Graduate Entrepreneurship Project
The annual Graduate Entrepreneurship Project’s bootcamp provides students with a platform to develop a range of business ideas over four intensive days of business workshops getting the information to build a great foundation upon which to start a business.
The Bootcamp, held at BishopBurtonCollege in Beverley, Yorkshire, from 28th June – 1st July, was made up of participants drawn from across the Graduate Entrepreneurship Project’s partnership of all 11 Yorkshire higher education institutions.
The bootcamp featured presentations from individuals from the professional services community and including HMRC, Leeds Chamber, solicitors, accountants and marketing professionals. The aim of bootcamp is to provide students and graduates with serious business ideas with a firm foundation of skills and knowledge they can use in the future.
The business ideas presented at the bootcamp were incredibly diverse,
from new products for sporting activities through to a consultancy
aimed at helping schools develop effective anti-bullying policies.
Ged Doonan, Business and Patents Librarian at Leeds Central Library has
presented at bootcamp for two years now. He says: “It must be very
intense for students to go through so much in such a short time, but I
think it makes it much more real for them. They certainly find bootcamp
useful – and in particular the one-to-one sessions where we can look at
specific issues that might affect their business.”
This is echoed by York based solicitor Jane Sachedina who has run networking workshops at bootcamp for several years. “I really enjoy bootcamp,” says Jane. “The young people attending are incredibly enthusiastic. All too often young people are channelled into working for others rather than thinking about self-employment or running their own business. We need more entrepreneurial spirit in this country and bootcamp is just one of the ways this is being fostered.
To find out more about the bootcamp and the Graduate Entrepreneurship Project please follow this link: http://graduateentrepreneurship.co.uk/