Whatever your business needs may be Leeds Metropolitan University can provide a solution from its wide range of products and services including research, consultancy and professional courses. Some of our activities are supported by Government Funding which enable our service for the business community to be offered at reduced rates.

Leeds Met understands the unique and varied problems that businesses face in their first few years of trading and has established a dedicated range of support services to help.

Professional Training and Development

We provide a wide range of professional courses which can be tailored to individual business needs to help develop you and your workforce.

Consultancy

Our staff are amongst the leading academics in their subject fields and provide world class, cost effective consultancy services.

Business Enhancement Scheme

Leeds Metropolitan University has developed a new initiative specially designed to assist organisations, providing you with the skills and resources to enable you to take your business forward.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Our programme of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is designed to bring leading edge expertise together (your business, a new graduate, and the University's academic resources) to provide you with a strategic business solution.

Research

Leeds Metropolitan University is home to several leading research centres and teams, and provides a wide range of cost effective, high quality research services.

Placements and Recruitment

If you are looking to recruit a placement student or advertise your vacancies then Leeds Metropolitan University is here to help.

Case Studies

If you would like to learn more about what we have done, please follow the link to see our latest case studies.

Business Start-Up

Our Business Start-Up service provides students and recent graduates with workshops, one to one business advice, and proof of concept grants (up to £1,000) to ensure that your business dreams have a better chance of becoming a reality.

Innovation Showcase

Leeds Metropolitan University's Innovation Showcase and Coworking Space provides access to state of the art technology within a vibrant shared working environment. Specifically aimed at supporting freelance and early stage businesses, the Showcase offers a low rent, low risk platform from which your business can thrive.

QU2 - Business Incubator

QU2 provide a complete business support package for early stage trading businesses, including virtual office solutions, rent-a-desk facilities, 1-10 people office solutions, one to one specialist business advice, and a programme of tailored business development training.