'How to...' Workshops
An eight-session series that will build upon the What Is series, diving deeper into the essentials launching ventures and equipping the founders that will lead them.
w/c Monday 20th November - w/c Monday 29th April
Book your place nowAn eight-session series that will build upon the What Is series, diving deeper into the essentials launching ventures and equipping the founders that will lead them. Led by experts in their field, this series of workshops will be fun, interactive and, of great value to anyone wanting to be more enterprising in all that they do.
The session dates and times have yet to be finalised. We will update this page soon.
The series is free to attend and will include the following sessions. You can book onto individual sessions, but we strongly encourage participants to attend the whole series to get the maximum learning experience.
- How to develop entrepreneurial skills and get started
- How to develop an MVP and learn from early adopters
- How to link vision & mission to brand identity
- How to Understand the Needs, Wants, Fears of (Potential) Customers/ Customer Personas
- How to develop commercial acumen and analyse competitors
- How to build a successful pitch deck
- How to build a successful team
- How to launch and scale a business
What you’ll learn:
- How to build skills and develop ideas that are enterprising whilst simultaneously consolidating the Sheffield Graduate Attributes
- Opportunity to network with experts and expand your connections beyond members of the university
- Important details that will greatly support idea development and further your understanding of business creation
- Application of skills regardless of course or future career plans
- Techniques to critically appraise ideas
- Opportunity to apply for the Emerge Team's Future Founders Fund
- Opportunity to self-nominate for the Emerge Team's, end of year Showcase & Networking Event
- Key ingredients to building a sustainable, viable, scalable business
Who it’s for:
- Anyone! Open to all students and recent graduates, from all faculties, whether you are experienced or a newbie and just curious to get involved, everyone is welcome.
- Ideal for those who are actively developing an idea, are working in a startup, or will soon enter the world of work.
Delivered by:
The Emerge team and guest speakers
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