Help with working for yourself

Goldsmiths support

We can help you:

• Research and refine your ideas
• Take the first steps to turn your ideas into reality
• Apply for funding
• Apply for training programmes in freelancing, starting a business or social enterprise
• Decide how to market your product or service
• With advice on business plans and competition application

Our services:

• Enterprise appointments - 25min meetings to answer your questions (book via CareerSPACE)
• Our Student Enterprise Programme which involves a range of workshops and events throughout the year (book via CareerSPACE)
• Work placements and paid internships with start-ups
• Access to internal and external funding opportunities

Opportunities

If you are interested in starting a social enterprise you can register for the Ingenuity programme.

Sign up to Goldsmiths NX Hub to access local opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses.

Santander Universities offers free business training programmes for students and recent graduates who are just about to start a business and for those who are already trading.

Goldsmiths students can register for free with UnderPinned, a platform for entrepreneurs and freelancers containing training videos, templates, a jobs board and other resources. Request a registration link. 

If you could do with more confidence in speaking you can apply for a free place on the We Speak training programme.

Goldsmiths students and recent graduates can register for a free year's access to the Academy Programme at the Freelancer Club. The platform contains lots of useful resources from starting out as a freelancer to pricing, invoicing and branding.