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START YOUR OWN BUSINESS The Centre for Entrepreneurship is your start up hub, with a team who can help you launch your own business or become a freelancer via our Digital Incubation Hub.
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They partner with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Google Digital Garage, Prince’s Trust and NatWest Business Builder offering business skills development sessions such as pitching, digital marketing and start up leadership.
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Supporting student and graduate start-up companies
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Business advice and start-up activities
Opportunities to take part in summer schools, idea days and hackathons
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local entrepreneurs and business experts
We are proudly supported by the Bathgate Group. Their support enables us to give grants to student and graduate entrepreneurs through our Bathgate Start-up Fund.
Marketing BA (Hons) graduate Amy Collins tells us how she turned an Instagram trend into a viable business with support from the Centre of Entrepreneurship. Amy is founder of Pin Head UK, offering bespoke custom-designed and wholesale enamel lapel pins. For information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please see page 168.
