Launch.ed is a free service, provided by the University of Edinburgh for its students, to support the formation of start-up and spin-out companies. It provides bespoke commercialisation support for those who want to take the first step to turning their ideas into a reality.

• Explore funding options
• Hot desks and resources
• Business Planning Support
• Assess your potential market
• Advice, mentoring and networking

Students can work with LAUNCH, without charge, alongside their studies to develop their business ideas and finance their plans so that they can explore the potential to create and work for their own company once they have finished their studies. Launch.ed is open to all students or recent alumni from the University of Edinburgh.

Contact Rebecca Difford, Company Formation Executive
rebecca.difford@launch.ed.ac.uk

Scottish Institute for Enterprise works across all HEIs in Scotland to provide a free service for all of Scotland's students to encourage enterprising spirit and skills, and help start-up companies become the businesses of tomorrow. They organise student enterprise events, a Business Plan Competition, and one-to-one business advice through a regional business advisor.

Contact Peter Van Bruchem, Regional Business Advisor
p.vanbruchem@sie.ac.uk

Enterprise Education

Transkills Courses for Business and Enterprise Training

The University of Edinburgh has developed a programme of workshops to provide business and entrepreneurial skills education and training to post-graduate students. The programme is primarily a series of short half-day workshops. All events are free of charge and non-credit bearing. Workshops are held primarily for post-graduate students and are usually held in the Sanderson Building on the King's Buildings campus.

Contact Katrina Kerr, Transkills
Katrina.kerr@ed.ac.uk

Undergraduate Credit-Bearing Courses

A range of undergraduate courses and degree programmes are offered within the College of Science and Engineering by the Technology Management Unit.

Contact Dr Frank Mill, School of Engineering and Electronics,
Frank.Mill@ed.ac.uk

Entrepreneurship Clubs

E-Club

The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club at the University of Edinburgh Management School (UEMS) is a consortium of postgraduate Edinburgh students, alumni, researchers, faculty and staff, and colleagues from the wider community who share a common goal of fostering the entrepreneurial spirit. The clubs hosts visits from a wide range of external speakers to provide inspirational talks followed by an opportunity to network and socialise.

Student Run-Societies

iCUE

iCue is a registered Edinburgh University society, which strives to develop the practical business skills, entrepreneurial spirit and employability of its members by allowing them to perform real world business tasks within a fully operational student company. iCue is open to all current matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh.

ESOC

A student run organisation promoting and supporting entrepreneurship within Edinburgh University. ESOC is open to all current matriculated undergraduate students of the University of Edinburgh.