Essex Start-Ups aims to provide every student and recent graduate access to resources that help them accomplish their entrepreneurial goals. From one-to-one advice, mentoring, workshops, bootcamps and pitching for investment, Essex Start-Ups provide expert services that inspire the next generation of business owners to both dream – and achieve – big ideas.

Studio X is a dedicated, vibrant space in the Innovation Centre for students to develop business ideas and  for entrepreneurs to connect with the University. Here we are showcasing research in the creative and digital sectors. Offering drop-in sessions and advice, you can get involved by contacting Essex Start-ups and joining their Facebook page. Why wait to start writing your own business story? 

Are you a local business wanting to collaborate? Perhaps you would like to host a challenge, become a mentor or participate in the varied events programme at the Innovation Centre. Get in touch with Andy Mew, Head of Start-Up Support, to find out how you can become involved. 

Executive education at Essex Business School consists of a range of core and customised programmes to transform the ambition of businesses. Focused around leadership and innovation we encourage employees at all levels to explore opportunities and create valuable networks.

We work with businesses of all sizes, from local SME's to global firms, and with all sectors, from technology to healthcare. Collaborate with us and take charge of your own or your employees' professional development.

The Essex MBA seeks to develop socially responsible entrepreneurs and working professionals who can deliver sustainable business. We offer part-time or degree apprenticeship programmes to fit around your lifestyle and professional commitments. 

The programme is designed to immerse you in the real world of business. We collaborate by bringing practitioners into the classroom and arranging company visits. Both enable you to develop an understanding into the values and mechanics of a variety of firms, handpicked so you can gain specialist knowledge and foster links with business. 

If you want to be a part of our AMBA accredited flagship programme, or enable your staff to benefit from an exceptional business education alongside employment, explore our dedicated MBA webpages. 

One of the highlights for Essex Business School students, the Successful Futures Conference is now in its fifth year, with this year’s theme being 'Why responsible business matters (more than ever) in 2020'.

We welcome keynote speakers, many of whom are Essex Business School alumni, from all sectors including banking, digital marketing and artificial intelligence. They present both their own experiences of work and the latest innovations in their field. From robots to crypto-currencies, Successful Futures encourages Essex Business School students to expand their ideas and apply themselves to a world where they will be the difference. 

If your company has insights to share or you are an Essex graduate with a story to tell, why not get in touch?  Please contact our Student Development, Careers Services team. You could join this vibrant event and help inform and inspire our future business graduates. 

Our valued Advisory Board, work with academic staff to ensure all of our business courses reflect current and future business needs. Their involvement includes contributing to the development of courses and modules, fostering links with the business community, making student presentations and arranging company visits.

Our members bring their expertise on national and international commerce into the classroom and maintain a watching brief on course content. The role of the Essex Business School Advisory Board is:

• to provide advice on the strategic development of Essex Business School, including teaching, research and knowledge transfer
• to enhance the reputation of Essex Business School and promote its activities
• to connect and engage with our stakeholders
• to increase external support for Essex Business School with the aim of securing additional capital and operational funding for the School