Careers and Employability Service
Services for current students

Self employment

Self employed woman working from home packaging parcels to ship

If you want to set up your own business you'll need an original idea, hard work, determination and expert advice.

The university has a history of enterprising students and alumni developing successful businesses in a variety of sectors. Find out what support is available to you and get started. 

 

Support for UoN students and graduates

The University of Nottingham's Ingenuity Lab, part of the The Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HGI), helps undergraduates and postgraduates learn about enterprise and build their entrepreneurial skills.

If you have an interest in business, whether it’s a commercial venture or a social enterprise, the Ingenuity Lab is there to support you to create products and services that are not only fit for purpose, but also offer a different perspective and approach.

Visit the Ingenuity Lab website

Monet Davis
The Witty Entrepreneurial Scholarship facilitated investment into my food catering business, FaceFlavour, giving me the financial boost I needed to turn my ideas into reality.

Where can I find support beyond university?

 

Where can I find support for my social enterprise idea?

Social enterprises are businesses set up to tackle a social and/or environmental need. The profits are then used to further the social and environmental goals of the business. Social enterprises operate across a wide range of industries and sectors.

For more information and support look at the Social Enterprise Coalition website and read their guide on starting a social enterprise

 

Organisations offering advice and support

 

Careers and Employability Service

University of Nottingham
Portland Building, Level D
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 3680
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 3679
email: careers-team@nottingham.ac.uk