Useful pointers from a meeting on 27 March with Penny Hele, Project Support Officer for Inspiring Futures within the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at Plymouth Business School.
Formation Zone: a business incubator in the University of Plymouth.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/business-services/enterprise-solutions/formation-zone
Enterprise Solutions: a gateway for external organisations to access the University of Plymouth’s expertise and facilities. Incorporates the former Growth, Acceleration and Investment Network (GAIN).
https://www.essupport.com/
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP): link businesses, academics and graduates.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/ktp
Inspiring Futures: short projects based on real business requirements are carried out, as part of the curriculum, by undergraduates on business-related courses.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/entrepreneurialism/inspiring-futures
BETA Enterprise Programme: enables undergraduates to improve their enterprise and entrepreneurial skills through the development of a business idea in a supportive environment alongside their course studies.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/enterprise-beta-programme
Developing Futures: professional development services focused on entrepreneurial leadership.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/developing-futures
Sustainable Entrepreneurship: research led by Futures Entrepreneurship Centre that is focused on this concept.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/sustainable-entrepreneurship
Institute for Social, Policy and Enterprise Research (iSPER): academics and other stakeholders collaborate in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to impact academia, business, communities and public policy.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/social-policy-enterprise
Pedagogic Research Institute and Observatory (PedRIO): research into teaching and learning in higher education; a forum for sharing pedagogic research methods and findings and for knowledge transfer; partnerships with external academic organisations and enterprises.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/pedagogic
Social enterprise projects:
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/social-enterprise
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/futures-entrepreneurship-centre/projects
SERIO: part of Plymouth University, provides specialist social, economic and market research to deliver analysis and intelligence to public, private and third sector organisations.
http://www.serio.ac.uk/