INVENT Awards – 4 QUB SU Enterprise Student Winners
On Thursday 1st September, SU Enterprise attended the INVENT Awards where they supported eight QUB SU Enterprise students from seven teams who had reached the final stages of this annual startup competition run by Catalyst. With a prize fund of…
InnovateHer – 2022 Graduation
The Queen’s Students’ Union’s Enterprise SU team has supported 21 female students through the Innovateher programme; an initiative to encourage female entrepreneurship and teach vital business skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students at Queen’s. Throughout the programme, the students have…
Three winners share £15k prize fund at St Patrick’s Day final.
This year’s Enterprise SU Dragon’s Den final saw twelve groups and individuals pitch before a panel of business leaders, competing for funding to help develop innovative business ideas. The virtual final took place live on St Patricks Day, the culmination…
InnovateHer – Female students rising to a challenge
As we mark International Women’s day, it is important to celebrate achievement and advances, but also reflect on where change still needs to come. Women are under-represented in senior corporate roles, although the situation is improving, with the number of…
Dragon’s Den FAQ’s
Starting off the New Year with a bang, Enterprise SU are ready and raring to go with this years Virtual Dragons’ Den competition. With applications closing in just over a week (22nd January don’t forget!!) we thought we would provide…
Join us for some female inspiration during Global Entrepreneurship Week
What drives people to change career mid-stream and set up you own business? How do you lead large organisations through these unprecedented times? Where are those career ‘jumping off’ points that can chart a path in the corporate world? How…
Taking the First Step Towards the Rest of Your Life…
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “is this it?” We graduate, get a job to start paying back our loans, have a wee drink at the weekend, and continue this way for the rest of forever? You follow ultra-successful people…
Queen’s University Graduate Lewis Loane wins UK final of Emerging Entrepreneurs programme and £30k business funding
Queen’s University Belfast Graduate Lewis Loane is a winner of the 2020 Santander Universities Emerging Entrepreneurs programme. Lewis competed in Tuesdays online final, a pitching competition involving student start-ups, winning £30k funding and other supports. Electronics engineer and musician Lewis…
My First September as a Graduate
As we delve into Freshers week once again, welcoming bright and shiny new faces to our campus, we are mindful of those graduated only a few months ago, and how they might be feeling as they see friends, family, and…
QUB Dragons’ Den Goes Digital!
Last month saw the long-awaited final of the QUB Dragons’ Den competition. After a competitive application process, a quick pitch round, and weeks of workshops and tailored mentoring, the competition’s final round was postponed just one day before it was…
