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An award-winning support programme for student and graduate entrepreneurs in Birmingham, UK.

Sections

Starting up 101
Business Planning
Marketing Toolkit
Books & Podcasts BSEENers Love
Legals & Intellectual Property
Finances & Funding
Freelancing

Pitching
Startup Competitions
Social Enterprise
Networking
Entrepreneurship in Birmingham
Female Entrepreneurs

Content Types

READ: PDF Downloads, Articles, Books
LISTEN: Podcasts
USE: Tools
CONNECT: Organisations/networking
LEARN: Courses
WATCH: Videos

Starting up 101

Just thinking of starting up, here are some useful resources to help you on your way.

What’s the difference between a Sole Trader and a Ltd Company? Read our guide

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Business Planning

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Take a look at these resources designed to help you plan to start your business.

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Marketing Toolkit

“If you build it they will come” is not the reality.Every business needs an effective marketing strategy.

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Books & Podcasts BSEENers Love

Each BSEEN bootcamp has compiled a list of their favourite resources to share with you.

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Legals & Intellectual Property

Legal and intellectual property support and inspiration for your new business.

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Finances & Funding

Help with financing issues and finding out about different funding options open to you.

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Freelancing

A range of different resources available to help freelancers be successful.

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Pitching

Hints and tips on crafting your perfect pitch, incorporating storytelling effectively.

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Startup Competitions

There’s a raft of startup competitions out there for you to enter and if successfull gain seed funding and mentorship for your new business.

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Social Enterprise?

Many more people want to start a business with a social mission. Find out more from these useful resources.

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Networking

Networking is essential to find customers, co-founders, team members, investors etc. Find out how and where here.

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Entrepreneurship in Birmingham

Birmingham has a vibrant and growing startup community and lots of supporting organisations to help you.

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Female Entrepreneurs

Female founders are often in the minority so these tools and resources are here to help you support each other.

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Our Trainers

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Stephen Harris

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Stuart Harrison

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Victoria Masso

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Warrick Harniess

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“I learned a lot from the real life examples, as well as the chance to speak out more and gain confidence”

“I loved how the trainers inspired us to think differently”

We also welcome alumni back to the bootcamp to share their experiences with you – the perfect opportunity to quiz entrepreneur a little further ahead than you on the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learned.

At previous bootcamps, we’ve also held sessions on Mentoring, Legals and Intellectual Property.

BSEEN NEWS

Keep up to date with what's happening with our current companies and graduates, and find out about BSEEN events.

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Entrepreneur of the Month: MyMaskology

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Entrepreneur of the Month: Endure Healthy

Miranda is a University of Birmingham graduate who has a mission and a passion to [...]

Entrepreneur of the Month: Stand Out

After securing great placement year positions and gaining invaluable business experience, Samuel and Louis decide [...]

What to expect from a BSEEN online bootcamp?

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Entrepreneur of the Month: The Delicate Mind

Nikhwat Marawat is a Birmingham City University graduate, who started a business based on his [...]

Entrepreneur of the Month: O’Driscoll Collective

Jamaal O’Driscoll is a Newman University graduate, who shares with us his story about his journey [...]

6 Tips for a Successful BSEEN Application

We all know applications are not anyone’s favourite task, but they’re a fact of life [...]

Entrepreneur of the Month: Titan Media

Ismail Ali is a BSEEN Alumni and third year Business & Management Student at Aston [...]

Our Impact

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590

Businesses Started with BSEEN Support

94%

Participants who would recommend BSEEN to other aspiring entrepreneurs

738

Individuals have taken part in a BSEEN bootcamp

80%

Participant who consider themselves more enterprising after taking part in BSEEN

BSEEN Graduates

Find out about a few of the companies BSEEN has helped to get off the ground

Read our case studies

Railway Model Store

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Beatfreeks

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Weld

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Kryjer

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Work Simplr

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Mudd Beauty

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Save As

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MyDine Catering

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O’Driscoll Collective

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Jen's Tailored Events

Jen’s Tailored Events

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The Delicate Mind

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Green Sisters

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Serenity Psychotherapy

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The Clean Kilo

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LYF Cosmetics

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Narce Media

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