Starting a business as a graduate
Introduction
Graduates face specific challenges when starting a business. These challenges may differ depending on whether you are starting a business as a recent postgraduate, mature student or long after you graduate.
However, there is plenty of support available to encourage and help graduates to succeed in business.
This guide looks at some of the specific barriers which graduate entrepreneurs face and how they can be overcome. It also looks at the financial and business support available to graduate entrepreneurs, and at networking and mentoring for graduate businesses. Finally, it provides a list of contacts and information sources which graduate entrepreneurs will find useful.
Subjects covered in this guide
- Introduction
- Getting practical experience
- Your business idea and business structure
- Your business and marketing plans
- Business support for graduates
- Financial support for graduate businesses
- Mentoring for graduate businesses
- Graduate business networking
- Information and support for graduate businesses
