Exploring Opportunities
So you’re interested in being entrepreneurial?
There are a wealth of activities and resources to enhance your skills, develop an idea, meet entrepreneurs and gain experience. The opportunities are only limited by the time you have.
Check out our top picks, then use the filters below to further customise your search.
Enterprising Oxfordshire
Looking for a way to navigate the Oxford entrepreneurship ecosystem? Our handy map shows you everything at a glance.
Understanding Intellectual Property (IP)
An Oxford guide to IP and where to find information, guidance and support.
Are you ready to start a business?
So you’ve been thinking about starting a venture recently, but how do you know if you actually are ready?
Useful TED Talks
TED Talks are a great source of information, advice and experience to help you with any idea you have, no matter what stage you are at.
How a degree can help your run a startup
Three members of Bloom & Wild discuss how their degrees have helped in their entrepreneurial life.
Sign up for the EO Newsletter
A weekly digest of upcoming entrepreneurship events in Oxfordshire, via Enterprising Oxford.
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10 Rules for a Great Start Up Idea
If you are looking for startup validation, check out this great infographic from Founder Institute (designed by Andrea Chen).
10 Ways Entrepreneurs Think Differently
How often have you thought to yourself, “I wish I had my own business”? Many people dream about how good it would be, ...
Abhinav Jain – CEO of PowerMarket
Abhinav Jain is the CEO of PowerMarket, an online renewable energy assessment and marketplace.
ActInSpace
An international innovation contest based on space technologies, data, patents and infrastructures.
Agne Milukaite – Founder of Cycle.land
Agne Milukaite, is the Founder of cycle.land, a peer-to-peer bike sharing social marketplace.
Alastair Sussock – Co-Founder of SafeBoda
Alastair Sussock is the Co-Founder of SafeBoda, an innovative solution to motorcycle taxi transportation in Africa.
Alex Caccia – CEO of Animal Dynamics
Alex Caccia is a serial entrepreneur, with start-ups in hardware and software, as well as sports equipment.
Alex Froom, Co-Founder of Zipabout
Alex Froom is the Co-founder of Zipabout, an Intelligent Mobility project.
Alex McCallion, co-founder of Greater Change
Alex McCallion is Co-founder of Greater Change, helping to provide a way of giving to the homeless.
Alexander Koelbl, founder of HEADING ON
Alex is the Founder of HEADING ON, described like a "Fitbit® for your car".
Ali Cigari, co-founder and lead engineer at Wattson Blue
Ali is the Co-founder and Lead Engineer at Wattson Blue.
All-Innovate Idea Competition
Encouraging all students at Oxford to develop an entrepreneurial skill-set.
Andrew Rimmer, CEO of Opsydia
Andrew Rimmer is the CEO of Opsydia, set to bring significant security advances to the diamond gemstone market.
Aniruddha Voruganti, co-founder of Students for Students
Ani Voruganti is a medical student at the University of Oxford, and Co-founder of Students for Students.
Are You Ready to Start a Business?
So you've been thinking about starting a venture recently, but how do you know if you actually are ready?
Arts at the Old Fire Station
Openness, inclusion, looking forward and different thinking. The Old Fire Station acts as a bridge between sectors, organisations and people.
Ben Davison, founder of Salient
Ben Davison is the Founder of Salient, a startup developing professional post workout clothing.
Ben Wilkins, cofounder of Fluid Motion
Ben Wilkins is the Co-founder of Fluid Motion, a water-based rehabilitation programme designed to be fun and beneficial.
Bhavini Patel, co-founder of Beam Data
Bhavini Patel is the co-founder of BeamData, a civic tech venture that improves the data capacity of social enterprises and local government.
Brookes Enterprise
Enterprise Support offers exceptional opportunities for students, staff and recent graduates.
Building a Business
Providing basic business skills to those who would like to develop/enhance their skills.
Bunmi Ayeh, co-founder of The Loop
Bunmi Ayeh is a University of Oxford alumna, and fashion entrepreneur.
