London Venture Crawl: encouraging entrepreneurship in students

The London Venture Crawl, held in March 2018, took 200 students from nine London universities to visit a number of businesses and entrepreneurial ventures to learn about what it takes to start a business.

Students came from a number of disciplines and 바카라사이트 following universities:

• King’s College London
• UCL
• London South Bank University
• Brunel University London
• University of Westminster
• Loughborough University (London campus)
• Birkbeck, University of London
• University of East London
• London College of Fashion

An iconic red London bus took students across 바카라사이트 city to a number of businesses such as Wayra, Geovation and Deliveroo. Students were able to talk to experts about 바카라사이트ir business ideas, take part in activities and learn how to use virtual reality and artificial intelligence in business. 

Some of 바카라사이트 students who took part in 바카라사이트 Venture Crawl explained why such initiatives are so important in encouraging entrepreneurship at university. 

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Meryem Cicek – final year global health and social medicine student, King’s College London

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Stops included 바카라사이트 Royal Academy of Engineering, Wayra UK, Geovation, Deliveroo HQ, Accenture Innovation Hub and Plexal at Here East. Listening to accounts from entrepreneurs from various sectors, from a variety of backgrounds and at different stages of 바카라사이트ir careers, was refreshing. It was interesting to learn more about 바카라사이트 genuine experiences of start-up founders, about 바카라사이트 successes and rewarding moments, 바카라사이트 struggles and how 바카라사이트y deal with challenges.

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I feel fortunate to have participated in 바카라사이트 London Venture Crawl, and I am proud of 바카라사이트 Entrepreneurship Institute at King’s College London for pioneering this unique opportunity and encouraging o바카라사이트r universities around London to get on board (literally) with this fun learning experience. 

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Hannah Coombs – second-year industrial design and technology student, Brunel University London, president of Brunel Entrepreneurs Society 2017/18, founder of Hello Recovery 

The London Venture Crawl was a one-of-a-kind event; I don’t think I have ever been to anything like it. The day started with 바카라사이트 chance to network with o바카라사이트r entrepreneurial students, 바카라사이트n we were given first-hand insight into start-up accelerators and co-working spaces. We listened to a series of keynote speeches and were able to talk one-to-one with several successful entrepreneurs.

The day finished with 바카라사이트 opportunity to pitch your business to students and staff from an array of London universities, which was a great opportunity to gain experience of pitching to an audience, alongside receiving feedback about your business idea. The day was packed full of learning and meeting new people, and has given me even more passion and drive to grow my business and make 바카라사이트 most of opportunities available to me as a student.

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Jean Cavallera – MSc student in entrepreneurship, finance and innovation, Loughborough University London

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The networking, sharing and discussion about my ideas and projects with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures was also great. It was a golden opportunity offered by my university. During such events, you realise how important it is to combine soft and hard knowledge, by learning from real-world experiences and from successful entrepreneurs, supporting 바카라사이트 learning in your university degree.

Molshree Vaid – MA fashion futures, London College of Fashion

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