Part-time Course Guide 2013-2014 - Highbury College

Gazelle Inspiring Opportunity
As a member of the Gazelle Colleges
Group, we are committed to promoting
an entrepreneurial mind-set in our
students that will benefit employers and
provide opportunities for all.
Gazelle colleges are moving away
from classroom learning towards
an approach that puts students in
the driving seat, with opportunities
to work as part of a business at
the same time as gaining
qualifications in their chosen
subject area.
Entrepreneurs and Local
businesses can actively support
the College’s entrepreneurial ethos
through mentoring, supporting our
student-led businesses and
enterprise society or by becoming
a member of one of our Employer
Advisory Boards.
Want to start your own business?
A Gazelle college is an excellent
place to start a business. Experts are
on hand with advice on formulating a
business plan and sourcing funding.
You can also join the College’s
enterprise society - Collective
Futures.
Adult Enterprise Courses
Over 40% of UK adults say they
would like to start a business or
become self-employed. Only 5%
ever actually do so.
The Level 1 Certificate in Learning
Business & Enterprise Skills and the
Level 2 First Steps to Enterprise are
new qualifications that could give
you the skills and confidence you
need to get started.
Find out more
Call (023) 9238 3131
Email info@highbury.ac.uk
Visit www.highbury.ac.uk
These flexible courses let you learn
at your own pace and will help you
to decide whether running a
business is right for you. Once you
have made up your mind that
starting your own business is the
right step, you can progress to
more specialised Level 3 courses
to help you create, launch and grow
your business.
New start-up loan
scheme launched
Get your business off the ground with
a start-up loan.
A unique new business start-up
finance programme for entrepreneurs
is now available. Called Launcher, and
supported by the School for Start-ups
and Gazelle, the initiative aims to
support the development of over
30,000 new businesses. You could be
one of them!
As well as a low-cost loan (6.5%), new
business owners, aged 18-30, will
have access to world-class teaching,
a supportive community and regular
mentoring to give their business the
best chance of success.
Launcher loans are available to British
citizens or legal residents of England
aged between 18 and 30 and can be
up to £9,900.
The application process is easy.
Just complete the application online at
www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/highbury
and present a simple cash flow.
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