Hammerson Plc has teamed up with PopUp Business School to deliver start-up training to thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs across The United Kingdom and Ireland. From September to December 2017 a number of Hammerson shopping centres including Cabot Circus, Bristol, Westquay, Southampton, Silverburn, Glasgow and Highcross, Leicester will play host to aspiring entrepreneurs. For two weeks in each venue, the Pop Up Business School will teach members of the public how to start their own business from scratch.
Since 2011, PopUp Business School has been travelling around the country helping people learn the necessary skills to start their own business. However, the advice is radically different to ‘traditional’ enterprise support. The School doesn’t preach bank loans or business plans, instead, to focuses on getting students to make returns first.
The tour kicks off in Croydon on Monday the 25th of September at The Whitgift Centre and finishes eleven weeks later in Dublin at Dundrum Shopping centre on the 11th of December. It is estimated around sixty to ninety businesses on average will be started at each location.
Co-founder, Alan Donegan said “Working with Hammerson and its shopping centres have changed the game of business startup support. We have gone through a process of months for starting up to people making their first sale in just a few days! Working with Hammerson has given entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to launch their businesses quickly and in doing so the business is making a true difference in people’s lives”
Jon Brookes, the community Manager at Hammerson Plc, said “Hammerson is committed to supporting the local communities around our centres and the partnership with Pop Up Business school is a fast, smart and hard-hitting way to do so, whilst helping to create new and exciting businesses”
