B-Enterprising is a micro-internship scheme designed by the Careers and Employability service and supported by the Buckingham Enterprise and Innovation Unit at the University of Buckingham.

The aim is to provide you with access to highly motivated students who will fulfil your project needs, bring in fresh ideas and provide you with a new perspective to your project, all the while providing the student with meaningful work experience.

Projects can be completed on-site or remotely depending on your requirements and can last up to 45 hours per student. Projects will be undertaken on a part-time, flexible basis around the student’s studies, and completed by an agreed date. You will have full control in choosing your student.

All interns are paid at £10.42 per hour and businesses are required to cover their intern's salary, which is invoiced to them at the end of the placement. The University will continue to cover the onboarding costs of the students, and will organise all the paperwork.

Charities and NGOs have their intern's salaries fully funded. See the table below for details.

For more information, please contact Christina McNab at [email protected]. 

Type of employer		Employers’ contribution
Registered charity or non-governmental organisation (NGO)		0%
All other employers/businesses		100% of intern's total salary + VAT

A micro-internship can help you to:

• Resource projects you haven’t had the time or staff to work on 
• Access a cost-effective, low-risk solution to your business needs 
• Have peace of mind when bringing in students for short-term projects
• Promote your organisation and sector to future graduates 
• Gain access to a talent pool of soon-to-be graduates 

Examples of projects: 

• Blog writing
• Reviewing and recommending sustainability practices 
• Market research and competitor analysis 
• Testing a new website, product, or service 
• Designing or recommending new systems to improve the efficiency of your organisation 
• Providing consultancy around merchandising and branding 

For more information, please contact Christina McNab at [email protected]. 

The projects are:

• Short, so are ideal for discrete projects or to resource a busy period
• Flexible, so the time may be spread over several weeks to fit around your business needs and the student’s University commitments, and could involve as many students as you like - either based at your business premises or working remotely
• Varied, and we will work with you to ensure that the projects you wish to offer are suitable for funding by our scheme
• Enterprising, giving you a chance to scale existing, or explore new, innovations and business development activity
• Supported by the Enterprise & Employability Project Officer, who will be your point of contact throughout, from scoping your requirements, to sourcing the right students and being on hand during the micro-internships to ensure everything goes smoothly
• Accessible to businesses in any location because students may complete projects for you remotely
• Guaranteed to give your business access to a pool of young talent – and an opportunity for you to inspire a new generation of enterprising graduates!

Eligibility 

To be eligible to participate in this scheme you will: 

• Have Employer’s Liability insurance in place
• Have Public Liability insurance in place 
• Be VAT registered 
• Be able to provide our students with an entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial focused project that they are able to see through to completion individually, or as part of a small group
• Be able to provide students with any necessary equipment to successfully fulfil your project brief. Our students have access to laptops and computers; however, any other specific equipment will need to be provided for them 
• Provide a point of contact for the student to liaise with during their time with you 

For more information, please contact Christina McNab at [email protected].