Be Your Own Boss

Think Business@Bradford

ThinkBusiness is a University of Bradford service aiming to create an enterprising environment to help our graduates become more successful as well as creating local businesses to improve the local area.

We organise events throughout the year to help you become more enterprising, learn more about what having a business involves and find out what help is available to you. We offer up to 12 months' support and resources to help you grow your idea into a successful business.

75% of new businesses helped by people like us exist beyond 5 years. Without support, just 33% of businesses survive for more than 5 years. Having a successful business can allow you to be your own boss, make a future out of something you love and create wealth for yourself. It can also be about making a difference to others.

One thing most successful businesses have in common is a good idea that can be developed and someone with the energy, enthusiasm and commitment to make it happen. We are most interested in your idea, your attitude and what drives you to want to start a business.

If you would like to start your own business or be more enterprising, go to the website for more information and an online enquiry form: www.bradford.ac.uk/thinkbusiness

ThinkBusiness Success

"The mix of theory and practical work on the course gave us a great background to setting up our own business. One of the final-year modules was about how to run a small enterprise in which we drew up the business plan for Studio 163. ThinkBusiness@Bradford helped us get the company up and running, and we were delighted when we were special award winners at the incubator Business of the Year Awards 2004."

Gary Palmer and Stuart Howe - BSc Electronic Imaging and Media Communication graduates