Enterprise isn’t just about starting a business. It’s about developing skills, thinking and actions to stand out from the crowd, now and in the future. We offer free activities, events and programmes to support students and graduates into employment, self-employment or to start their own business.
New Student Enterprise Webpage coming soon...
Have you recently registered a business or as self-employed? You could claim £500 for your costs.
The Student Enterprise Start-Up Fund is designed to reimburse you for the costs which you have already incurred e.g website creation, domain hosting, business cards, marketing and even the cost of registering your UK business.
You will also gain access to LSBUs start-up/freelance community, including access to free hotdesk space in the Clarence Centre.
Key criteria:
- - To have a registered business in the UK or be registered as self-employed from 1st August 2021 to 31st July 2022.
- - To have a trading business or be an active freelancer, your business cannot be dormant with Companies House.
- - To be a current LSBU student or have graduated with in the last two years (graduated from September 2020).
- - Due to visa restrictions only UK students can apply for this funding. International students looking to start business in the UK after graduation can apply for the Start-Up Visa.
- - To be able to provide receipts to support your application.
Click here to apply.
The Student Enterprise team offers support to help you get to grips with what Intellectual Property (IP) is. Understanding IP enables you to protect your idea. You can find out more about the different types of Intellectual Property Rights at the UK IPO.
If you need further help, you can fill in this form to tell us a bit about what you would like to protect. All information is treated confidentially and
it helps us to make sure a meeting is useful for you. After you fill in the form, the team will contact you directly by email to arrange a date and time for your meeting.
LSBU is a Start-up Visa endorsing body, meaning we can issue endorsement to LSBU international graduates who have completed their degree programme within the last two years.
To secure endorsement from LSBU, you have to demonstrate that you meet LSBU’s criteria for endorsement. The criteria are:
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An original idea for a business that meets new or existing market needs with potential to add value to the UK economy. Rather than a routine business that will compete with other traders.
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Demonstration of credibility and viability of the idea.
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Evidence of the potential for the business to scale.
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The entrepreneurial skills and commitment to develop that business.
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A strong reason for the business to be based in the UK.
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Financial resources to develop the idea.
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The commitment to spending the majority of your working time on developing the idea and the business (at least 3 days per week).
Application deadlines for 2022 – 23 academic year will be announced soon.
If you have any queries about the Start Up Visa, please email studententerprise@lsbu.ac.uk.
In February 2023 we will be launching our Student Enterprise competition open to all LSBU students and recent graduates (within 2 years) who have an idea for a business/self-employment OR have started a business already. We are seeking to discover passionate individuals and teams that want to develop and grow their idea or business.
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We also support LSBU student’s teams and individuals that would like to enter The Mayors Entrepreneur Competition, which will open for entries in February 2023 . The competition aims to create growth that makes London cleaner, greener and ready for the future AND there is upto £20k of prize money!
LSBU have had three teams to reach the final in the last 2 years and a winner of the Judges Choice Award. Will you be the next winner?
Click here for more information about the competition and please contact the Student Enterprise Team if you are interested in entering.
