For students and graduates
The ASEP programme for students
Our Accelerated Student Entrepreneurship Programme (ASEP) is designed to offer students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of running an enterprise. Many of the students who have attended our programme have gone on to run successful businesses. The programmes are great fun, but also hard work and completely extra-curricular. Our job is to help you to make progress.
Overall, the workshops offer the following:
- Meet like-minded students from all over the world, and build a life-long network of international, entrepreneurial friendships
- Support to turn your social or business enterprise idea into reality, or to come up with a great idea in the first place
- Training and mentoring in the key elements of running a successful enterprise
- The chance to travel
- A start-up funding prize for the most successful teams
- An opportunity to pitch in a real Dragon’s Den for investment
- A fast-track to our graduate entrepreneur programme, including support for a Start-up visa where needed.
Our workshops are free to attend.
See the full details, including how to apply on the ASEP page.
The graduate programme
The University of Bradford Entrepreneur programme provide a route for home or international applicants to live in Bradford and establish or further develop a successful start-up. We accept applications from University of Bradford graduates and alumni as well as graduates from other institutions worldwide and members of the wider community.
The programme runs for two years and is open to anyone who has a business enterprise idea and who wishes to be based in Bradford. Entrepreneurs from overseas receive support either to apply for an Innovator Founder visa, or to make the most of their Post-study Work Visa to run a successful business. If the enterprise progresses well, an entrepreneur can then pursue further steps towards permanent residence and remaining in Bradford.
The programme provides comprehensive support, including a registered address, use of space and meeting rooms in the entrepreneurship centre, training and mentoring, networking events and access to fundraising opportunities. Our goal is to support our city, local economy, and the University through retaining and attracting top entrepreneurial talent.
