About Us

External view of BG Futures

Originally opened in 2007 as The Sky Centre, BG’s business and enterprise hub was a pilot project created and funded via the Higher Education Innovation Fund. Having enjoyed major success, and more demand than availability, the University College took the next step and secured funding to develop the building from a 5 unit, 1 meeting room, small scale business and enterprise facility, to a two-storey, 15 unit business and enterprise hub with 3 state of the art conference rooms.

Business & Enterprise

Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is committed to supporting business and enterprise both within the institution and in the wider community.

By co-locating the Business Development Office within BGFutures we aim to develop enterprising students, staff, alumni and anyone else seeking to further their business ideas. Through events, advice and other business support initiatives, we will help create the kind of entrepreneurial attitudes needed to face tomorrow’s business challenges.

We appreciate the importance and value enterprise can have on businesses and individuals. Those students planning a career in teaching may be particularly interested to learn about the place of enterprise in education. Others may be reflecting on how business ‘know-how’ can inform their career planning.

Some of those visiting BGFutures may also consider starting up or growing their own micro-business and we currently have a number of students and alumni who have successfully done this.

We provide three levels of start-up support. Our virtual office facility is ideal for those just starting out, providing a postal address and secure mail box facility. Our hot-desk facility allows those who wish to use office space on an occasional basis to have use of a PC and broadband access. Finally, we also offer business pods for those businesses who need a more permanent office space. All of our incubation tenants will also be able to access a range of other support facilities including that directly from the Business Development Manager. Our newly extended and renovated centre will be open from January 2012 with reservations being taken now.

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Business Start-Up

Starting up and running a business isn't easy but the right kind of help and support can make a real difference. The Business Development Office is available to provide that support. We will take you through all the basics on how you can get a business up and running – you just need to come up with the ideas and have the determination to make it happen.