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 […]
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 will things continue to change for women in business? These […]
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 on social media. Those who have become famous overnight after […]
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 […]
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 students from all around the world start or return to […]
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 […]
Are you an entrepreneurial student at QUB? Do you have a business idea that you’ve been working on for a while or a new idea that’s been developing over the past few weeks? If so – we want to hear from you! Introducing #IsolationInnovations. We are offering all QUB students […]
As students setting up your own businesses, we understand that the current situation may prove to be frustrating for many of you. Its important to remember that you’re not going through this alone, and that many other startup founders are facing the same feelings of frustration and confusion as they […]
Last week, 26 entrepreneurial female students celebrated the completion of Queens’ Students’ Union’s Ninth Annual Innovateher Programme by pitching their new business ideas in the hopes of winning a share of a £1000 prize pot. Innovateher is a 13 week programme consisting of a range of workshops and events designed […]
On Wednesday 4th of December, QUB Enterprise Student’s Union held the Award’s Ceremony of their annual ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ competition. With just under £3000 to be won over 11 categories, this competition drew in over 70 applications from across the university. Students entered their business ideas in the hopes […]