Business & Finance

Entrepreneur

Explore how entrepreneurs investigate problems, test ideas and organise resources to create something useful.

Roles vary across organisations and change over time. Use this profile to identify questions, then investigate current role and course information.

What does this career involve?

Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.

Work you might explore

  • Finding a meaningful problem and learning from potential users
  • Testing assumptions with small, low-cost experiments
  • Planning operations, finances and partnerships
  • Adapting an idea using evidence and feedback

What skills can help?

  • Curiosity and initiative
  • Customer discovery
  • Basic financial thinking
  • Communication and resilience

Courses to explore

These are possible learning routes, not fixed requirements. Course content and entry conditions vary.

Projects students can try

Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.

PROJECT 01

Interview users about a local problem

PROJECT 02

Test a simple service with a clear feedback plan

PROJECT 03

Build a one-page model of costs, value and risks

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