Enterprising Leicester is an innovative and exciting new enterprise skills programme developed by the University's Academic Practice Unit together with the Enterprise and Business Development Office and the Student Support and Development Service. 

The Enterprising Leicester programme is suitable is for all University of Leicester academic and research staff and postgraduate researchers looking to develop the personal behaviours, skills, and attributes needed to be a successful entrepreneur.

Enterprising Leicester is at the heart of the University's enterprise skills provision for academic and research staff and postgraduate researchers and it seeks to develop your capacity and capability for enterprise and to place this both in the context of research commercialisation as well as your own personal and career development. It seeks to:

• Instil empathy with entrepreneurial values
• Develop awareness of entrepreneurial behaviours practised in a range of contexts
• Develop the capacity for strategic thinking and planning
• Develop clear and effective communication techniques
• Create the capacity for networking and managing relationships
• Support those seeking to make the transition from academia to business

The Enterprising Leicester programme is currently in development. Interested academic and research staff and postgraduate researchers should check back here later for further information.

Enterprising Leicester is the starting point for academic and research staff and postgraduate researchers wanting to develop their enterprise capabilities. A number of other opportunities are also available for anyone wanting to explore enterprise skills in more detail.

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