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Cardiff Metropolitan University — Enterprise Team

Entrepreneurship Annual Impact Report 2024-25

Cardiff Metropolitan University's Enterprise Team supports students, staff and the wider community to develop entrepreneurial skills and launch businesses, supported by the Welsh Government's Young Persons Guarantee. In 2024-25, 1,123 students were empowered through enterprise activities across 5 schools; 44 curriculum-based sessions were delivered alongside 16 extra-curricular events. Cardiff Met was shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year. The Changemakers Challenge, Peer Enterprise Network and Business Advice Hour were highlights of the year. 100% of Changemakers participants reported increased confidence.

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Business Advice Hour (drop-in sessions); Meet and Mingle events (guest panel networking with external eco-system); 'Curious about...' weekly workshops (11 themes: AI, marketing, social business, selling at markets etc.); Changemakers Challenge (social entrepreneurship with Project Chakra); in-curricular enterprise sessions (entrepreneurial approach, idea generation, IP, business model canvas, pitching, SDGs); Shape Your Future platform tile; Start-up Bootcamp; Peer Enterprise Network; Rising Founders; Catalyst Mentorship Programme; research involvement Custom geography from upload: Cardiff / South Wales

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 1,123 students empowered through in-curricular and extra-curricular enterprise activities in 2024-25; 44 curriculum-based sessions and 16 extra-curricular empower events delivered
Key Metric 2 Students across 5 schools: CSM (438), CSSHS (368), CSESP (122), CST (99), CSAD (96); 100% of Changemakers Challenge attendees more confident in abilities and social impact project planning
Key Metric 3 Shortlisted for Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year; Business Advice Hour drop-in sessions; 17 Meet and Mingle events with 100+ attendees and 9+ speakers; peer network launched May 2025

Key Outcomes

  • Changemakers attendee completed 6-week internship in India with Project Chakra; 'Work experience' option at Cardiff School of Technology embedded enterprise into Level 5 core module; student feedback: 'inspirational — made me see entrepreneurship is achievable and not so risky'
  • New Peer Enterprise Network launched post-pilot May 2025 — monthly in-person sessions for early-stage founders; supported by Welsh Government as part of Young Persons Guarantee; article published on Times Higher Education Campus 'Ways to Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Students'
  • Welsh Government funded via Young Persons Guarantee; bilingual report (Welsh and English); Cardiff Metropolitan University one of six TEF-outstanding rated universities; shortlisted THE Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2024-25

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