Lauren Morrell
Lauren Morrell, course lead and tutor at Hartlepool College of Further Education, introduced her students to the Business and IP Centre to support their studies in Creative Enterprise.

Lauren designed her course after noticing an increase in start-up businesses, especially since Covid lockdowns pushed many people to come up with new ways of making money.
She wanted to make a course that would give her students the tools to build their own business, and boost their confidence in working with others after they had spent time at home during the pandemic.

How BIPC helped
Help from BIPC
BIPC workshops on intellectual property have proved a useful tool for Lauren's course. Through engaging with these workshops, Lauren and her students were not only able to make progress towards the learning outcomes of the course but also develop new networks.
As part of their course, her students have been able to meet representatives from other businesses and learn where they will be able to get support once they have completed the course and are working on their own business ventures.
Visit the Hartlepool College of Further Education's website for more information.