Charley Darbishire – CEO and Founder of Educake
Charley is the Founder and Managing Director of Educake, an online homework and revision application for secondary school science.
Charlotte Stacey – Film Maker & Video Journalist
Charlotte is a freelance film-maker, journalist and media trainer based in Oxford.
Code Academy: Online Coding Courses (MOOC)
Teaching the world how to code. Learn to code interactively, for free.
Connect TVT
Connect TVT strives to bring the Oxfordshire’s tech communities closer together in a more personal and meaningful way.
Coursera: Online Entrepreneurship Courses (MOOC)
Online, free courses taught by top instructors from world-class universities and companies. So you can learn anywhere, anytime.
CreativeLive video classes
Practical sessions about creativity, entrepreneurship, communication, design thinking and emotional intelligence.
Creativity workshop series: Design Thinking
Through interactive group sessions, you will learn how to use Design Thinking to enhance your skills in creativity.
Cristina de Sus, Founder of Miss Frida
Cristina de Sus is the Founder of Miss Frida, a social startup.
Dan Holloway, founder of Mycelium
Dan is the Founder of Mycelium, a creative thinking training tool and game.
Danae Maragouthakis, co-founder of Pod Health
Danae is a medical doctor and Co-founder of Pod Health.
Daniel Garcia & Jonathan Haralamabakis, cofounders of Pinboard.me
A platform where students and alumni can share their skills online and on campus, one-to-one.
David Jackson, founder and CEO of Oxtex
David is the Founder and CEO of Oxtex Limited, an early stage medical device company that was spun out from the University of Oxford in 2011.
Deqian Jia, cofounder of Schema
Deqian Jia is the Co-founder of Schema, a web-based note taking application.
Dominique Piche – Co-Founder of UPROSA
Dominique is the Co-founder and Creative Director of UPROSA, a brand that aims to bring real science into the consumer market.
Dong Xie, founder of CodeRobin Ltd
Dong Xie is the Founder of CodeRobin Ltd., a small software company based in Oxford.
Dr Alexander Reip, CEO of Oxford nanoSystems (OnS)
An innovative nanotech biz developing coatings to improve heat transfer in two phase systems.
Dr Andy Woods, CTO of Flying Fish Research
Dr Andy Woods is CTO of Flying Fish Research, which helps companies + startups use the crowd to make smart decisions.
Dr Les Russell, CEO of OrganOx
Les has been the CEO of OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout company, since its formation in 2008.
Dr llana Wisby, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)
Ilana Wisby is the CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits, an early stage Oxford University spin-out company founded by Dr Peter Leek.
Dr Mark Larkin – Founder and CEO of Vitaccess
Dr Mark Larkin is the Founder and CEO of Vitaccess, a digital health and strategic consultancy start-up based in Oxford.
Dr Michalis Papadakis, CEO and Cofounder of Brainomix
Dr Michalis Papadakis is the CEO and Cofounder of Brainomix, which automates the assessment of stroke damage on CT scans.
Dr Samantha Decombel – CSO and Cofounder of FitnessGenes
Dr Samantha Decombel is the Co-Founder and CSO of FitnessGenes Limited.
Dr Shisong Jiang – CTO of Oxford Vacmedix
Shisong Jiang is the CTO of Oxford Vacmedix, which has developed a technique to grow overlapping peptides in bacteria, for vaccines.
Dr Zsuzsa Mayer, co-founder of EcoSync
Dr Zsuzsa Mayer, is the Co-founder of EcoSync, a company which is revolutionising energy saving for large organisations.
Eagle Labs at The Wood Centre For Innovation
A flagship for early stage science and technology companies aimed at supporting spinout scientists, university graduates and entrepreneurs.
EIT Health Summer School
The EIT Health Summer Schools support innovation by empowering the healthcare leaders and innovators of tomorrow.
EIT Innovation
EIT is an independent EU body striving to nurture entrepreneurial talent and supporting new ideas.
Ekaterina Damer, CEO of Prolific Academic
Ekaterina (Katia) is the CEO and co-founder of Prolific, a crowdsourcing platform for paid participant recruitment.
