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High-quality, business relevant education

ASPIRE/ ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING

ASPIRE

Mission to develop innovative student entrepreneurship with a focus on responsible enterprise

• Research
• Business Start-Up Journey
• Self-Employed Placements

Developing entrepreneurship

• Practical knowledge (finance, registering a company,

staying legal…)

• Developing a successful business proposition (problem

solving, creative solutions, communication, leadership…) These skills are key to the future workforce against a backdrop of industrial revolution 4.0. 4.0.

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THE BUSINESS START-UP JOURNEY IN SIX STEPS

Activity 1 - Solving problems

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Real-world testing

• Prototyping -

makerspace

• Pop-up markets
• MVP websites/apps
• Social media
• Crowd sourcing

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Activity 2

• How will you test your idea?

What prototype would you make? - App, website, video, other What are the essential components of the prototype? -Draw/act them out How would you reach your customers to test? Why would you use this method? What questions would you ask them/what feedback would you gain?

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Developing strategies

• Marketing, finance,

legal structure.

• One-to-one sessions

with Entrepreneur in Residence and Tech Entrepreneur in Residence

• Masterclasses with

private-sector business

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The Business Start-Up Journey works with more than 40 external partners, including…

Support and advice

• Mentoring with successful

entrepreneurs

• Partnership with other

entrepreneurial support agencies

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Developing skills

Communication Leadership Presentation

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Business Model Canvas

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Ongoing support

• Entering competitions –

pitches, video pitches

• Access to investors –

Kent Investors Network

• Seed funding –

ASPIRE and links to Local Authority.

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Activity 3 - pitching

• How would you pitch your

business idea – in one minute? The problem was…. Our solution is…. How we make money….

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Impact 2016-18

• 500+ students attending launch events.
• Attendance at interactive seminars: 100+
• 300+ one-to-one advice sessions
• Business plans submitted: 112
• Ideas chosen for acceleration: 52
• Students reaching pitching day: 22
• Student businesses trading or close to trading: 20

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Some of our student businesses

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COzero Waitr

Testimonials

“The programme is excellent in delivering the right knowledge to future entrepreneurs”

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“I am empowered and equipped to go on and thrive upon graduation. THANK YOU.” “We have thoroughly enjoyed the experience with the Business- Start-Up Journey with Aspire. “For us, the learning process was much more important than winning it. We can't thank you

• enough. We feel much more confident.”

Things to remember

• Encourage people to try… and fail.
• Don’t be afraid to fail yourself.
• Be agile, creative. Pivot.
• Have fun!

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Any questions?

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ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk

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www.kent.ac.uk/kbs