Celebrating Entrepreneurship at BSU
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s becoming increasingly more common for working professionals to carve their own path in the industry. Starting your own business, building a self-made concept from the ground up, or becoming a freelancer, is a popular route for many after graduation.
That’s why this week, we’re celebrating all things entrepreneurial at BSU. We’ll be highlighting some key stories about our students, staff and alumni who have gone on to start their own successful businesses, as well as how we emphasize entrepreneurship throughout our courses here.
We believe that the road to starting your own business, brand or product can be taken in many ways, which is why we equip our students with the skills and resources they need to tackle any challenge that comes their way. It is our aim that our students graduate with the confidence, curiosity and professional creativity they need to be the innovators of the modern world.
Here, we’ve highlighted a few of our courses that are designed to prepare you for a long career as a successful entrepreneur.
BA (Hons) Business and Management (Entrepreneurship)
You need look no further than our specially curated BA (Hons) Business and Management (Entrepreneurship) pathway to learn all the skills you need to succeed as an independent professional in the corporate world.
With a curriculum that teaches you how to build a successful business from the ground up, paired with hands-on experience, networking events and work placements, you’ll graduate ready to begin your own entrepreneurial journey. We take a practical approach to teaching business, focusing on the core skills you need to succeed in the real world, and granting you the opportunities to run your own events, find key work placements, and collaborate with both local and national businesses.
You’ll share ideas not only with other Business School students, but with students across the University from a range of creative courses, reflecting the reality of working with freelancers in the industry.
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Teaching entrepreneurial skills isn’t restricted to our Business courses here at BSU. We believe that everyone, no matter their discipline, should leave university with a skillset that allows them to thrive in whatever direction they take. That’s why our BA (Hons) Graphic Design course is a great choice for those who wish to prosper as a successful freelance graphic designer, prepared to take on any creative challenge thrown their way.
BSU’s Graphic Design degree will not only teach you the core principles of being a pioneering designer, but also how to navigate between clients in a constantly changing industry. With opportunities to carry out real live briefs with local businesses ingrained into the course, and the chance to have your professional portfolio curated by real, working designers, you’ll graduate as a strategic, confident thinker, ready to jump right into either in-house or freelance roles.
BA (Hons) Acting
Skill and confidence may lay at the core of a being an actor, but a strong portfolio, network connections, and the ability to manage yourself as a marketable professional are key to true success. Our BA (Hons) Acting course will teach those interested in the dramatic arts not only how to become a strong, versatile and technically-skilled actor, but also how to take an entrepreneurial approach to the industry.
We’ll show you how to sell yourself and your talent as a brand to agents, casting directors and freelance clients, as well as the best ways to find opportunities and make the most of the transferable skills you’ll gain on the course. You’ll graduate knowing how best to maneuver the industry, communicate with future employers, and manage yourself and your talent as a business.
Many of our Acting graduates have gone on not only to successful careers in the Film, TV, and Theatre industries, but also in running their own production companies, building new theatrical concepts from the ground up, with the help of the network connections BSU has secured them.
Pairing creativity with professionalism at BSU
Our motto is ‘Professionally Creative’ for a reason. We hope to encourage you to come up with our own ideas to pursue after you graduate, and grow into the creative thinkers of tomorrow, ready to tackle worldwide issues. We want to support you both during your study and once you graduate, to help you make your mark in the professional sphere.
Did you know, for instance, that BSU offers special funds for students to start their own businesses? Through our career service, you can apply for up to £1500 to help launch your own start-up or develop your idea, as well as access to a range of business support. After you’ve got your feet on the ground, we can further offer you a secondary £3500 through our Grow It funding package to grow your business even further.
We’ve helped students launch apps, retail platforms, prototype products for mass production and so much more. No idea is too small; just get in touch with our Careers team to find out more.