Self-employment
About this opportunity
Self-employment might sound quite daunting but it would be a shame to miss out on an exciting opportunity if you have a brilliant idea for how you could be self-employed. If you have an interest outside of your course or doing something on your course that produces a product or a service, why not consider trying to make it into a business and make some money out of it?
Understandably, some people may not have a clue where to start. Did you know, the University has its own Enterprise team who can help students with any self-employment advice they may need?
A note for students with visas: please make sure you are aware of your visa requirements in relation to any work restrictions you may have, and ensure you don't work more hours than your visa states you are able to. Please speak with the International Office if you have any queries about visa restrictions.
How to engage with this opportunity
To get advice on how to set up in self-employement or as a freelancer, or if you have already started the journey into self-employment and need further guidance, you can seek support from the Enterprise Team by getting in touch with them to arrange a one-to-one business specialist adviser appointment.
What commitment is required?
Starting and running your own business can be highly rewarding but can take a lot of time and effort to be successful as you may need to fulfil a variety of roles, such as administering your business, as well as producing and delivering its core services or products.
Using this opportunity as evidence towards your Global Professional Award Electives?
If you are already self-employed, or plan to set up your own business in the near future, you may use this experience as evidence towards your Electives portfolio. The evidence required is a reflection of your personal and professional learning from engaging with the opportunity, which should be added to your Electives portfolio document. This will be found on your Brightspace GPA module.