Useful links for student entrepreneurs

Browse links from prominent start-up thinkers and blogs, to practical online tools and guidance on how to write your business plan and gain funding.

Blogs/communities

• Startup Lessons Learned
• Lessons learnt on the journey to success – Startups Magazine
• The Marketing Meetup
• Pretty Little Marketer events
• How to start a business while studying free guide – StartUp UK
• Seth Godin's blog
• OnStartups
• StartupBlog
• Underpinned

Business plan software and guidance

• Business start-up tips – Barclays
• Setting up my business – NatWest
• BusinessPlan Pro
• Write a business plan – gov.uk
• How to Write a Business Plan 101 – Entrepreneur
• The Business Model Canvas – Strategyzer
• Free guide: How to start a business – Enterprise Nation

Podcasts

• ARU Start-up Podcast
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Podcast

Funding opportunities

• South East Health Technology Alliance (SEHTA)
• Indie Bio
• Founder Institute
• Innovate UK
• Santander X
• The Pitch
• Angel Investment Network
• Kickstarter
• Crowdfunder
• British Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

Online tools

• Google Forms
• Google Analytics
• Mentimeter
• Mural
• Strategyzer
• Strategyzer Value Proposition Canvas
• Canva

UK-based associations and organisations

• National Association of College & University Entrepreneurs (NACUE)
• Startup Britain
• Entrepreneur First
• Nesta
• Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
• Business Link

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