A real business problem.
Work students can explain.
A guided live-business project: students investigate a defined question, develop recommendations and present their thinking. Your university gets an agreed programme, practical outputs and structured feedback.
Discuss a pilot programme A manageable starting point, shaped around your learning goals.A founder has enquiries.
Why aren’t they converting?
Illustrative brief. Project access and permissions agreed before delivery.
What should students be able to show?
A programme should do more than fill a room. We start with the skills, experience and evidence your students need to develop.
Use their knowledge.
Investigate a real question, weigh evidence and connect classroom thinking with business decisions.
Make a case.
Present a recommendation clearly, answer questions and understand where their reasoning needs to improve.
Have work to talk about.
Leave with a project story and, where permissions allow, work they can use in a portfolio or interview.
Start with a pilot.
Build from what works.
One defined business question. A student team or cohort. A written recommendation and a final presentation, supported by practical sessions and review.
Kick-off, research review, recommendation feedback and a final presentation. Duration, cohort size, access and fees agreed in the proposal, not assumed.
Need a smaller start? A focused live-brief workshop can test the fit before a longer project. Students develop an initial response rather than a fully researched solution.
Discuss a pilot programme ↗- Week 1 / Understand the brief
Introduce the business question, available evidence and expected outputs. Agree team roles and a research plan.
- Week 2 / Investigate and review
Students explore the evidence. A guided review challenges assumptions and helps focus the research.
- Week 3 / Develop recommendations
Teams turn findings into practical options and receive feedback on their reasoning.
- Week 4 / Present and reflect
Present recommendations, respond to questions and write a short reflection on the work and learning.
A programme your team can explain internally.
A clear brief, agreed touchpoints and named outputs. Built to complement your learning goals, with responsibilities made explicit before delivery.
An agreed programme plan.
Learning goals, timetable, student outputs, delivery responsibilities and information-access arrangements set out in writing.
Guided business experience.
A scoped brief, practical sessions and agreed review points. Founder or employer access is specified where available, not promised by default.
Outputs and feedback.
A recommendation, presentation and student reflection, plus agreed feedback and a short completion summary for the programme team.
Student research.
Real founder questions.
Our founder-led growth research collaboration brought together a team of five students, business experience and expert interviews to explore the challenges founders face as their businesses grow.
What changes as founder-led businesses grow, and where do control, delegation and leadership create friction?
Student research developed alongside founder interviews and expert perspectives, connecting the findings with business experience.
Research chapters and short student videos contributed to a draft founder-led growth publication. The full publication is still in design.
Your goals.
Your cohort.
A sensible fit.
Who is this for?
University enterprise, careers and employability teams, and course leaders looking for practical business experience. We would agree the right student group together.
Can we start with a workshop?
Yes. A focused workshop can be a useful pilot. We would agree what students should leave with before choosing the topic or length.
How would a programme be priced?
By the agreed scope: cohort size, duration, preparation, project access and review time. A fee is agreed in your proposal before delivery.
What about assessment and project ownership?
Assessment stays with your university. Use of student work, business information and publication permissions would be agreed before delivery.
Your cohort.
A useful brief.
A clear proposal.
Tell us the student group, learning goal and timeframe. We’ll discuss the fit and suggest a scoped pilot or workshop, with delivery responsibilities and a fee for your team to review.