Online Resources
On-demand resources to help you develop and test your ideas for a business start-up or self-employed freelance career.
Explore working for yourself
- Test your entrepreneurial potential with Get2test.
- Map your entrepreneurial competencies with Yoop.
- Get valuable advice and insights for freelancers from Creative Boom.
- Plan and develop a viable creative business with Creative Enterprise Toolkit.
- Reflect on what is most important when starting up with 20 questions workbook (PDF: 140KB).
- Watch START UP's videos on various topics to help you on your start-up journey.
- UKCISA – UK Council for International Student Affairs – for information about immigration routes which can be switched to from a Student visa in the UK including the Graduate visa and the Innovator Founder visa routes.
Develop your business
- Use Value Proposition Canvas to define your product-market fit. Watch this video on how to use the canvas.
- Use Business Model Canvas to create a business plan. Watch this video on how to use the canvas.
- Use COBRA for insights on specific business-related topics. To access COBRA, log in to MyCareer and click on the Resources tab in the top right corner
- Use MINTEL, Passport and Statista for access to the latest information, trends and statistics as part of your secondary market research. These platforms are available to current students through the Newcastle University Library. Graduates can access MINTEL through BIPC North East in the City Library, in-person. Check with your local BIPC branch if you are no longer in Newcastle.
- Use the Mom Test to understand what questions to ask in your primary market research. Take a look at our recommended reading list for details on this book and others available in the Library.
Establish your business
- Understand the legal side of being self-employed with resources from HMRC. Visit their YouTube playlist for guidance on submitting a self-assessment tax return.
- Get training and support on Intellectual Property with the Intellectual Property Office.
- Learn to trade overseas with resources from the Department for International Trade.