Enterprise

Capturing knowledge and inspiring ambition, we are collaborating with businesses to develop practical solutions and insights to solve real business challenges. We work with corporate businesses, SMEs, start-ups, national and local policy-makers, government and the third sector. Opportunities to share knowledge inform our research and mean that we can provide insights to bring meaningful change to your business.

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Impactful business collaborations

We collaborate with businesses across three different dimensions:

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Research collaboration

from digital economy and innovation through fintech and analytics, from organisational psychology through logistics and business modelling, businesses collaborate with our thought leading academics to push forward the boundaries of knowledge and practice.

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Education collaboration

from MBA students with senior management experience through specialist postgraduate and doctoral students developing new knowledge to undergraduate students with fresh perspectives, businesses have found solutions to their market and organisational problems.

Commercial collaboration

from academics who want to turn their knowledge creation in products and services to businesses who want to tap into our expertise as they develop new products and services, exploiting commercial opportunities is one of the ways in which we stay rooted in the real-world.

Business engagement is at the heart of everything we do at Surrey Business School. It forms the foundation of our progressive, transformative, and responsible culture by fostering meaningful connections with industry partners, government and regulatory bodies, other research institutions, local communities, and society at large. We are committed to creating value by uniting student talent and academic expertise to nurture vibrant futures for all. Dr Ekaterina Murzacheva, Head of Enterprise

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There are various ways in which you can collaborate with Surrey Business School.

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Executive education

Our executive education works in collaboration with you to deliver tailored education that will inform effective organisational change.

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SBS Business Engagement in the News

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16 NOV 2024

KTP research grant awarded

Surrey Business School team at Surrey Business Awards 2024

12 NOV 2024

Surrey Business School named Surrey Chambers of Commerce Member of the Year

Melanie Steel, Executive-in-Residence 2024 for Surrey Business School

14 OCT 2024

Surrey Business School welcomes new Executive-in-Residence

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Placements

Our students undertake placements with multinationals, SMEs, public sector and third sector organisations; across a wide range of sectors, roles and assignments.

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