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Target Audience: Research staff, academic staff, PhD researchers, professional services staff and anyone curious about turning an idea, research or expertise into a business or social enterprise. Open to all; no business background needed.

This is a live - online session.

Course Description;

Many great businesses start with an idea, a piece of research or a problem someone cares about solving. This interactive session introduces the entrepreneurial mindset and the practical first steps from idea to venture.
Drawing on her experience of founding and growing ProfessorMe, Dr Kate Smith will cover how to spot and test an opportunity, how to understand your customer and the value you offer, the different routes to market (including spinouts, startups and social enterprises), the basics of funding and investment, and where to find support in Scotland and at the University.

This course is delivered by 

Dr Kate Smith, CEO and Co-founder, ProfessorMe  

drkatesmith@professorme.com

Course Outcomes/Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Recognise the entrepreneurial mindset and how it applies to their own work
2. Identify and test an opportunity, and the value it offers customers
3. Understand the main routes from idea to venture, including spinouts, startups and social enterprises
4. Outline the basics of funding and investment
5. Know where to find support to take their next steps

Accessibility;

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

For online activity:

• The session will take place on Microsoft Teams
• Auto-captions will 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
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants upon request

Please contact osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Prerequisites

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.