Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Nottingham Trent University at City

Nottingham Trent University's MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship course has been designed for individuals with an entrepreneurial mind-set. It is open to students from any academic discipline who are looking to set up their own business, become future entrepreneurs or those looking to take over their family business. This course combines rigorous academic theory with the practical skills, hands-on experience and valuable networks students need to make their business a success.

The course is designed to stimulate the entrepreneurial ethos of individuals and develop their skills and capabilities to lead and direct start-ups. Study throughout students' first two semesters will immerse them in an entrepreneur's journey and introduce them to the networks and investment opportunities they will need to get their ideas off the ground. This will culminate in a large-scale final project.

In the final semester, student will undertake the Business Model and Entrepreneurship Project, which enables them to kick-start their venture and find opportunities to finance for growing it to a sustainable one.

What students will gain from this degree:

• Through the Business Model and Entrepreneurship Project, students will have the opportunity to set up and establish their own enterprise and be mentored by experts in the field, or perhaps develop ideas for a family business with which they are involved already. Students will have the opportunity to pitch directly to venture capital investors and business angels with the opportunity to raise funding or further collaborations.
• During the course, the students' professional and business networks will be enriched by an international experience, following a ‘young’ entrepreneurial firm, experiencing directly the entrepreneurial journey.
• The course provides students with a unique seed fund and access to the entrepreneurial community, presenting them with connections to experts, entrepreneurs, business angels and capitalists.
• Students will have access to NTU Enterprise, a purpose built centre dedicated to helping turn business ideas into reality, a purpose built centre dedicated to helping turn business ideas into reality.
• Develop management skills to explore new venture opportunities and advance participants’ ideas to feasible enterprises.