Student Enterprise Week 2019 – the winners
Last week the Students’ Union hosted its annual Student Enterprise Week.
Run in collaboration with NTU's Sustainable Development team and The Hive, Enterprise Week gives students the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills and win a share of £4000 in funding towards their business ideas in our Dragon’s Den style pitching contest.
Social media, digital marketing and idea generation were just a few of the topics students were given an insight into as part of the workshops, and eight different cash prizes were awarded for innovative business ideas at the finale event on Friday. They were:
Award: Most Creative Business Idea
Winner: Steph Dixon
Business idea: A fashion app to reduce the number of online returns.
Awards: Best Business Pitch
Green Dragon Runner Up Award for Best Business for Social Good
Winner: Nitya Sanjeev
Business idea: A desserts bar and events space which employs survivors of domestic abuse.
Award: Best Product Idea
Winner: Lydia Lane
Business idea: Perfume sample wallets for the airline industry
Award: Green Dragon Runner Up Award for Best Environmental Idea
Winner: Charles Paget
Business idea: Converting kinetic energy in rivers to usable electrical energy using innovative hydro-electric generators.
Award: Most Innovative Business Idea
Winner: Quentin Casey
Business idea: Recording and performance analysis for sports clubs aimed at semi-professional and lower level clubs.
Awards: Green Dragon Award for Social Benefit
Most Commercially Viable Business Idea
Winners: Rowan Dalton and Aaron Taylor
Business idea: A ‘Bandersnatch-style’ video game which focuses on social issues such as cyber-bullying, hacking, gender identity, and mental health.
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| The winners, including Rowan Dalton being presented his awards by Ellie Lewis (Sustainable Development Projects Officer) and Chris Hall (HIVE Business Manager) | |
Rowan, who won two awards in collaboration with his partner Aaron, said: “There was nothing more validating than being told that we had won the Most Commercially Viable Business Award. If you feel like you couldn't pitch your business idea, all we have to say is that practice makes perfect because it did for us!”
Thank you to everyone who submitted an application and the best of luck to all our winners. We hope the prize money contributes towards making your ventures a reality!
