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The University of Leeds has been featured in a new report published by 10 Downing Street, focusing on the entrepreneurial spirit in education. The report is the latest in a series of moves from the government to make sure that young people leave education ready to work, with the skills and experience employers are after.

Business is personal!

It would be easy to get the impression from the media, just think of the Dragons’ Den panel, that entrepreneurship is all about the heroic entrepreneur. Of course, the founding entrepreneur plays a vital role in starting a business.

Top tip: Enterprise is for life ‘not just for Christmas’!

Sometimes it seems that starting a business couldn’t be easier. After all everyone in the UK seems to be doing it! With a working population of 40 million people, approaching 5 million run businesses. Not so much a nation of shopkeepers but a nation of entrepreneurs!

The prestigious DWF Prize for Innovation was awarded to final year students of German: Euan Graham; Simon Falk; and Sara Richardson, for their Helmo idea - a high-tech cycling helmet locker rental service to be made available alongside the well-known Citybike initiatives throughout Europe.

ENTERPRISE has become a watchword at the University of Leeds and the School of Music is reflecting this trend as it launches a new BA programme in autumn 2014 which combines academic endeavour and business initiative.

If you dream of starting your own business, or are simply interested in the process of how ideas and visions become businesses, then this short two week course is for you. Enrol on this free online course starting 30th June 2014 for 2 weeks.

Applications are invited from students studying any discipline who will be returning to their studies in the 2014/15 academic year. The interns will work closely with the University of Leeds Enterprise Officer in the marketing and promotion of enterprise education, opportunities, support and any other related activities.

Application closing date: Thursday 8th May, 1 pm. CLOSED

Professor Nigel Lockett gave a keynote address at the Sino-British Entrepreneurial Universities Forum in Wenzhou, Shanghai held between 10 March and 12 March 2014.

This page contains the shared material for the 'Global Perspectives on Enterprise' course. The course is delivered using flipped learning, with pre-recorded lectures delivered by international contributors and class time will be used to work more flexibly with the students, spending time on case studies, group discussion and interactive activities. This technique lends itself to...