My passion for business and setting up FaceFlavour
August 8, 2024
By Monet Davis, management student I’ve always been passionate about business, with a particular fondness for the marketing aspects. My ultimate aspiration is to launch and run a successful food business. This passion, combined with my desire to make a tangible impact, led me to explore opportunities that could help me achieve my goals. The …
Thinking of Starting a Business? Discover the Ingenuity Lab
May 5, 2022
By Josef Bone, Marketing and Digital Officer We know that a degree from the University of Nottingham opens up a whole host of career options, with our graduates going on to succeed in roles across a range of sectors. But did you know that last year, we were second in the UK for graduate start-ups, …
From Graduate to Entrepreneur
September 17, 2020
By Ava Neilson The world of business is changing. The way that business works and especially the impact of the internet has made working as an entrepreneur a much more viable option for everyone – especially graduates who have honed their entrepreneurial skills over time. Being entrepreneurial is a talent that some people are born …
Words of Wisdom From an Entrepreneur
March 22, 2019
By Sarah Iqbal, Digital Health Expert and Business Owner of SiQ Innovation Solutions. Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Sarah Iqbal is a scientist who studied MSc Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship alumna at the University of Nottingham. SiQ Innovation Solutions is a connected health company and we asked Sarah to talk about her career path to date …
Finding Your Niche as a Freelancer
June 23, 2017
If you’ve decided to go freelance, no doubt you’ve been searching the internet for tips and tricks on where to start, how to find clients and the best ways to grow a business. You may have come across this piece of common advice: pick a niche. Most successful freelancers will advise you to specialise and …
How I Maximised My Experiences at Nottingham To Accelerate My Career
November 8, 2016
By Alan Chan, BSc Economics (2013) and MSc Entrepreneurship (2014) When I look over my university experience and career development to date, I always find it interesting how one thing led to another. As I connected the dots, I began to recognize patterns that reveals my entrepreneurial traits that were shaped during my time at …
Our Entrepreneurial Grant winner, one year on…
March 11, 2014
By Alex Huntley, MSci Human Genetics, Year 2 Our Entrepreneurial Grant has helped many students to launch their own businesses, such as 2MagpiesTheatre and Worldwide Vets. A year ago Alex Huntley won £1000 through the grant – we discover how his business, Warploque Miniatures, benefited from the funding, what it was like to apply for a …
Cracking the glass ceiling: women in business
February 28, 2014
Did you know that women invented the coffee filter, the water heater, the windscreen wiper and the chocolate chip cookie? As our Women’s Networking Event approaches we’re looking at the contributions women are making to the UK economy and what can be done to ensure further workplace equality. “We are now moving to a place …
Making an impression in the digital marketing world
February 21, 2014
By Aaron Dicks, Managing Director, Impression Aaron Dicks, Managing Director of Impression, shares his career journey and advice about how to get into the digital marketing sector. Hear from Aaron and other experts in marketing, advertising and PR at our Spotlight On…Advertising, Marketing and PR event. When and how did you become interested in digital …
How I Went From Graduate to CEO in 3 Years
August 5, 2013
By Freddy Brick– CEO of Grad Diary ‘I realised there was a gap in the market’ I graduated from The University of Nottingham in 2010 with a degree in Finance, Accounting and Management but was inspired to start a business of my own during second year. Alongside another Nottingham student, I threw around a lot …
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