Connect & collaborate

Share your time and skills to empower lives and make a difference.

Whether you want to support emerging entrepreneurs, contribute to an event, explore research and collaboration opportunities or connect with the Centre, there are many ways to get involved.

Work with our enterprise community

We welcome entrepreneurs, employers, investors and industry specialists who want to share their experience and help develop entrepreneurial talent at Liverpool.

You could get involved by:

• mentoring students, graduates and emerging founders
• contributing to enterprise clinics, programmes or workshops
• joining panels, talks or enterprise competitions
• sharing specialist expertise and industry insight
• offering practical experiences or opportunities
• supporting emerging ventures through connections, expertise or investment.

Academics, PhD students and practitioners can also connect with the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, based within the University of Liverpool Management School. Explore its entrepreneurship research and find out about opportunities to become part of the Centre.

Events and opportunities to connect

Since its launch in September 2024, the Sir Peter Rigby Centre for Enterprise has become a vibrant hub for entrepreneurial activity and innovation at the University of Liverpool.

Activity at the Centre is shaped through collaboration between the Careers and Employability Entrepreneurship and Start-Up team, the Brett Centre, students, staff and external partners, delivering events and experiences that build entrepreneurial skills, encourage new ideas and create opportunities to connect.

Students and recent graduates can take part in workshops, mentoring, networking, enterprise programmes and practical start-up support. This includes the weekly Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Clinic, where they can get advice on a business idea, test an early concept or talk through their next steps.

The Centre also hosts activity for University staff, academics, entrepreneurs, employers, businesses and external stakeholders, bringing together expertise from across the University and the wider enterprise community.

Events and activities may include:

• collaborative co-working and one-to-one enterprise support
• community events, training and networking
• opportunities to meet Entrepreneurs and Employers in Residence
• talks, panels and workshops with entrepreneurs, researchers and industry experts.

Explore enterprise opportunities

We also welcome enquiries about hosting or contributing to enterprise events at the Centre.

Contact the Centre about hosting an event

Entrepreneurship research

Enterprise at Liverpool is also supported by research into entrepreneurship, innovation and the conditions that help new ideas and organisations develop.

The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, based within the University of Liverpool Management School, connects academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in entrepreneurship research, policy and practice.

Discover the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship

Academics, PhD students and practitioners interested in becoming part of the Centre are also welcome to get in touch. For information about membership, contact bcfe@liverpool.ac.uk.

Help us grow our impact

Our ambition is to build an inclusive and connected enterprise ecosystem that inspires entrepreneurial thinking, supports new ventures and academic innovation, and strengthens the University's contribution to the Liverpool City Region.

There are many ways to contribute — through your time, expertise, networks, collaboration or support. By working together, we can create more opportunities for students, graduates, researchers and entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and turn them into action.