Emily (Man Ting) Kwong, co-founder of InVent
Emily Kwong is a biomedical engineer and a co-founder of InVent, a solution for weaning hospital patients off mechanical ventilation.
Enactus Oxford
An international non-profit organisation that brings together student, academic and business leaders.
Enterprising Oxford Events
Understanding IP Whether you’re an undergraduate, masters or DPhil student, or Staff at the University of Oxford, it is important
Enterprising Oxford Newsletter
A weekly digest of upcoming entrepreneurship events in Oxfordshire, via Enterprising Oxford.
Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries
Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurship and creativity.
Exploring the startup scene: Joining a spinout
Trying to understand spin outs and start ups from inside.
Fujia Chen, co-founder of Oxford Space Structures
Revolutionising baby products by using space technologies.
Gateway to Europe
This Gateway gives guidance on European funding-related activities and support at Oxford.
Georgina Atwell, Founder of Toppsta
Georgina Atwell is the Founder Toppsta, a children’s books website.
Global Challenges Research Fund
A £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government to support research addressed to developing countries.
Global Opportunities and Threats Oxford
An action-oriented problem-solving community geared towards addressing some of the most complex issues that face the world today.
Grace Gibbons, founder of Bounce Video
Grace Gibbons is the founder/creative director of Bounce Video, a film and marketing company based in Oxford.
Harry Hall, Founder of UniCups
Harry Hall is the Founder of UniCups, a startup aiming to eliminate single-use coffee cups and food containers on university campuses.
Head-to-head with Katie Bedborough of Oxford VR
A company to watch, OCFI-based Oxford VR has just raised £10m Series A funding. The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Katie ...
Head-to-head with Low Carbon Hub
The Oxford Trust went head-to-head with Barbara Hammond, CEO of The Low Carbon Hub – a small social enterprise with big aims, now based
Helen Wright, founder and director of 9-2-3
Helen Wright is the Founder of 9-2-3, specialising in placing high quality professional candidates into jobs with flexible hours.
How a Degree Can Help You Run Your Startup
Interview to three Oxford alumni, now proud entrepreneurs.
How Entrepreneurs and Academics Are the Same
What's the difference between an academic and an entrepreneur?
How is Entrepreneurship Relevant to my Research?
A brief reflection about how being an entrepreneur fit in with an academic career.
I Have an Idea Related to Research… Now What?
As a student or researcher you need to know the rules around IP in the university.
Idea Exploration workshops
This series will take you through the stages of turning an idea into a potential venture.
Ideas 2 Impact
The course aims at enabling early career research scientists to build entrepreneurial skills.
Ideas 2 Impact
This innovation and enterprise skills initiative is convened at Saïd Business School, in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Centre
ImagineIF Accelerator
A programme of innovators across our branches worldwide, tailored mentoring and access to the Innovation Forum professional network.
Innovation & Partnership
The University of Oxford strives to create impactful knowledge through partnerships and innovation.
Innovation Districts: Creating Caffeine Fuelled Spaces to Think
So how can the concept of innovation districts be applied to Oxford?
Innovation Forum Oxford
The Innovation Forum seeks to promote innovation by building bridges between academia, industry and government.
Insight into Business
The Insight Into Business programme will effectively prepare you to demonstrate ‘commercial awareness’.
Intellectual Property workshop resource list
Resources for anyone exploring their rights and responsibilities around intellectual property (IP).
IP Workshop Slides June 2018
Here are the slides from the recent Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Responsibilities Workshop on 20 June.
Irina Fedorenko, cofounder of the Kindness Collective
Irina is a Weidenfeld Hoffman Trust scholar, and Co-founder of a social enterprise named Kindness Collective.
IT Innovation Challenge
Supporting small start-up digital projects that will bring a benefit to the University.
Jake Backus, co-founder of Common Ground Cafe and Study Space
Jake Backus is a Visiting Senior Member of Linacre College, Managing Director of Empathy Sustainability, and co-founder of Common Ground.
