Self-employment and enterprise
Being self-employed can offer a more flexible way to live your life because it often allows you the opportunity to think creatively, use your initiative and shape your own future. However, working for yourself is also risky, time-consuming and can feel insecure.
You will develop many of the skills required to be self-employed during your time at the University of Bradford such as networking, communication and commercial awareness. These skills have to be combined with your own qualities of drive, motivation and personal commitment.
Career and Employability Services can help you to:
- gain an understanding of what it means to be self employed and whether this is right for you
- explore the basics of business start-up
- develop an action plan to help you prepare for the next steps
Book a careers appointment with us to discuss your plans.
The Bradford Entrepreneur Programme
There are two programmes at the University of Bradford to develop your entrepreneurial skills, the Accelerated Student Entrepreneurship Programme for current students and the Start-up Entrepreneur and Visa Programme for graduates.