Delivered in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway College and the University of Glasgow, this course is aimed at students with an HND qualification, and you will enter at Year 3. Today’s workplace requires you to have the ability to develop opportunities, bring innovation to the organisation and to work creatively. This course will help develop and enhance enterprising capabilities, complementing the expertise you have gained from your HND. A practical and applied approach will enable you to demonstrate your understanding of the context in which small-to-medium enterprises operate. A high level of commitment and participation is required to support the underpinning theoretical knowledge, which you will apply to your business venture or within the organisation you may work for. You will have access to both internal and external support from a variety of our partners; such as the UWS Business Start- Up Network, Princes Trust Youth Business Scotland (PTYBS), Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) and Micro Tyco on-line mentoring. Local entrepreneurs and business owners will also deliver workshops to Applied Enterprise students.

You will be well-positioned to take your business concept to the next stage of the start-up process. You will also have developed a range of valuable transferable skills, which will be attractive to employers who are owners of small enterprises in your area of expertise.