{"id":74,"date":"2014-11-10T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T12:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=74"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:58:55","slug":"entrepreneurship-the-alternative-career-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2014\/11\/10\/entrepreneurship-the-alternative-career-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship \u2013 the alternative career path!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/11\/Entrepreneurship.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/11\/Entrepreneurship-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Entrepreneurship\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/11\/Entrepreneurship-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/11\/Entrepreneurship-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/11\/Entrepreneurship.jpg 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.gew.co\/\">Global Entrepreneurship Week<\/a> starts from Monday 17th \u2013 23rd November 2014, this week we wanted to focus on a career path less traveled \u2013 Entrepreneurship! \u00a0Whether you want to start your own business, work as a freelancer or on consultancy basis - having an entrepreneurial mind-set will allow you to work flexibly in a rapidly changing economy. \u00a0If you decide to pursue a career within an organisation, having a 'can-do' attitude, a creative and questioning mind, and a willingness to take risks will allow you to manage and progress your career.<\/p>\n<p>So what are your options? If you want to get a job but are not excited by large corporates, you may want to consider Entrepreneurial Internships or working for a start-up. Sites such as<a href=\"https:\/\/enternships.com\/\"> Enternships\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/workinstartups.com\/\">WorkInStartUps<\/a>\u00a0advertise jobs in a wide range of industry sectors. This blog <a href=\"http:\/\/careers.theguardian.com\/careers-blog\/reasons-graduates-consider-working-technology-startup-small-business\">post<\/a> from the guardian makes a pretty convincing case about why you should work for a start-up. If however you are set on becoming the next Richard Branson, then make the most of the opportunities available to you at University. Join relevant clubs and societies such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathstudent.com\/enactus\/\">Enactus<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathstudent.com\/banter\/\">Banter<\/a>. You may also want to consider participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneurhandbook.co.uk\/competitions-award\/\">business competition<\/a>s, games and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/UK-Hackathons-and-Jams\/\">hackathons<\/a>. Don\u2019t limit yourself to just opportunities on campus, use social media sites such as Twitter to learn about opportunities nationally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joinef.com\/\">Entrepreneur First<\/a>, is a government backed initiative which is the first of its kind offering a structured career path into entrepreneurship straight after graduation. You will benefit from training, mentoring and office space to get your start-up idea off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurship offers a wealth of opportunities but it is a tricky career path. Before you dive in, ask yourself these questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have the discipline to be your own boss?<\/li>\n<li>What is your tolerance for risk?<\/li>\n<li>Are you comfortable working alone?<\/li>\n<li>Can you test the waters without jumping straight in?<\/li>\n<li>Is your\u00a0business idea sound?<\/li>\n<li>What are the gaps in your\u00a0skills?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are some useful local organisations who may be able to offer further support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialenterpriseworks.org\/\">Social Enterprise Works<\/a>: expert guidance, support and training to help your social enterprise grow, develop and succeed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencecitybristol.com\/\">Science City Bristol:<\/a>\u00a0aims to help make the Bristol and Bath region a great place to start and grow science and technology businesses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hubbub.net\/\">Hubbub<\/a>\u00a0- A website to gain funding for your projects, ideas and events.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/\">NESTA<\/a>\u00a0- National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts: Provides funding for early stage companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Global Entrepreneurship Week starts from Monday 17th \u2013 23rd November 2014, this week we wanted to focus on a career path less traveled \u2013 Entrepreneurship! \u00a0Whether you want to start your own business, work as a freelancer or...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":384,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[748],"tags":[29,31,30],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-start-your-own-business","tag-startup"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}