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 women on FTSE boards up by 50% in five years. […]
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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 you with a snippet of what you should look forward […]
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 has created Signal Optimiser, technology that gives the best sound […]
Enterprise SU alumni, Lewis Loane, has arguably had his biggest year yet. In the final year of his Electrical Engineering degree, Lewis has continued to pursue his new business concept ‘Signal Optimiser’ amidst his studies and let’s not forget, a global pandemic. In 2020 alone, Lewis has secured the top […]
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 due to take place. The Enterprise SU team were then […]
Queen’s Students scoop £15,000 at QUB Dragons’ Den Queen’s University Belfast’s Dragons’ Den, sponsored by the MCS Group, Cavanagh Kelly, Tughans Solicitors and the Engineers in Business Fund came to an electrifying end again this year with 13 competitors braving the den to pitch their business idea to a panel […]
Queen’s University Students’ Union celebrates 9 years of student innovation! Nine years of student innovation were celebrated at this year’s annual Queen’s Students’ Union’s ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ competition! Run by Enterprise SU of Queen’s Students’ Union and sponsored and supported by Ormeau Business Park, PwC and Queen’s Graduate School, […]