Course summary

About this Course: Have you thought about starting your own business or working within an enterprising environment? This course is designed to underpin future careers as entrepreneurs, innovation and enterprise researchers; or work within a dynamic business environment. It will provide students with the opportunity to consider business start-up options, apply enterprise and innovation concepts to a particular business or sector or to a social enterprise sector. Students will be given the flexibility to direct their own study towards their own end goal, which may be a business start-up or working for a business within a functional area of their choice. Having strong links with a range of enterprise organisations will allow students to complete their key assessment method. This will include the use and completion of live briefs linking to enterprising projects in the local area. Whilst on the course students will develop academic and practical skills to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of how key organisation functions, processes and structures contribute to organisation effectiveness

• Apply concepts of marketing and financial management to a range of business situations and contexts

• Understand the components of entrepreneurial effectiveness in the context of start-ups, small business and social enterprise

• Structure, design and apply tools of research, analysis and decision-making to evaluate opportunities and risks

• Demonstrate enterprising behaviours, skills and attributes, such as the ability to seek out and act on opportunity and manage projects independently

• Business start-up/entrepreneurship

• A higher role within a business environment (business, finance, R&D)

• Graduate trainee within an enterprise context

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above (or Level 2 equivalent)

• Three A levels at grade C or above

• BTEC with at least DMM Profile

• Relevant work experience would be an advantage