Looking to take your future into your own hands? Converge can turn your bright business idea into business reality.

Many employers and schemes are facing staffing diffuculties at this challenging time, but many are rapidly adapting to the current situation. Scottish Entrepreneurship competition, Coverge, is extending it's deadline from 6 April to 14 May. The competition is open to staff, students and recent graduates across all of Scotland’s universities, including the Open University in Scotland. This is your chance to access intensive business training, guidance, tailored support and game-changing cash prizes to springboard your venture.

Choose from three challenge categories:

  • Converge Challenge – for new business ideas with strong commercial potential and a solid intellectual property foundation
  • Creative Challenge – for innovative, new business ideas within Scotland’s creative industries sector
  • Impact Challenge – for innovative, new businesses with a social or environmental mission at their core

All of Converge's face-to-face workshops, events and business training will now take place online.

Apply now at www.convergechallenge.com


For the latest updates on how we are supporting OU students during this challenging time, please see the Careers and Employability Services coronavirus (COVID-19) page on the Help Centre: https://help.open.ac.uk/ces-coronavirus-statement. Please be aware that although employers’ advertisements are correct when posted, they may be subject to change.