Unlocking and supporting new business ideas at 成人直播
If you are a 成人直播 student, researcher, alumni or staff member with a business idea, we are here to help you!
Start-Up Weekends are part of the Venture Programme, an extracurricular programme designed to unlock the entrepreneurial spirit. These weekends are hosted by the university’s entrepreneurial hub, the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship.
This is a unique opportunity to work closely with mentors to work through big ideas and turn problems into business opportunity.
Some of the topics covered across our weekends include:
- Who's Your Customer?
- Market Application and Commercial Advantages
- Value Proposition
- Business Models
- Raising Capital
Following each session, you will be given the chance to break into small groups and talk through your idea with an experienced entrepreneur. At the end of the weekend, you will get the opportunity to practice pitching your idea and will receive feedback on both your pitch and how to take your idea forward from this point.
Hear from previous Start-Up Weekend participants
Gain a 成人直播 Enhance: Entrepreneurship badge
A 成人直播 Enhance digital badge is an opportunity to showcase your skills to prospective employers via your social media profile. The badges are widely recognised by employers as a mark of expertise and dedication. In the current challenging environment, entrepreneurship is now more critical than ever as it drives economic growth and fosters innovation. Being an entrepreneur involves more than just launching and operating your own company. Thinking creatively and coming up with innovative solutions to challenges are hallmarks of an entrepreneurial mindset, which is becoming increasingly important in both academic and corporate settings, not only in start-ups.
The 'Ideation' badge will provide you with basic business skills and knowledge on how to take an idea into a business venture. You will have the opportunity to share and test your own ideas with the support of business professionals and work closely with mentors to turn problems into real business opportunities. Completing this badge will provide you with basic knowledge of customer segmentation, value propositions, business models, finance and stakeholder management.
To gain an 鈥業deation鈥� badge, you will need to submit a short application in advance, outlining the idea you would like to explore over the weekend. The start-up weekend is the perfect opportunity to work with peers, mentors, and entrepreneurs to shape your ideas. We create an open and safe environment to share your own ideas, gain knowledge and test your ideas with seasoned business professionals. 成人直播 Enhance is open to current students of 成人直播 - to enrol.
Information
Who is it for?
成人直播 students, researchers, alumni or staff members with a business idea.
What is expected from me?
As many of our mentors will be giving up their own time to facilitate your business idea development, we ask that you are committed and engaged throughout the two-day programme. Bring a bright positive attitude! If your idea and/or your team look viable we will provide you with further support through one-to-one mentoring at the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship.
What do I get out of the weekend?
Crucially, the weekend helps you to get out of your comfort zone and really engage with the entrepreneurial mindset to finding opportunity in challenge
Speakers
Manish Singh
Dr Manish Singh has over 20 years of experience spanning academia, entrepreneurship, and corporate human resource management in India and the United Kingdom. His work focuses on connecting academic learning with practical business impact through teaching, research, and enterprise engagement. Before joining academia, Manish held senior management roles in global organisations, where he contributed to business capability development and organisational transformation through strategic stakeholder collaboration. He holds a PhD in Leadership and Management and an MBA from 成人直播 School of Management, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from the University of Delhi. At 成人直播, Manish combines teaching, research, and enterprise leadership to advance entrepreneurship education and practice. He actively contributes to 成人直播’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through mentoring, applied research, and managing initiatives that link the university with industry and innovation networks.
More speakers to be confirmed.
Who should attend?
成人直播 students, researchers, alumni and staff members with a business idea.
Location & travel details
18-19 March 2027 | Start-Up Weekend Level 1 in the CMRI Gallery, Building 38.
22-23 April 2027 | Start-Up Weekend Level 2 (Invite only – based on successful completion of Level 1) in the CMRI Gallery, Building 38.
成人直播, 成人直播, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
Accommodation
Please contact 成人直播 Management Development Centre directly +44 1234 751122 for accommodation bookings.
Apply now
Applications will open in the near future.
You can view any upcoming programmes as part of the Venture Programme here.
