AmazeYourself@Bradford
AmazeYourself@Bradford is a FREE enterprise programme to help you explore a business idea, develop entrepreneurial and employability skills, and increase your knowledge and experience of business development. We aim to motivate, challenge and support you!
What do we offer?
- Modules in business planning, financial management and marketing and sales
- Visits to local businesses to increase your business awareness
- Master-classes by local entrepreneurs who can share their experience of setting up a business with you
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Access to one to one business support
- Networking opportunities
The programme is designed to help to meet your potential so you can progress onto further enterprise related training, full or part time employment or a business start up!
This is what one person thought of the programme
"This programme has helped me make contacts with key people who have made me go from if I start a business to when!"
To join the programme you must..
- Be aged 16 or over
- Live in the Bradford District
- Have the enthusiasm to explore a business idea
- Be ready to amaze yourself!
This programme is delivered by the University of Bradford; however you do not need prior qualifications to join.
For more information contact the AmazeYourself team on 01274 236771 or email amazeyourself@bradford.ac.uk
Case Studies
Case Study - Helen Bradshaw
Unemployed people amazing themselves..
Helen Bradshaw had been twice bitten by redundancy and had been out of work for about 1 year before hearing from her neighbour about the AmazeYourself programme at the University of Bradford in February 2007. Once on the programme she started learning the basics of setting up a business, marketing and dealing with tax. Helen was focusing on events management as her main business idea. She explained "doing the course really inspired me,
Case Study - Jamie Barnett
Jamie Barnett (22, Bradford) has experienced a major transformation over the course of the programme and has subsequently taken great steps towards turning his business idea into reality. Jamie decided he wanted to turn his skills in landscape gardening and design into a profit making business.
Jamie felt the AmazeYourself@Bradford programme covered everything he wanted to know