Jake Schofield – CEO and Co-Founder of Labstep
Jake Schofield is the CEO and Co-Founder of Labstep, a platform to help scientists capture and record their research experiment steps.
James Nettleton -Founder of the Central Research Laboratory
James Nettleton is the Founder of the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) Programme.
Jamie Dundas, CEO of The Refinery London
Jamie is the CEO of The Refinery London, a collection of workspaces across London.
Jemma Phibbs and James Lloyd – Co-Directors of School Space
Jemma and James started School Space while running events in high school.
Jessica White – VP of Meet’n’Learn
Jessica White is the VP of Meet'n'Learn, a platform for online & offline tutoring.
Jose Miguel Alfaro Gomez, founder of s.e.e.d
José Miguel Alfaro Gómez is an Attorney at Law in Costa Rica and Founder of s.e.e.d, a boutique law firm targeted to social impact ventures.
Julian Jost – CEO of Spacebase
Julian Jost is the CEO of Spacebase, an online booking-platform for workshop spaces and meeting rooms.
Karl Loo – Co-Founder and CEO of ServisHero
Karl Loo is the Co-founder and CEO of ServisHero, a mobile application that links consumers with local service providers.
Kate Nightingale, founder of BackApper
Kate is currently working on her start-up, BackApper, a social media app designed to help solo-travellers meet others when abroad.
Keats, pitching and being enterprising
How negative capabilities can help to identify opportunities for becoming enterprising.
Key Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
What does it take to become an entrepreneur? Do you think you could do it? There are a set of key charcteristics which many ...
Knowledge Exchange & Impact Team (KEIT)
KEIT supports, promotes and coordinates knowledge exchange and impact activities across the University of Oxford.
Lampson Leung, inventor and founder of Clipmatic
Lampson Leung is the Founder of Clipmatic, a company that specialises in spiral notebook accessories.
Leading for Impact
Leading for Impact helps you solve social and environmental problems in your current or future career.
Lilia Stoyanov, CEO of Transformify
Lilia Stoyanov is Chief Executive Officer and Angel Investor at Transformify.
Lily and Violet Adams, co-founders of Nerd Pirates
Lily and Violet Adams are twin sisters and Co-founders of Nerd Pirates, a creative agency.
Liz Eden, Co-founder of OpenBenches.org
Liz Eden is the Co-founder of OpenBenches.org, a way to record and celebrate the existence of memorial benches across the world.
Lucy Gadkari – CEO of MooDoo
Lucy is the Co-founder of moodoo, an app that lets you know which friends are nearby and what they’re in they're in the mood to do.
Managing Innovative Technology
Learn how organisations most effectively find, evaluate and process innovative technologies to realise their commercial value.
Mariana Morris, founder of Fruto
Mariana is Founder and Director of Fruto, a digital experience design studio.
Matthew de la Hey, co-founder and CEO of inploi
Matthew is Co-founder & CEO of inploi, a London-based employment marketplace for the service economy.
Max Inglis, Co-founder of Tekcapital
Max Inglis is an experienced entrepreneur and Co-founder of Tekcapital.
MBA Entrepreneurship Project (EP)
Challenging participants to develop a full business plan and present it to a panel of invited investors and other practitioners.
Meet the #StartedinOxford Demo Night Nov 2018 Startups
Here we go again! The lineup for the next #StartedinOxford Demo Night has been finalised.
Mike Piddock – Founder of Glisser
Mike Piddock is the Founder of Glisser, a presentation software business designed to engage audiences and gather data at live events.
MPLS Enterprise Programme
Opportunities for Oxford University members to get information about Oxford Entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Naveen Sharma, CEO of Connido
Naveen is the CEO of Connido, a UK-based start-up which develops products to help parenting and baby monitoring experience.
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur
The clinical entrepreneur training programme is designed to offer opportunities for clinical, NHS staff and wider health professionals ...
Nicholas Shekerdemian, Co-founder of Headstart App
Nicholas Shekerdemian is the Co-founder of HeadStart App, a revolutionary graduate recruitment platform.
Nick L. Theodorou, founder of Autoshares
Nick L. Theodorou is an experienced technology entrepreneur and physicist.
