
What do we talk about, when we talk about Side Hustling?
The terms and big words start-up folks like to throw around
Our Head of Entrepreneurship giving his take on problem-solving and picking the idea to start
1. On trends/personal forte/pain and gain
2. Is this idea a daydream or realistic?
Product development
1. How to prototype with little money and resources?
2. From plastic to a real MVP and why is it important?
@we.are.uunn
Marius from our team will guide you through how to make the first customer profile to target your market
1. The big 4s of persona building
2. I have now built the profile, what's next?
Sonya Barlow - Founder of Like-Minded Females, an expert in Data-driven Marketing and Diversity & Inclusion, delivered talks for Oxford, The BBC, British Airways, EY and many more
1. How to use personal branding to sell your product/service?
2. Instagram Marketing Hack
@sonyabarlowuk
Crystal Beth - Ranked as 6th on Season 1 of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK"
1. My journey into the entertainment scene
2. How to balance your side venture and your main priorities in life?
Cambria Bailey Jones - Directed and produced for recording artists with millions of video views
1. The production landscape in 2020
2. From freelance to professional
Chenyang Zhao and Hajni Balazs - Instagramer, Personal Trainer and Online Coach
1. Social Media Collaboration
2. The ABCs of selling your personal training package
@CZ.FIT and @Strawberrylifts
Lauren Le Franc - Founder of Little Coffee Company, Top 10 women in sustainability on Forbes
1. From an idea to help to an actual business
2. Smart marketing to build a social enterprise
@littlecoffeecompany
Makiyo Lio - Editorial Freelancer with 9 years of experience
1. Networking in the Fashion/photography industry
2. Curating a portfolio
@makiyolio
Welcome,
Upon successful completion, you will receive an official certificate from City, University of London!
This program is developed by CityVentures, City, University of London's enterprise hub. This is a 7-week course for you to grasp the basics of bootstrapping and expanding your side hustles as entrepreneurs.
You may be: A.) A student looking for extra income; B.) A hobby lover looking to make a real living from your favourite pastime; C.) A business-minded human who wants to learn how to create a business from scratch. If so, you are in the right place!
Our course has three capstone lessons guiding you through the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, as well as inspirational guest speakers to give their takes on today’s commercial setting.
With our quality content, we want to help more females and people from underrepresented backgrounds to enter entrepreneurship, help more people to get extra income in this difficult time, and share the fun of side-hustling!
This project is sponsored by Santander Universities to empower eager learners to take that leap of faith and start their side hustle!
To find out more about us, follow us @cityuniventures on Instagram or LinkedIn :)
What you’ll learn
How to grow a social media follower base
When is the right time to become a full-time business owner
Where to find the right places to network and meet people
How to spot trends in today's market
Prototyping 101 for building a product/service
What is Social Enterprise exactly
More about women starting a tech career
More about the first-hand experiences of female entrepreneurs (in Photography, Healthtech, Entertainment, Fitness, Travel, Food etc.)
Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?
This course is for complete beginners who want to start a business