School of Business

Our innovative and entrepreneurial School of Business aims to inspire and empower our students. We provide outstanding business and management courses informed by research and enterprise activity.

Beyond Business

We encourage you to have ambitions that extend beyond any board room and make a positive impact on more than the bottom line. When you study with us you’ll experience real success by achieving real results in the real world.

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Industry Links

  • We've been awarded the Small Business Charter (SBC) in recognition of our commitment to supporting student entrepreneurship, small businesses and the local economy. The SBC is an award for the UK’s world-class business schools.

Best Entrepreneurial University of the Year

We won Best Entrepreneurial University at the Educate North Awards 2023. This recognised our work with thousands of student start-ups and businesses in the North West.

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Academic expertise

Our courses are taught by academics who are experts in their fields and shaped by the latest innovation business insight and research. 

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Dr Carley Sutton
Senior Lecturer
School of Business

At present, Carley plays a key role on the lecturing team within the division of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, both on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. As course leader, she leads the BA (Hons) International Tourism Management programme at all levels,…

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Dr David Jarratt
Senior Lecturer
School of Business

David teaches across Tourism and Event Management programmes in the school. He is an active researcher in the field of tourism and the visitor economy.

Business and enterprise

We can assess the needs of your business and help you develop practical, real-world, solutions.

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