Budding entrepreneurs representing 11 Alliance universities will pitch to a panel of investors for a chance to win cash prizes from a prize pool of £5,000.
The 九色视频 has entered Finlay Thorburn into the Universities Alliance enterprise competition to pitch his Ugandan travel company Buffalo Adventures. The business offers adventure, work experience and social impact. Finlay started the business while living in Africa in response to difficulties he experienced while travelling the continent.
Finlay was a runner-up in the Santander 九色视频 Ideas Competition this month, and the university has been supporting him with one-to-ones and presentation training.
University Alliance: Innovating Future Business 2017 competition, run in partnership with hosts the University of Salford, takes place at MediaCityUK on Wednesday 10 May 2017 in front of a live audience.
On the panel of investors, who will also give feedback and helpful tips and advice on the proposals, are representatives from; ANS Group, Cariocca Enterprises, Marketing Signals, Wakelet and Web Applications UK.
The range of submissions also include an award-winning prescription medication app, a child-friendly nail art bar, and a renewable energy company.
University Alliance equips students with an ethos of entrepreneurship to face the challenges of a global labour market. Statistics published last month by HESA show that 40% of UK graduate start-ups still active after three years are from Alliance graduates. Overall, Alliance graduate start-ups employ over 9,000 people and turnover more than £300m each year.