Calling all women in engineering, science and technology

Posted by John King on February 3, 2010 under Events | Be the First to Comment

FlyingStart and the University of Surrey are running their second dedicated business Programme for all women involved in Engineering, Science and Technology at Gorse Hill Hotel, Surrey. The Programme is completely free and includes all accommodation, meals and business start-up advice, workshops and mentoring. FlyingStart are here to give you all the help you need to turn your business dreams into a reality and it’s completely free!

Join us at Gorse Hill Hotel, Surrey, from the 24th-26th March 2010 for our 3 day Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Programme.

Through a combination of practical workshops, inspirational speakers and networking we will provide you with all the tools you need to kick start your business.

Joining us in Surrey to give you their expert advice will be HM Revenue & Customs, HSBC, Companies House and our FlyingStart Mentors and Experts plus more!!!

For more information and to apply online, click here

FlyingStart Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Programmes are open to all female final year students or recent graduates (up to 10 years out), from any English institution who are looking to start a business within the UK.

If you need any further details, please email programmes@flyingstartonline.com

What type of entrepreneur are you?

Posted by John King on October 16, 2009 under Research | Be the First to Comment

Yesterday I attended another excellent event run by the SEEDA funded Higher Education Entrepreneurship Group. This particular event was at the University of Surrey in Guildford and was a conference entitled “Does It Really Make a Difference? Evaluating the Impact of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education”. Not the catchiest of titles, but I was really pleased to meet the brilliant Professor Mark Hart of Aston University. Mark presented his latest research for Enterprise UK, which clustered students into 6 groups, according to their enterprising beliefs and behaviours. The groups were: self starters, hesitant creatives, freedom seekers, inventors, determined novices and reluctant novices. Which type are you?