Start thinking of great business ideas to enter the 2011 UoK Business Ideas competition – deadline 21st March – open to all University of Kent students – Canterbury and Medway competitions
Top team entry goes on an all expenses paid trip to USA to enter the 2011 Global Challenge competition
The BBC will be auditioning throughout the coming months. If you would like an application form or full infomation, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden or email dragonsden@bbc.co.uk.
Reminder: The first Network612 of the New Academic Year
Date: Thursday 7th October 2010(Today)
Time: 5.30 – 7.00
Venue: Woolf College Foyer and Lecture Theater
Make the time to join us for these ‘not to be missed’ talk.
Key Speakers!
Julia Russell from Flecto on ‘Time Management’
Julia is a world-renowned professional executive and personal development coach. She became a coach following a career in international corporate finance having worked in the USA, Europe and South East Asia.
Julia’s vision is to make a difference in the development of personal and professional potential by empowering individuals through challenging and supportive coaching. She has a particular interest in coaching across cultures, career transition, and working collaboratively on a global basis to help executive clients to achieve their performance and developmental goals.
In addition to being a Professional Certified Coach (ICF) Julia Russell has a great variety of qualifications to mention few:
Sinan Assaf is currently working on a business startup ‘T2T’ which is a revolutionary, convenient and safe method of paying for a taxi. It enables the convenience of being able to pay for a taxi using a mobile telephone. Sinan will also start work for Accenture as an analyst in 2011.
Antony Chia, Pritesh Patel and Rishi Ghose – FatMoose – Graduate business based in the Kent Enterprise Hub. A new, ambitious and quickly growing company. FatMoose.com is all about finding the food you love. Whether that’s being able to find the menu of your favourite local takeaway, being able to find others opinions on somewhere new or searching for the best offers in your area we aim to make the experience easier.
Also Today!
Stephanie Barwick- Senior Enterprise Manager for the University of Kent and the Enterprise Hub (Kent Innovation and Enterprise)
Denise Everitt- Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Director of Finance and Commercial Services. In 1995, Denise was appointed Director of Finance at the University of Kent and has since taken on a broader range of responsibilities including Commercial Services, legal services, Internal Audit and the Enterprise portfolio. A member of the Board of the East Kent Local Service Partnership and Canterbury for Business.
All students and graduates interested in enterprise are welcome.
Refreshments will be available!!!
An opportunity to come and talk with your colleagues about business ideas and developments, and to enjoy a relaxing drink.
Future Network612 dates for your diary – November 4th and December 2nd 2010.
Look forward to seeing you there
The network is collaboration between KBS and KIE.
Background information on the network:
The core of the network is students studying KBS undergraduate modules CB612, New enterprise start-up, and CB613 Enterprise which have around 150 students, from a number of different faculties.
We are also inviting local businesses whose interest may be in internship placements with our students.
Business support services will also be well represented, from whom our students can seek advice.
The First Annual VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Business Concept Challenge held on August 29 – September 4, 2010, provided a unique opportunity for student teams from all over the world to compete for the $25,000 grand prize and the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Challenge Trophy. Students from England, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Uruguay, and the USA took advantage of this unique opportunity to initiate personal global networks through learning, socialization, and friendly competition.
Top honors went to Colm Connolly and Vincent Murray of team Ecosy representing Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their winning concept is a wood pellet fueled patio heater that reduces fuel costs, increases mobility, and reduces the environmental impact of patio heaters used for outdoor dining and entertaining.
Two runner-up teams, T2T of the University of Kent, England and EasyCheck of the Ruppin Academic Center in Emek Hefer, Israel, each received $2,500. Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone of team T2T presented a revolutionary, convenient, and safe method for arranging and paying for taxi rides using a mobile telephone. (more…)
Ben and Sinan fly off early tomorrow to the States to Virginia Tech to represent the University of Kent and and Great Britain in the Student Global Business Challenge. Have fun and good luck with your pitch!
Two University of Kent students will next month represent the UK in a ‘Dragon’s Den’s style international challenge designed to highlight the important contribution university students make to the global economy.
Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone qualified for the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Business Concept Challenge in the USA by winning the University of Kent’s business concept competition in June.The international challenge, organised by Virginia Tech University and VT Knowledgeworks, aims to celebrate the energy and ingenuity of university students. Participants will present their business concept ideas to a panel of judges and the winners of the Virginia event will receive a $25,000 grand prize. (more…)
When are the best things in business free?
When it’s a free website that reaches new customers
While you’re working hard to build your business, wouldn’t it be great if you could be in lots of different places at once? Well, with a website you can. While you’re occupied with stocks and suppliers, new customers can still find your company, view your products, email you, and place orders through your site. (more…)
Great new business support scheme for recent graduates from Make It Happen (MIH). This is a new national programme to support graduates setting up in business. It’s free to all those accepted onto the programme and is funded by the UK Government and delivered by National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, HSBC and Business Link.
12 month programmes for graduates to go into self employment or start a business (more…)
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