£2,000 minigrants available

Posted by John King on February 23, 2010 under Competitions | Be the First to Comment

Open to all Royal Holloway students and staff

Do you want to unlock the potential of an entrepreneurial idea? Do you have an idea for a sustainable, scalable commercial or social enterprise that needs an injection of cash to show that it could work? A competition is now open to all Royal Holloway students and staff. Up to ten grants of £2,000 are available for staff and student teams who want to show their idea to be worthy of further investment.

Last year 40% of applications were successful.

Teams must include at least one RHUL staff member and one undergraduate or postgraduate student.

Key dates
The application deadline is 5pm on Friday 19th March 2010 and results will be announced on 15th April.

Mini-grant clinics
If you would like some early feedback on your idea, you can meet with the Entrepreneurship Careers Adviser, John King. A drop-in service operates:

10:00 to 11:00 every Tuesday – Careers Service

How to apply
Competition rules and an application form are available from the Research and Enterprise website. For more information please email minigrants@rhul.ac.uk.

Business clinic

Posted by John King on October 5, 2009 under Advice | Be the First to Comment

Do you need one to one advice about a business idea? Do you already have a business and need help running it? Is there something you are not sure about?

Come to our drop-in advice surgery, Business Clinic, and receive individual guidance from an experienced adviser. Business Clinic runs every Tuesday from 10am-11am in the Careers Centre, Horton Building. You can book a slot by telephoning Careers on 01784 443073, from 9.30am onwards on the day you wish to come, or just turn up.

If you cannot attend Business Clinic because you have a lecture, you may book an appointment at another time by emailing clinic@royalhollowayentrepreneurs.com .