We are pleased to announce that we are once again running our Swans Den competition in partnership with the University of Lincoln’s Students’ Union & Unloc. Swan’s Den gives students an opportunity to pitch a business idea for the chance to be awarded a grant of up to £5,000. This process will allow you to …
Friday 2nd June saw The University of Lincoln Student’s Union partner with Student Enterprise to run a knowledge exchange and networking event entitled, Connect, Create, Succeed. The event was focussed around bridging the gap between seasoned professionals and students, and exchanging insights into how you can go about navigating the working world, with the discussion …
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Introduce yourself and your business: My name is Daniel Coskeran and I run The Mysterious Jeweller which is a men’s fashion jewellery business. How did you come up with your business idea? For many years I wanted to start wearing jewellery, but I was a student so I didn’t want to spend close to £100 …
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On Monday 17th April, the final stage of Swan’s Den 2023 took place. Eight student entrepreneurs made it through the final, held at the University of Lincoln’s Sparkhouse building, and they were judged by a panel based on a short pitch and a business plan. Our panel included Dr Jo Mason, founder of Propulsion Coaching, …
We were thrilled to have hosted our annual Student Enterprise Conference on the 22nd of February. The conference was held at The Engine Shed on the University of Lincoln’s Brayford Campus from 10am till 3pm, with the event being aimed at students who have an interest in running a business or have considered any form …
Predictions for the business world as we move forward into 2023.
Although a large portion of student enterprise is about looking forward, and helping our students and graduates plan their next steps, we thought we would take a moment to highlight one of the success stories Student Enterprise. We spoke to Charlie Cheyette, co-founder of Festico Drinks, about his entrepreneurial journey so far. Introduce yourself and …
Luke Smith, who is founder and CEO of Seaweed Culture, is one of the final 100 businesses from across Great Britain aiming to take home a top award at the Santander X UK Awards. The innovative and forward-thinking business, seeks to tackle climate change by reducing methane emissions in livestock through the introduction of seaweed …
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As part of a British Council initiative managed by NCEE (http://www.ncee.org.uk/) the University of Lincoln & the University of Venda collaborated on 25th October to deliver a roundtable discussion on the entrepreneurial university journey. Some of the key topics discussed were student enterprise, the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the role of community engagement. With over 100 …
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With Fresher’s Week over and a new term beginning to get underway, we thought it would be worthwhile to give a short overview of the services we offer here at Student Enterprise and the benefits we can provide for entrepreneurially minded students. Whether you are looking to explore a world of freelancing, setting up your …
