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Develop ideas and learn how to set up a venture

Test the potential of your entrepreneurial ideas, and learn what’s involved in setting up a business, social enterprise or freelancing venture, with these practical programmes.

Explore your entrepreneurial idea

For: All students, staff and recent graduates
Location: UCL East or UCL BaseKX, 103c Camley Street, London N1C 4PF
Duration: 6 weeks (2.5 hours a week)

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This free programme will help you start to turn an idea or passion into a viable business or social enterprise.


You'll work alongside other entrepreneurs to sharpen your skills, stress test your ideas and establish a market for your business or social enterprise.

You'll also have the chance to win a share of £3,000 prize money.

Find out more about Explore.


SPERO Learn: How to create a business or social enterprise

For: All for all research students, early career researchers, and recent research graduates
Location: Online or UCL BaseKX, 103c Camley Street, London N1C 4PF
Duration: 21 hours (over a number of days)

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This free programme provides a practical introduction to entrepreneurship.


You'll learn how to establish an impactful startup or social enterprise, or an enterprising project within a bigger organisation (academia or industry).

Find out more about SPERO Learn.

Work on your ideas

If you want to develop an idea before attending these programmes, you could: