Help with working for yourself
Interested in working for yourself? We can give you advice to get started and point you towards a range of opportunities and resources.
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We can help you:
- Research and refine your ideas
- Take the first steps to turn your ideas into reality
- Apply for funding
- Apply for training programmes in freelancing, starting a business or social enterprise
- Decide how to market your product or service
- With advice on business plans and competition application
Our services:
- Enterprise appointments - 25min meetings to answer your questions (book via CareerSPACE)
- Our Student Enterprise Programme which involves a range of workshops and events throughout the year (book via CareerSPACE)
- Work placements and paid internships with start-ups
- Access to internal and external funding opportunities
Opportunities
If you are interested in starting a social enterprise run a variety of programmes which you can apply for (at no charge).
Sign up to Goldsmiths NX Hub to access local opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses.
offers free business training programmes for students and recent graduates who are just about to start a business and for those who are already trading.
Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ students can register for free with UnderPinned, a platform for entrepreneurs and freelancers containing training videos, templates, a jobs board and other resources. .
If you could do with more confidence in speaking you can apply for a free place on the training programme.
Email student-enterprise@gold.ac.uk to sign up to the student enterprise mailing list.