| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-25 | - |
Program Overview
Course Details
Are you a budding entrepreneur? The University of Bolton's innovative 2-year BSc (Hons) Business Start-Up degree is a full-time, accelerated course designed to support you in setting up your own business. Traditional business degrees cover the broad scope of business, but this course is different. We focus as closely as possible on your individual industry and business development needs, incubating your entrepreneurial potential.
Whatever your business speciality, through individually tailored teaching and assessment, and personalised business support, we aim to ensure you and your business are commercially sustainable post-study.
Tailored teaching and assessment
Our team of highly experienced business partners and lecturers are dedicated to helping you develop the fundamental business knowledge and practical expertise needed to set up and run your own business. We'll focus on building your understanding, skills, and confidence so you can plan and implement each stage of your new business effectively. One-to-one support is fundamental to our approach, and each module offers focused knowledge and skills that you can employ to help pass the assessments and, more importantly, support your business.
Personalised business support
Enrolling in this course gives you access to our hands-on business mentors through our Business Start-Up Support Network. Network members will act as mentors to provide our students' new ventures with the best possible starting point. We'll identify your needs and introduce you to a business mentor, then work with you to assess your business opportunities and ability to grow.
After graduation, you'll be a valued member of our business alumni network, so we can continue to support you and your business in the future. You may hopefully become a mentor to our students yourself!
Building your business network
You'll benefit from workshops and guest lectures from business start-up experts, SME advisors, successful entrepreneurs, and business owners. Networking events will help build your confidence and interpersonal skills. This direct access to the business community will help develop your skills and facilitate your success and growth.
Become a full-stack entrepreneur
Our BSc (Hons) Business Start-Up accelerated programme combines core, fundamental business, and specialised modules to develop the skills and knowledge needed to set up and grow your new business.
Enterprise and Opportunity – including the process of setting up a business
Business Skills Development – including sourcing suppliers and talent
Finance for Business Decision-Making – including financial documentation and processes
Issues in Enterprise Planning – including assessing market conditions and identifying opportunities
Business Growth – including identifying funding mechanisms and measuring capital returns (ROI)
Company Law – including contract law and intellectual property
Sustainability and Business Ethics – including both commercial and environmental sustainability
Overall, we aim to support you in gaining the vital mix of technical, practical, and theoretical business knowledge and skills needed to build a business from the ground up. We'll focus on the hard and soft skills necessary for success in your chosen business area, so you are ready to appraise risks, seize opportunities and lead your business to long-term growth and profitability.
Highlights
Key Features
Program Outline
Big business may grab the headlines, but in reality, SMEs are the backbone of a healthy economy. They provide employment, drive growth, and open new markets. If you have an idea for a new business venture but need help to realise your ambition, the University of Bolton's BSc (Hons) Business Start-Up is the ideal choice. Our academic and practitioner professionals are here to help you to navigate the complex and exciting world of business start-ups and practical entrepreneurship.
As a graduate of this highly personalised and individually tailored degree, you'll possess an impressive combination of skills and knowledge. Throughout your studies, your learning will be focused on your chosen industry area and the criteria for success in your field. This solid commercial awareness, sound business knowledge, innovation and development theory will translate to other sectors should you choose to diversify.
You'll also have essential and in-demand interpersonal and people skills, possess academic skills in research, critical thinking, and opportunity recognition, and have the lifelong learning, problem-solving and decision-making skills needed to adapt to new challenges.
What can I do with this qualification?
With the UK's first BSc (Hons) Business Start-Up degree, you'll be ready to plan, launch, and grow your own business. We expect you to already be trading, using your new knowledge and skills to develop and grow your business, with the benefit of ongoing support from the University's business alumni network.
You will also be well-equipped to enter a wide range of business and management roles in the public, private or voluntary sectors. Typical employment opportunities include retail management, human resources, marketing, customer service management, advertising, merchandising, logistics and supply chain management, accountancy, and law.
You may also choose to undertake further study in subjects such as international business management, marketing, finance, human resources and data analysis, and to develop your expertise in a particular business area. Studying for an MBA is also another option.
Alternative career options
Graduates can use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. Possibilities include:
