BUG Programme

Business planning at the University of Gloucestershire

The BUG Programme is developed and run by the University of Gloucestershire each academic year. It is designed to develop participants' enterprise skills and to give them the knowledge and skills needed to be able to start and run a new business.

The BUG Programme consists of:

BUG Workshops
BUG Competition (create a Business Plan for a new business venture and win £££ prizes!)
BUG Mentoring
BUG Resources

Latest News

Added 16/05/12

BUG Finalists selected!
Business Plan presentations on Thursday 24th May!

The winners will be revealed at the Enterprise Awards on Wednesday 11th July.

Added 25/04/12
BUG Competition Prize Packages Announced!

Open Award Winner to receive £1000
Open Award Runner-Up to receive £500
Taught Award Winner to receive £500

Many thanks to Rickerbys, Randall & Payne and Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for contributing towards the above cash prizes.

We also have a variety of business support prizes which will be distributed amongst the winners and runners-up.

£500 market research with Marketest
Lifetime Basepoint Membership and 10hrs office space
12mth Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Membership
12mth Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Membership
6mth CIM Business Mentoring
1hr Legal Advice (focus on business set-up) with Rickerbys Solicitors

Internal Applicants - It is not too late to join in!

The entire BUG Programme (Workshops, Competition, Mentoring & Resources) is
FREE to ALL University of Gloucestershire students, staff and
recent graduates (of 5 years).
It is not too late to join in the BUG Programme, email bugcompetition@glos.ac.uk to take part!

External Applicants - Book Workshops!

The BUG Workshops are available to members of the general public for £120 +VAT.
The BUG Workshops are now available to book for members of the general public.