Nick Pinks, CEO of Covatic
Nick is the Founder of Covatic, a company that helps broadcasters and publishers deliver the content their viewers want, when they want it.
Nix Ticehurst, founder of Nixercise – a breath of fresh air
Nix is the Founder of Nixercise, a refreshingly realistic approach to health, fitness and nutrition.
Noam Angrist, Founder of Young 1ove
Noam Angrist is the Founder of Young 1ove, a Botswana based not-for-profit organisation, providing evidence-based sex education.
Olivia Munk, Founder of Part of the Night
Olivia is the founder of Part of the Night, a theatre company that supports people who identify as female, trans and non-binary.
Olivia Sibony, Head Of Impact Investment at Seedtribe
Liv is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of a food-tech startup, GrubClub.
Online Entrepreneurship Courses (MOOC)
Free, online entrepreneurship courses from ALISON provide a top-notch online entrepreneurship education to create a startup business.
Online FinTech Courses
Learn and understand fintech with free online classes from top universities and institutions.
OUI – Funding Social Enterprise
Opportunities to fund social or environmental impact projects at all stages beyond research.
OUI Startup Incubator
The Startup Incubator helps entrepreneur-driven ventures that are not University spinouts.
OX1
Oxford's first start-up incubator programme designed by student entrepreneurs, for student entrepreneurs, which does not take equity or IP.
OxFEST (Oxford Females in Engineering, Science and Technology)
We promote gender equality in STEM subjects by supporting women studying or working in these fields
OXFO Booster Grants
Apply for up to £2,000 grant funding for student society initiatives that introduce entrepreneurship in the University.
Oxford Case Studies – Hutano Diagnostics
A start-up developing a diagnostic, tracking and surveillance platform for dangerous infectious diseases in Africa.
Oxford Case Studies: Boresha Technologies
Providing reliable and low-cost sources of working capital for small farmers.
Oxford Case Studies: Mycelium
It is better to be extraordinary and fail, then try to be ordinary and succeed.
Oxford Case Studies: Pick Me Up Parcels
Emily Tench bagged a social enterprise award for Pick-Me-Up Parcels, a venture that does what it says on the parcel.
Oxford Case Studies: Project SOUP
Enjoying a simple bowl of soup for an evening can be the first step to making a number of positive changes in your community.
Oxford Entrepreneurs Student Society
Oxford Entrepreneurs is the largest student society promoting entrepreneurship in the world.
Oxford Fintech Programme
This programme on financial technology and innovation is designed to offer you the tools to face the future of finance.
Oxford Gateway to Europe
This Gateway gives guidance on European funding-related activities and support at Oxford.
Oxford Geek Nights
Oxford Geek Night is a regular meet-up for designers & developers run by Torchbox.
Oxford Hub
A centre for social action that’s open to everyone, and that takes a collaborative approach to solving some of today’s most pressing issues.
Oxford Hub Impact Labs
Learn about impact measurement, and apply your skills to the benefit of local charities.
Oxford Inspires
An intimate gathering of 500 of the world's most disruptive entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors.
Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI)
A preferred partner of the University to provide capital to, and develop spin-out companies based on research from the University's ...
Oxford Startups
Oxford Startups is a meetup for startups and people interested in the startup scene in Oxford.
Oxford Women In Business (OxWIB)
A thriving student society providing a platform for opportunities for enterprising young women at the University of Oxford.
Oxfordshire Business Enterprises
For non-profit organisation providing free and impartial advice on a wide range of business issues from self-employment to forming a ...
Oxfordshire Business Support
A practical guide to supporting Oxfordshire businesses at all stages, by people with honest first-hand experience.
Oxfordshire Community: get involved in social enterprise!
Incubators and accelerators Oxford Hub organises speaker events with established social entrepreneurs, networking events coordinated by
Oxfordshire Social Entrepreneurship Partnership (OSEP)
OSEP has been set up to help existing and prospective social entrepreneurs plan, develop and grow their businesses across Oxfordshire.
