A Universidade do Central Lancashire (UCLAN) é a principal universidade do norte da Inglaterra por produzir empresas iniciantes.
Através do Propeller Student Enterprise Service, a UCLAN forneceu suporte formal de negócios e empresas a 851 novos negócios, incluindo comerciantes únicos, nos últimos seis anos. Essas empresas foram criadas por estudantes e recém-formados, que receberam ajuda especializada dentro de dois anos após o término de seus estudos acadêmicos. O número um em todo o norte da Inglaterra para o número de empresas iniciantes estudantes que ajudamos é uma notícia absolutamente fantástica. Fico encantado que nossa ampla gama de apoio comercial ajudou muitas empresas iniciantes a florescer. de negociação. O Propeller Student Enterprise Service oferece oficinas de habilidades, recursos on-line, apoio individual de mentores de negócios e interação com uma comunidade de empresas locais que trabalham no hub de hélice, com sede na fábrica de mídia da UCLAN. Empresas. futuro. ”
The success means UCLan is placed fifth overall in Tide’s newly published list of UK higher education providers.
Professor Graham Baldwin, UCLan Vice-Chancellor, said: “To be ranked number one in the whole of the north of England for the number of student start-up businesses we’ve helped is absolutely fantastic news.
“Some of the most innovative and bold ideas come out of universities and these are the places where the entrepreneurs of tomorrow can hone their business acumen. I’m delighted our wide range of business support has helped so many business start-ups flourish.
“Our commitment to establishing ourselves as a national leader in enterprise is embedded in our strategic priorities and this news means we know what we’re doing is working well and we can continue to build on that.”
UCLan has a dedicated team working with students to help set up their own businesses, as well as offering support throughout the first three years of trading. Propeller Student Enterprise Service offers skills workshops, online resources, one-to-one support from business mentors, and interaction with a community of local businesses who work from the Propeller Hub, based in UCLan’s Media Factory.
Professor Sue Smith, Director of UCLan’s Centre for SME Development, commented: “We pride ourselves on offering so many business opportunities to our students, staff, graduates, and members of our Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
“We work closely with sole traders, limited companies, co-operatives, social enterprises, freelancers, community interest groups, charities, not-for-profits and more to ensure they have the key skills to not only start a business but to continue trading.
“To know we’ve helped so many make that big leap to becoming their own boss is amazing and I know we’re looking forward to working with many more in the future.”
UCLAN também fez a lista para o número de graduados que garantiram patentes, o que significa que sua propriedade intelectual está protegida. A universidade foi classificada em 34 TH com 63 graduados, arquivando patentes por, ou em nome de UCLAN no Reino Unido e no exterior. anos acadêmicos de 2014/15 e 2019/20.
The data used for this new table has been sourced from HESA’s intellectual property, start-ups and spin-offs data and refers to graduates at universities between the academic years of 2014/15 and 2019/20.
