Start your own business
Do you want to start your own business? Core competencies of researchers, such as problem solving, creativity, analysing, and communication, are useful if you want to start a business and be self-employed. You can create a company from your research idea or a societal need you have identified and become the CEO of your own company.
Lead science in a business
Collaborate with a business to allow them to commercialise your ideas. You can establish collaborations with an existing company and become their scientific expert without creating or leading your own company. This gives you the possibility to continue doing research while commercialising your ideas. Another option is to pitch your research idea to a team or company that wishes to commercialise it. You may need to look internationally for this.
Position types
- Chief Executive Offier
- Chief Scientific or Medical Officer
- Advisor or consultant
Main competencies for this pathway
- Opportunity recognition
- Subject specific expertise
- Project management skills
- Learning from mistakes
- Communication skills
- Self-management skills
- Drive and motivation
Training courses to support this pathway
- Otago Network for Entrepreneurship
- Measure your entrepreneurial capital
- The Māori Entrepreneurship Programme: Konaki Internship
- Audacious – a student focused programme to build entrepreneurial skills
- Accelerator programme – The Challenger Series
- Co.Starters – a facilitated nine week programme aimed at teaching people how to start a business
- Momentum - student-led investment committees
- Startup Dunedin facilitates, connects and co-ordinates the growth of the Dunedin startup ecosystem. It is a not-for-profit trust that believes Dunedin can be one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the world.
- Ignite Consultants –build partnerships betweeen talented students and social conscious organisations to help maximise their impact.