AllBright: FoundHER – Festival Of Female Founders
AllBright presents FoundHER – a two city festival of events aimed at founders, investors and anyone interested in entrepreneurship. AllBright is the ‘first funding and support platform of its kind in the UK’ for female entrepreneurs. What Is FoundHER Designed to give a platform to people who don’t usually share their stories, the festival features […]
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch Competition Is Open – Students & Graduate Entrepreneurs Apply
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch competition is back – The hunt is on for the Top UK students and graduate entrepreneurs with £10,000 up for grabs. The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs partners with Tata for another year of exhibiting and celebrating the best early-stage business ideas to come out of colleges and universities across […]
How Can Startups Navigate The World Of Grant Funding
The number one priority for startups and most businesses is accessing finance especially when it’s needed to get the business start-up and running. For young entrepreneurs, who don’t have years of experience working full-time or piles of savings in the bank, the challenge is arguably even greater. This makes grant funding particularly attractive options for […]
The Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2017 – Shortlist Out
See the student entrepreneurs who made it to the finals and one step closer to becoming this year’s Mayor’s Entrepreneur. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur yearly competition looks to award £20,000 start up fund to a London student entrepreneur with the most innovative idea on how to address issues facing the capital. Check out the shortlisted top ten […]
Six Innovative SMEs Competing To Be The UK’s 2017 Best Low-Carbon Startup
These six small businesses are competing to be crowned as the UK’s next best low-carbon startup in the Shell Springboard 2017 competition. The shortlisted startups are through to this year’s Shell Springboard national finals, which aims to scale up businesses with innovative ideas to tackle Britain’s energy issues. Shell Springboard, now in its 12th year, […]
Dragon’s Den Star Peter Jones CBE Crowns Year 11 Students For This Year’s National Enterprise Competition For Schoolchildren
Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones CBE crowns IT equipment hire service Lease 2 Learn as this year’s winners of his national enterprise competition for schoolchildren – Tycoon in Schools. The team of six students all in Year 11, from Westborough High School in Dewsbury, won £1,000 for their business during a ceremony held at Buckingham […]
New Entrepreneurs Foundation ‘Class Of 2018’ Application Open – Looking To Develop Britain’s Future Young Entrepreneurs
New Entrepreneurs Foundation – a London-based charity developing the UK’s next generation of entrepreneurs – are searching for 50 young entrepreneurs to join its 2018 programme. The NEF provides talented young people with the training, mentorship, confidence and connections needed to become successful entrepreneurs. Its 12 month programme, starting in September 2017, aims to help […]
Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs To Watch Out For In London This Year
Only the fifth day in London and 2017 is looking bright already – Meet the top ten young entrepreneurs set to disrupt London’s startup scene with their inspiring ventures. These under-30 somethings all hail from some of London’s top universities and accelerator programmes including Techstars, Entrepreneur First, and King’s College London. The young entrepreneurs, picked by an expert […]
UnLtd Spaces 4 Change – Young Social Entrepreneurs Apply For £5,000 Fund To Revamp A Local Space
UnLtd Spaces 4 Change programme are looking to fund any social venture ideas that would revamp an unused space in a local community to be more sustainable. The UK-wide programme aims to support young people, aged 16-24, to run a social venture project focused on reviving unused or under used spaces within their communities. UnLtd, a charitable organisation promoting […]
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 – Celebrating Entrepreneurs
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a world-wide celebration of entrepreneurship and it’s back in the UK this year. Starting today till 20th November, the week long campaign aims to inspire the next generation to start their own businesses and increase economic growth. There are several events, taking place around the country, for aspiring startup founders or innovators […]