Entrepreneurship Centre
Introduction
The Entrepreneurship Centre helps students explore ideas, develop entrepreneurial skills, and build sustainable businesses.聽Support focuses on practical development, mentoring, networking, and business growth.
Students can access support for:
- Business planning
- Registration and legal fees
- Marketing
- Finance advice
- Funding (incubation or acceleration activities)
- Growth strategies
Events and Meetings
NCL entrepreneurs automatically gain a membership to the Redbridge Chamber of Commerce, and as such, may attend their monthly meetings and super-networking events.
2026 saw the Employability & Progression flagship event, the annual Employability & Entrepreneurship Forum, attended by 11 of our intrepid entrepreneurs, displaying their businesses and raffling prizes of their products or services.
The E&P Department host our own NCL entrepreneur networking events and focus groups.2025-2026 saw three events including.The inaugural Entrepreneurship Centre networking event was held in June of 2025 and featured a lively discussion with presenters Mr Nazim Uddin of NCL, and Cyril Bekoe of Ilford BID.聽In October 2025, NCL hosted a Redbridge Chamber of Commerce meeting with many of our own entrepreneurs in attendance.聽Our third event was in February of 2026 and was themed on the Parisienne salon discussions of the Enlightenment Period.Attendees were invited to research funding pathways for SMEs and enjoyed a sumptuous pizza lunch.聽
Student Business Index
Browse through our student and alumni-owned business index, below!聽Check back here for new additions to our community of business owners.Contact the E&P Department if you would like to get your business website added!
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Supporting Documents
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-Key contacts -Incubation activities -Legal structure selection -Legal structure registration -Business Model Canvas Entrepreneurship Workshops -Value Proposition Canvas |
-Acceleration activities -Entrepreneur Mentorship Service -Business Startup Flowchart -GDPR Compliance -Insurances -Licences/permits -Resources evaluation -Business bank account -Funding, accounting, record-keeping, intellectual property -Branding and marketing |
Business Documents: -Vat Reg -Financial Risk Assessment -Business Plan -Filing Corporation Tax Premises Documents: -H&S Risk Assessment -H&S in the workplace -Fire safety |
-Hiring policies -Employment contracts -Company culture -Incentive schemes -Implementation of growth plan -Review of business plan |
Entrepreneurial Skills Workshops
Upskill from the comfort of your own home.聽Book a one-to-one advisory session to get a personal showing of any of the titles below.Head over to the calendar in NCL careers, select a slot, and we鈥檒l get in touch to lock in your session.
- Communication in the Workplace
- Probationary Period and Performance Reviews
- Time Management Techniques
- UK Employment Rights
- Company Culture and Workplace Morale
- Recruiting for your Business
Links and Articles
Check here for advice, inspiration, and hot-button stories from around the UK.聽We鈥檙e always on the lookout for news stories to motivate and inform our entrepreneurs.聽If you see a story that you think our entrepreneurial community should know about, send it to m-j.appaqaq@nelsoncollege.ac.uk for review.聽
Want to feature your business on our website?聽Get in touch with the E&P Department to set up a Student Spotlight Interview!
Understand tax for side hustles
Register a limited company
Get information on how to become a sole trader
Register for self-assessment tax
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