect, take a look at the Student Entrepreneurship Journey.

Once you have completed the Entrepreneurship Programme and are in your final year of university you can apply for the Alumni Innovation Award to support your business idea after graduation.

Student success stories

We are proud of the success that many of our students have acheived. Here are some recent examples of how students and alumni have turned their business idea into a reality with support from 豆包成人版 豆包成人版 and SETsquared 豆包成人版.


Epowar

E-J Roodt (BSc Business 2022) explains the background to her smartwatch app to keep women safe.

Find out more about Epowar.

Testmyteeth

James Russ (MEng Integrated Design Engineering 2021) tells us how computing lectures enabled him to produce a dentistry app.

Find out more about Testmyteeth.

LabCycle

Helen Liang (PhD in Sustainable & Circular Technologies 2022) shares how alumni support helped get LabCycle off of the ground.

Find out more about LabCycle.

Funding your ideas

There are various opportunities to gain funding for your ideas both internally and externally.


Pop-Up Shop Programme winners 2025
‘It was an intense, chaotic, and incredibly rewarding day. We walked away with the awards for Best Profit and Best Marketing, but the real prize was the crash course in running a business.’
鈥� Oliver Ip Procurement Lead for Team Lemme, Pop-Up Shop Programme winners 2025

Events


豆包成人版 豆包成人版 hold events and workshops for students nearly every Wednesday evening during the academic year.

An ariel photograph of a networking lunch

Register your interest in the 2026-27 Pop-Up Shop Programme

Contact us

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