What is The Micro Business Academy?

By being part of Micro Biz Academy, you will:

• Get the support you need to start a small business that can provide income whilst you study
• Join an entrepreneurial community that will enhance and develop your employability
• Overcome any fears, self-limiting beliefs and lack of confidence that may hold you back

MicroBiz website

An impactful mix of space housed in the historic Victoria Building and a place for community and business mentoring, providing a platform for funding to create sustainable high-growth graduate start-ups.

Available to Teesside University students or graduates, you gain access to 18 months of structured mentoring, support and office space. As well as access to a range of workshops and sessions including in areas such as:

• Accounting and finance
• Sales and marketing
• Search engine optimisation and web
• Branding
• Intellectual property and legal
• Social media
• Presentation skills
• Start-up business mentoring
• Investors and funding

Launchpad website

The team deliver a range of on-campus initiatives and projects including:

Annual Enterprise Awards
A fantastic opportunity to celebrate, showcase and recognise all the great enterprise and entrepreneurial work that takes place at the University by staff and students.

Global Entrepreneurship Week
Deliver a range of innovative and impactful activities including workshops, competitions and sessions to support your enterprising skills development and entrepreneurial thinking.

Support Teesside Enactus
An opportunity to be involved in a forward-thinking group who are making a social impact to their community by developing projects such as Re-Serve which tackles issues with food waste and food poverty.