Innovation and enterprise calendar
Our jam-packed calendar will keep you busy throughout the year. Learn to be your own boss at our workshops, take part in Global Enterprise Week events or pitch your ideas to be in the running for Venture Ready Award prizes.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)
GEW is the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. We have a host of activities on offer to celebrate GEW, including test trading opportunities, workshops, networking and guest speakers.
Workshops and events
Workshops, events and activities to explore ideas and turn your passion into a livelihood.
Be your own boss workshops
Learn how to make money doing what you love and how to successfully manage a freelance or portfolio career. Come to them all or choose individual workshops based on your needs at Frenchay.
You can now sign up for these by searching ‘BYOB’ via events on InfoHub.
Your Future in Freelancing
Your Future in Freelancing (YFIF) is a series of workshops at City Campus to help you develop commercial awareness and business skills on your path to becoming a freelancer or self-employed.
Venture Ready Award pitching event
We hold an annual Venture Ready Award pitching event in partnership with Santander Universities to support the growth of existing student businesses or social enterprise. Up to ten of the best ideas are chosen to be pitched in front of a panel of judges, with the chance of winning up to £5,000.
Start-up drinks networking
Build your network and hear local entrepreneurs’ start-up experiences, as well as one-minute promotional pitches from audience members. Please register for start-up events via InfoHub.
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Careers and enterprise employer events
Find out about careers and enterprise employer related events including employers fairs, industry Q&A panels, workshops and competitions.
Work experience, jobs and placements
Use UWE Bristol's in depth resources to find graduate jobs, internships, work experience and volunteering opportunities.
Financial support and funding for start-ups and business ideas
A range of funding opportunities to help you get your idea off the ground or take it to the next level, from pitching competitions to start-up scholarships.
Advice and business support
Online resources, business advice clinics, an entrepreneurs support programme and a team of enterprise advisers.