University promotes entrepreneurship in Salford

The University of Salford is helping budding entrepreneurs to get their business ideas off the ground with a series of workshops and talks organised for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 (14-20 November).

Global Entrepreneurship Week aims to help people who are considering starting a business by connecting them to practical support and people who have done it already. The Salford events are open to members of the public as well as students and graduates.

One of the highlights is a talk by Dr Sophie Cain from series three of BBC 1’s The Apprentice on Wednesday (16 November). Sophie is a quantum physicist with a proven track record in business, setting up her own technology company Prior Kain after appearing on the show in 2007.

She will share her experience of creating a new product and starting a small business, and a Q & A session at the end of the talk will give the audience the opportunity to discuss their own business ideas.

Enterprise Champion Louise Kenworthy, who works on the European Regional Development Fund North West Higher Education Enterprise Champions Project, said: “Global Entrepreneurship Week is an exciting week full of fantastic events to help our students and graduates become more enterprising, pursue their dreams and build the businesses of tomorrow.”

The full programme of business start up and social enterprise workshops can be viewed at: www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/enterpriseevents.

Places are open to everyone and can be booked by emailing L.E.Kenworthy@salford.ac.uk or calling 0161 295 3807.

Budding entrepreneurs can share their thoughts and ask questions about starting a business by emailing getinvolved@gew.org.uk or using #GEWask on Twitter.

Business Inspiration with Sophie Kain takes place on Wednesday 16 November, 5.00pm - 6.30pm at the Clifford Whitworth Building on the University’s main campus.