Student Enterprise events

Grow your skills and shape your future with free student enterprise workshops and events - open to all students and graduates.

Just log in with your student account to see our monthly events during term time.

Any questions?

Contact beepurple@brighton.ac.uk

Got a great sustainable business idea to share with the world and want to win some cash?

Then think about entering The People and Planet Prize: Business Ideas Competition 2026.

Thinking about freelancing but not sure how to get started?

As a student, you could work as a freelance content creator, social media marketer, copywriter, photographer, film maker, graphic designer, illustrator, animator, musician, proof reader, researcher, editor, or tutor – among other roles.

Want to launch your own business and network with like-minded people?

Then sign up for beepurple’s FREE four-day business summer school, The StartUp Hive 2025, to get you launch-day ready!

Win up to £1000 in the People and Planet Prize

The People and Planet Prize: Student Enterprise Competition 2025 is the University of Brighton’s annual, early-stage ideas competition, which encourages you to generate an idea for a startup, social enterprise, or freelancing service that you can turn into a viable business that benefits people or our planet.