OxLEP
Championing Oxfordshire’s economic potential, acting as a catalyst and convener to drive a dynamic, sustainable and growing economy.
Patrick Beattie, Founder of Redbird Health Tech
Patrick is currently developing Redbird Health Tech, a medical diagnostics distributor expanding access to health care in Ghana.
Peter Dobson, founder of Oxonica, Oxford Biosensors, and Oxford NanoSystems
Peter Dobson is the Co- founder of Oxonica, Oxford Biosensors, and Oxford NanoSystems.
Pitchfest
Pitchfest is a free, one-day event, where high-tech entrepreneurs pitch to a renowned group of investors.
Prabh Simran Badal, founder of Chirrup Foods
Prabh Simran Badal is the Founder of Chirrup Foods, an insect flour based cookie company.
Prof. David Edwards, founder of Oxford Enhanced Medical
Prof. David Edwards currently serves as Founder Director and Chief Technology Officer for Oxford Enhanced Medical Limited.
Professor Hagan Bayley – Founder of Oxford Nanopore and OxSyBio
Hagan Bayley is the Founder of Oxford Nanopore and OxSyBio.
Professor Kieran Clarke, Founder of T∆S®
Kieran Clarke is Professor of Physiological Biochemistry and runs T∆S®, a spinout company.
Professor Tom Brown, co-founder of Oswel, ATDBio and PrimerDesign
Tom Brown is Professor of Nucleic Acid Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and Co-founder of several biotech companies.
Renee Watson, founder of The Curiosity Box
Renee is the Founder and Head of Explosions at The Curiosity Box, the UK's first STEM subscription box.
Researchers: make a social impact
Incubators/Accelerator The Skoll Centre offers plenty of resources for researchers looking to make a social impact with their ...
Richard Benjamin Allen, executive director of PalaeoPi Ltd.
Richard is Executive Director of PalaeoPi Ltd, a small lean spin out company originating in the School of Archaeology, Oxford.
Richard Snow – Cofounder and CEO of Oxford Wood Recycling
Richard is the CEO of Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd, a social enterprise recycling wood waste.
RisingWISE: empowering enterprising women
Oxbridge network that aims to foster long-term relationships between enterprising early-career researchers and women working in industry.
Ronit Kanwar, CEO and co-founder of Empower Energy
Ronit Kanwar is the CEO and Co-founder of Empower Energy, a social enterprise start-up which provides electricity in India.
Rowan Gardner, CEO of Ozo Innovations Ltd
Rowan Gardner is the CEO of Ozo Innovations Ltd (OZO), a company which develops oxidative solutions.
Samuel Conway, CEO of Zegami Limited
Samuel Conway is the Co-founder and CEO of Zegami Limited, an intuitive data discovery image technology platform.
Sarah Jordan, cofounder of Y.O.U. Underwear
Sarah Jordan is the Co-founder of Y.O.U Underwear, 100% organic cotton underwear where every purchase gives underwear to people in need.
Science and Technology Facilities Council
A publicly funded Research Council responsible for supporting, co-ordinating and promoting research, innovation and skills development.
Science Innovation Union
A training platform, bridging the gap between academia, industry, and government.
Scientific Entrepreneurship – MPLS Enterprise
Success in a start-up business is significantly enhanced with an understanding of key entrepreneurial characteristics and competencies.
Sergiu Matei, co-founder and CEO of TRAVOD
Sergiu is the Co-founder of Travod, a leading on-demand translation service platform.
Shrochis Karki, Founder of Samaanta Foundation
Shrochis is the Founder of Samaanta Foundation, an initiative that promotes equality and empowerment to poor students in Nepal.
Simon Breese, founder of Ground Data
Simon Breese founded Ground Data in 2017 to produce remote autonomous sensors for agricultural and other uses.
Simon Hombersley, CEO of Oxford Flow
Simon Hombersley is the CEO of Oxford Flow, an engineering innovation business developing industrial technologies.
Skillshare: Online Courses (MOOC)
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more.
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The centre aims at maximising the impact of social entrepreneurship to transform unjust systems around the world.
