Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

The Careers Service promotes opportunities for students to get involved in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in conjunction with organisations such as the Scottish Institute for Enterprise and Business Gateway.

What's On

What is Enterprise and Entrepreneurship?

What are the benefits of being involved?

How do I get involved?

Whom should I contact?

Where should I look for more information?

What's On:

What is Enterprise and Entrepreneurship?

Enterprise is a set of skills and attitudes that can enable a culture of opportunism, creativity and  risk taking. It is one of the the University of Aberdeen's 19 Graduate Attributes. Enterprising people come up with solutions to organisational problems, bring a culture of creativity to the workplace and foster innovation. So this skill is highly prized by employers.

It can involve anything! Raising money for charities, participating in a social enterprise cooperative, planning a trip abroad, organising an event or finding new solutions to old problems in your workplace.

Entrepreneurship is using enterprise skills to create new businesses and bring them to market. There is considerable support for those wishing to do so while at University.

What are the benefits of being involved?

Being involved with enterprise at university will give you an opportunity to engage with entrepreneurs, participate in  innovative competitions and develop a mindset which employers value. It will expand your business awareness and provide opportunities for you to make a difference.

How do I get involved?

Anyone can get involved in doing things a bit differently using imagination and creativity - at University, in your workplace or in your leisure activities.

Formal opportunities occur throughout the year to attend events and enter competitions run by the Careers Service in partnership with the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE), Aberdeen Business Enterprise Society (ABES) and individual entrepreneurs. These events are publicised on the Careers Service What's On page and on the homepage of SIE and the ABES.

Whom Do I Contact?

More information and advice can be obtained from

Janice Montgomery, Senior Careers Adviser, University of Aberdeen 

Scottish Institute for Enterprise, University Interns: Benjamin Mitchell and Anshu  Bhatnagar Aberdeen.Intern@sie.ac.uk. Follow them on Twitter at @SIE_ABD. Or visit the SIE University of Aberdeen facebook page.

For advice on turning your idea into a viable business contact the SIE Regional Business Adviser, Dawn Shand.

Where can I look for more information?

For great resources, have a look at the self employment section of the Careers website. 

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