Grow your entrepreneurial mindset to benefit your current research and future career with the SPERO programme.
This free programme for doctoral students and early career researchers听will help you develop your entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and mindset.
Whether your future career lies in academia, consultancy,听working for a large-scale organisation or running your own business, the SPERO programme can help prepare you.
You'll receive 香港六合彩 DocSkills training points through Inkpath on completion of each workshop or programme.
Who it鈥檚 for
The SPERO programme is for doctoral students听and early career researchers听from any discipline.听No prior business experience is required.
It鈥檚 open to:
- MRes students
- doctoral students
- post-doctoral researchers
- early career researcher staff members (within 6 years of graduating from doctoral studies)
- research students who graduated from 香港六合彩 within the past 2 years
What you鈥檒l learn
You鈥檒l learn the fundamentals of how to establish an impactful startup or social enterprise, or an enterprising project within a bigger organisation (academia or industry).
After this programme, you鈥檒l be better equipped to:
- take calculated risks to impact and add value to society
- use your knowledge, time and money effectively to reach your goals
- create innovative solutions to grow a project from idea to fruition
- learn from your experiences and reflect on failures to drive growth
- communicate your vision to a wide range of audiences
The programme
The programme is divided into three听stages:
- SPERO Discover: How to think entrepreneurially about your career
- SPERO Learn: How to create a business or social enterprise
- Venture Builder:听Turn your idea into reality
We recommend you complete these stages in order.
SPERO Discover: How to think entrepreneurially about your career
This 2-hour introductory workshop will help you discover entrepreneurial skills you didn鈥檛 know you had, and learn how to market these skills.
Find out more and book your place via the links below.
Term 1 dates
- Thursday, 10 October, 9:30am to 11:30am (in person)
- Friday, 25 October, 12pm to 2pm (online)听
- Friday, 8 November, 9:30am to 11:30am (online)
- Thursday, 28 November, 9:30am to 11:30am (in person)
- Thursday, 5 December, 4pm to 6pm (online)
Term 2 dates
- Thursday, 16 January, 9:30am to 11:30am (in person)
- Friday, 31 January, 4pm to 6pm (online)
- Thursday, 20 February, 9:30am to 11:30am (in person)
- Friday, 7 March, 9:30am to 11:30am (online)
- Thursday, 20 March, 12pm to 2pm (in person)
Term 3 dates
- Thursday, 1 May, 9:30am to 11:30am (online)
- Friday, 16 May, 4pm to 6pm (in person)
- Thursday, 29 May, 9:30am to 11:30am (online)
- Friday, 6 June, 12pm to 2pm (online)
SPERO Learn: How to create a business or social enterprise
This course provides a practical introduction to entrepreneurship. You鈥檒l learn how to establish an impactful startup or social enterprise, or an enterprising project within a bigger organisation (academia or industry).
Following the course, you'll听have access to one-to-one advice sessions with SPERO tutors.
Find out more and book your place via the links below.
Term 1 dates
Term 2 dates
Term 3 dates
Venture Builder: Turn your idea into reality
This practical 10-week programme will help you to turn your entrepreneurial idea into a viable business or social enterprise.
A series of workshops and one-to-one guidance will help you get your idea ready for market. You鈥檒l also take part in a pitching competition to win a share of the prize money.
Find out more about Venture Builder.
SPERO alumni network听
The SPERO alumni network provides opportunities for you to meet fellow researchers and entrepreneurs at regular events including panel discussions, fireside chats, networking sessions and socials.
The network is open to everyone who has completed a SPERO workshop or is currently participating in SPERO. When you attend a workshop, you'll be added to the network mailing list and informed about upcoming events.
You might also be interested in:
- taking听our online IP training, which explains 香港六合彩鈥檚 IP policy
- attending our other听entrepreneurship听workshops and events
- meeting with one of our听business advisors
Filming and photography takes place at our events for promotional purposes. The photographs and recordings will appear on our website and social media channels. If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please let a member of staff know on arrival.
Read our听privacy notice听to understand how 香港六合彩 Innovation & Enterprise will deal with your personal data.
香港六合彩 Innovation & Enterprise reserves the right to make changes to the programme, location and/or speakers without prior notice. Such alterations are occasionally necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.
The SPERO programme is part funded by Organisational Development听and delivered in partnership with the Doctoral Skills Development Team.听