So What is Innovation Anyway?
A definition co-written by Oxford students, the Careers Service and the Humanities Division.
Social Enterprise Awards
Since 2013, over 40 different ventures have been supported, from a community cafe to a soap recycling enterprise.
Social Enterprise Mentorship
Providing direct support to enable social entrepreneurs to reach their goals.
Social Enterprise Support Programme
These student and staff awards help individuals and teams to take action and make the world a better place.
Social Entrepreneurship: exploring the buzzword
Let's explore the buzzword that is increasingly featuring in the business and start-up sector.
Social Entrepreneurship? Enterprise? Innovation?
Let's shed some light on the definitions and relations between the three.
Social Impact Education
A variety of co-curricular courses aimed at providing high potential, socially-minded graduate students across the University of Oxford.
Spyridon Pavlos, co-founder of IRmage
Spyridon Pavlos is the Co-founder of IRmage, an affordable remote sensing vision system.
SSE Funding List
A page where to find all the details about grants and support to social enterprises.
Startups.co.uk
UK’s leading independent, online resource for anyone starting and growing a business, established in 2000.
Stephen Barnett, founder and CEO of Util
Stephen Barnett is the founder and CEO of Util, a company which seeks to lead the next generation of company assessment and valuation.
Stephen Patrick, CEO of Wireless Excellence
Stephen Patrick is the Founder and CEO of CableFree: Wireless Excellence, a leading Oxford based wireless telecommunications company.
Steven Zimmer – CEO of MitoDys Therapeutics
Steven Zimmer is the CEO of MitoDys Therapeutics, a drug discovery company.
Student Entrepreneur Programme (StEP)
Your chance to explore what it takes to be an entrepreneur, if you're a student.
Student Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurship education is becoming more prominent, with many students seeking to learn more about business.
Support in the University
The University of Oxford can help support entrepreneurs with hands-on or specific advice. Check out the different ways an entrepreneur ...
Susan Burton – Founder of Classlist
Susan is the founder of Classlist, a vertical social network and platform for school parents.
Sylvester Lewis, Cofounder and CEO of Suppa
Sylvester is Co-founder and CEO at Suppa, a social eating app that enables users to network with new people at restaurants, bars and cafes.
Tabitha Whiting, founder of Jarfull
Tabitha Whiting is the Founder of Jarfull, helping people start making changes to reduce their personal plastic waste.
Tata Varsity Pitch Competition
A national early stage business pitching competition for businesses coming out of colleges and universities.
Tech City Digital Business Academy
Free online courses to help you start, grow or join a digital business.
Tech Nation
Empowering ambitious tech entrepreneurs to grow faster through knowledge and connections; to build a UK economy fit for the next generation.
TED Talks for Exploring Entrepreneurship
TED Talks are a great source of information, advice and experience to help you with any idea you have, no matter what stage you are at.
TED Talks for Social Entrepreneurs
TED Talks are a great source of information, advice and experience to help you with any idea you have, no matter what stage you are at.
The Careers Service
The Careers Service helps University's members to develop skills and networks to access the world's job.
The Careers Service
The centre helps its clients, who include current Oxford students (undergraduates and postgraduates), research staff, alumni, ...
The Careers Service Student Consultancy
The programmes equips University of Oxford students with consulting skills to help local businesses, charities and community organisations.
The Careers Service Training
Facilitating a number of learning and development programmes that provide opportunities to develop your skills and experience for your ...
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Oxford Explore and Build
A bit more in depth, a bit more work, but the effort will be worth it!
The First Questions to Ask Yourself when You have that Big Idea Part 1
Dr Stuart Wilkinson gives advice on business ideas and how to manage them.
The First questions to ask yourself when you have that big idea Part 2
Dr Stuart Wilkinson gives advice on business ideas and how to manage them.
The First questions to ask yourself when you have that big idea Part 3
Dr Stuart Wilkinson gives advice on business ideas and how to manage them.
The First questions to ask yourself when you have that big idea Part 4
Dr Stuart Wilkinson gives advice on business ideas and how to manage them.
