There is a dedicated Careers Enterprise team at MCR Met that is here to help you develop your side hustle or passion project into something more – have a look at the tips and support below and let your creative ideas blossom!
Workshop sessions
Check out these workshops by industry professionals looking at areas such as freelancing and developing your personal brand:
- How to manage freelance projects like a pro – Wednesday 1st March
- Freelance Work – Finding it, keeping it, increasing it – Wednesday 8th March
- Pitch Perfect – Wednesday 15th March
- How to set up a freelance gig – 22nd March (Designed specifically to be accessible and particularly beneficial to neurodivergent students and grads).
- Who Even Are You? Branding yourself to get the freelance work you want– 29th March
Manchester Met Flash Fund
A ‘try it’ fund where students can apply for up to £250 to test out or scale up an idea. Applications open 6th March until 12th March and an application form can be accessed on our Flash Fund page.
Rise Self Study Kits
A series of self study kits that students can access at their own base, covering the basics of self employment
- Relationships – Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
- Finance Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
- Legal – Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
- Planning – Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
- Ideas – Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
- Marketing – Rise at Manchester Met (mmu.ac.uk)
Enterprise Community
Man Met Enterprise LinkedIn group that students, grads and staff can join to receive regular updates.
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Underpinned
A free learning platform for freelancers, you can sign up here.
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