Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: Open to all

This course will take place online.

Ever wondered if you would like setting up and running your own business? Not sure where  to start and what is involved?  Which approach and business methods lead to less stress, more impact and more family and friends time? How much work would it take and how much money would it need?  How would you then scale it up into a bigger business without jeopardising the rest of your life?  What about setting up a business in education?  Find out the answers from an experienced start-up and edupreneur Dr Kate Smith who discusses practical tips, tricks and common pitfalls.

The aim of this session is to empower those who want to set up and run a successful start-up.

All you need to know about those first steps from a practical point of view.   How to decide to ‘go for it’. Turn that idea into action. A range of ‘how-tos’ will be covered including: how to finding people and resources to help you.  How to get free business apps  and use AI to automate processes such as content production. How to avoid unproductive time-wasting tasks.  How to build revenue each year. How to promote and market your business for free.

Course Outcomes/Objectives;

• Going for it - all you need to know about taking those first steps.

• How to get as much traction as you can from the start.

• Different business models options to fit your business.

• Successful case studies – how did they do it and what lessons can be learned.

• Scaling up and Scalable income – make money as you sleep.

• Promote and market your business for free.

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

Online activity

• The session will take place on Zoom
• Auto-captions can be enabled
• There will be audience participation
• You can keep your camera off
• You are asked to attend the whole session
• There will be a break throughout the session
• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.
• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Cancellation Policy 

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking. 

Prerequisites