The future of social entrepreneurship in Oxford
We asked some social entrepreneurs and scholars what more could be done to help social entrepreneurship in Oxford…Read the main ...
The Hill
A healthcare ideas lab, situated at the heart of Oxford’s medical, academic, digital and entrepreneurial communities.
The John Fell Fund
All subject areas are encouraged to apply, and interdisciplinary and/or interdivisional projects are especially welcome.
The Oxford Foundry
A new entrepreneurial centre for the University of Oxford, supporting students to become more entrepreneurial people.
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
TORCH provides a range of training and development opportunities for early career researchers in Humanities.
The Oxford Social Entrepreneur’s Journey
Useful information about social entrepreneurship in Oxfordshire.
The Oxfordshire Project
Helping local businesses to support each other, by providing them with knowledge and opportunity.
The Researcher Strategy Consultancy
Giving researchers a chance to develop skills for a transition to analytical, business or policy roles in the public and private sector.
The University of Oxford Careers Service Internship Programme
The University of Oxford Internship Programme provides access to hundreds of summer internships opportunities for students.
The University of Oxford Careers Service Micro-Internship Programme
The micro-internship programme offers short-term work placements with organisations based in Oxfordshire and Greater London.
Tobias Halloran, Co-founder of Pidge
Toby is the co-founder of Pidge, a software platform for the sports, fitness and wellbeing ecosystem.
Tom Fryer, founder of Write on Point
Tom Fryer is the Founder of Write on Point, a social enterprise that’s working to increase access to university.
Tom Shopland, co-founder of Trail Unknown
Tom is a co-founder of Trail Unknown, providing adventure tours for mountain bikers.
Translational funding
Translational funding is used to bridge a ‘gap’ in development between early stage university research and its commercialisation.
Understanding Intellectual Property (IP)
As a student, you need to understand what IP is, who owns it, and what can be done with it before proceeding with an idea.
University of Oxford Entrepreneurship Support
Organisations and student groups providing opportunities to explore entrepreneurship in the University.
University of Oxford Innovation Fund
Investing across all areas of technology and intellectual property from Oxford including new Oxford-based software companies.
Unleash Your Potential: Innovation and Enterprise
Get an introduction to innovation and enterprise, and learn to generate and evaluate your own ideas.
Venturefest Oxford
An annual event that brings together innovators, investors and entrepreneurs within the high-tech sector.
Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Awards 2019
Presented every year to Oxford University students who show exceptional achievement and commitment to positive social change.
Wadham Entrepreneurs
Wadham entrepreneurs discuss the challenges and opportunities, sharing their experience and advice.
WCFI
"Set in 15 acres of beautiful woodland, our state-of-the-art office, meeting and conference facilities create an inspiring business ...
What does it mean to be Entrepreneurial?
It is not just about starting a business, or spinning out a company from research. It's a mindset, or a way of thinking.
What is an Entrepreneur?
Academia, entrepreneurship and . . . motorcycles? Dr Katie Jennings talks about what she thinks an entrepreneur is.
What Really Fosters Innovation (Infographic)
The importance of innovation and the conditions that foster it.
When can I call myself a science entrepreneur?
Holly Reeve's journey from research scientist to startup co-founder
Why do an entrepreneurship course if you are not interested in entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship skills are essential whether you start a business or not. So what skills are these?
Why Humanities Graduates Make Great Entrepreneurs
Th benefits for business that come from humanities.
Why You (As a Student) Need to Learn Entrepreneurial Skills
Learn the skills that employers are looking for.
William Cotton, founder and Managing Director of TrustonTap Ltd
William Cotton, is the Founder and Managing Director of TrustonTap Ltd.
Xan Varmuza, Founder and CEO of SportSide
Xan is the Founder of SportSide, the first global local sports club, enabling players to ‘meet their match’.
YES Young Entrepreneurs Scheme
A global competition developed to raise awareness of how ideas from science and engineering can be commercialised.
Zoology meets the Saïd Business School: insights from the Ideas to Impact programme
Zoology meets business in Oxford.
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