Are you already running a business/side-hustle or working freelance?
Please tell us about it here, and we’ll get in touch with details of how we can help you.
You can also nominate yourself or somebody deserving in this year’s DMU Freelancing and Entrepreneurship Awards.
Win a share of £3,000!
DMU students studying any subject relating to Computing, Engineering and Media can win a share of £3,000!
This year's 'Engineers in Business' hackathon is a two-part event, starting this Thursday 1 May and continuing Thursday 8 May.
Students will form teams who will work on a solution to a problem set by experts, and they'll use their knowledge and expertise to form a pitch which could win them a share of a £3,000 prize.
The event is sponsored by 'Engineers in Business'.
Pitch2Win!
Your business idea could win you £100 and if it’s really good, you could be entered into our final later in the year for the chance to win £1000 or more! Weekly pitching rounds will are now taking place. All you have to do to enter is go to my-gateway.dmu.ac.uk and book a pitching slot!
Free online Startup Summer School
Join us online for 3 x 60 minute sessions in the Summer! We’ll tell you everything you need to know about being freelance, self-employed and entrepreneurial!
This is open to DMU students at any De Montfort University location around the world, plus recent graduates.
Register here: https://my-gateway.dmu.ac.uk/leap/event.html?id=800&service=Careers%20Service
DMUmade PopUps
We've teamed up with DSU to host a new, daily opUp Shop located in the SUsupplies Shop on the Ground Floor of the Campus Centre. Students who make their own products can apply for a free stall by emailing Andrew Reynolds. PopUp Shops are open on Mondays between 10am and 4pm.
Email opportunities@dsu.ac.uk to express an interest in having a stall.
ONGOING SUPPORT
A reminder that any student or graduate can receive one to one support, whether they have an existing business or would just like to know how to go about starting one.
One-to-ones are offered face to face and on line and can be booked via MyGateway or dmumade.com.
Further drop-in support and workspace will soon be available via the new Careers Hub in Hugh Aston.
