Entrepreneurship strategy
Our values

People-focused

Providing opportunities for students & staff to experience entrepreneurship, unlock their entrepreneurial mindset, meet likeminded individuals and create, accelerate and scale innovation-driven ventures.

Bold

A confident response which challenges the University ‘status-quo’ by implementing a distinctive package of support for innovation, entrepreneurship & commercialisation; positioning Strathclyde as an active anchor institution in Glasgow & Scotland’s entrepreneurial, innovation & technology ecosystems.

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Two men having a business meeting

Innovative

Widen and deepen our culture of creative thinking & innovation to encourage more students to be more inquisitive and inventive and greater numbers of our staff to recognise and exploit the IP and commercialisation potential of their research.

Collaborative

Working with colleagues, and external organisations and strategic partners, extending across the Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS), to deliver opportunities for start-ups, spin-outs and the wider Scottish ecosystem.

Ambitious

Encourage our students, staff & key strategic partners to realise their entrepreneurial and leadership ambitions, while having an impact on society through their venture creation, acceleration and growth.