What is BSEEN?
BSEEN offers
students and graduates a great package of intensive support to launch a new
startup. Successful participants benefit from an intensive bootcamp covering
all the startup essentials (online or face-to-face), a supportive
entrepreneurial community, access to a business mentor, launch funding of £500,
and free workspace for 12 months at Innovation Birmingham Campus, Millennium
Point or one of our partner universities.
Why Choose BSEEN?
Stop dreaming and just start with
BSEEN
BSEEN’s startup bootcamp gives you a
great platform to develop and grow your business skills.
Office Space: Get 12-months free
workspace at Innovation Birmingham Campus, Millennium Point or one of our
partner institutions.
Launch funding: will help you to
cover some of your initial start-up costs and enable you to get going.
Our mentors: are on hand to offer
advice and guidance based on their own extensive business experience.
Our supportive entrepreneurial
community: including existing BSEEN participants, former BSEEN startup founders
and a range of professional services organisations will be an encouraging
sounding board for your ideas.
For Students & Graduates
Join
the award-winning BSEEN programme and get the support you need to set up and
grow a new venture in Birmingham. Apply with your viable business idea
via the online application form on the BSEEN website. Your application will be evaluated and the
next step is to attend a panel interview at one of the partner
universities. If successful you will
receive the full support of the BSEEN programme for 12 months.
For Mentors
Mentors are a vital part of the BSEEN
programme. We’re always on the lookout for mentors who are keen to share their
expertise and knowledge, inspiring and guiding fledgling business owners and
giving them the confidence they need to make their idea a success.
BSEEN, part-funded
by the European Regional Development Fund, is open to all current students of
Aston University, Birmingham City University, University College Birmingham and
Newman University, as well as any individuals who have graduated in the last 5
years. You must live in Birmingham and have not already launched your business.
Please refer to our website for full details.