Starting your own business is easier than you think and can be incredibly rewarding. It’s also one of the best ways to gain business skills – you may learn more in 6 months of running your own business than a few years at a company. So even if your first idea doesn’t work out, you’ll gain experience that will make you much more employable
Be Supported to Start Your Business
The Launchpad
The Launchpad is a newly refurbished incubation space for budding entrepreneurs and business owners to use to conduct meetings, market research and connect with fellow entrepreneurs.
Located in the Talbot building, this space offers an enclosed meeting booth, so that you can meet potential clients or mentors in privacy. It also has a large meeting space if you have a team to support your business, as well as an area to conduct more informal chats.
If you are interested in using this space, please email enterprise@swansea.ac.uk.
Business Support
The Enterprise Team is on hand to offer bespoke, 1-2-1 business support for our students and graduates. Whether this is by meeting one of the team, or getting you paired up with a mentor from our oustanding alumni who work alongside us.
We can help you form the start of business plans, whilst figuring out financing and practical elements like where to trade and connecting you with local entrepreneurs in your field.
If you would like to have a start-up meeting with one of the team, please email enterprise@swansea.ac.uk.
Canvas Page
The Enterprise Team now have a dedicated space on Canvas for you to access whenever you need!
Click this link to head over to Canvas.
Mentoring
The Enterprise Team have a wealth of connections with alumni, local entrepreneurs and networks across South Wales to support your start-up journey. After meeting with us, we will put you in touch with someone we think will be able to guide and mentor you in your journey to starting up a business.
Entrepreneur in Residence
Our Entrepreneur in Residence joins us once a month to offer 1-2-1 meetings with our student and graduate business owners. In these meetings, you are able to ask them questions about all things running a business!
Our 2023-2024 Entrepreneur-in-Residence is yet to be announced, make sure to keep an eye on our socials to see who will be supporting us!
Trading on Campus
Test-trading is a fantastic way to get a feel for the market you're breaking into. Through the Enterprise Team, you are able to trade across both Singleton and Bay Campus with our bespoke trading stands.
With a thriving student community, you will have an engaged audience which will allow your business to gain traction and following, as well as feedback on new products or launches.
If you are interested in trading on campus, please click here to complete the enquiry form.