Brian Gutierrez, Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Project Manager at Priority Freight Ltd., speaks to Kent Business School at The University of Kent to discuss the … Read more
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The Business Start-Up Journey: Launch of 2016/17 Student Entrepreneurship Programme
The entrepreneurs of tomorrow are being inspired to start their own business at the University of Kent in Medway and Canterbury. Nearly 400 enterprising students … Read more
New Ventures – Kent Business School Medway Alumni Event
On the evening of Thursday 8 December, Kent Business School will be organising its first-ever KBS Medway alumni event in the popular Coopers bar on … Read more
5 Reasons why you should be a Student Blogger
Kent Business Matters is a blog featuring writing from students, academics, alumni and Kent business leaders. We’re looking to recruit Student Bloggers to feature on … Read more
Find your Feet during Welcome Week
Are you joining the University of Kent this September? Are you new to Kent Business School and the University of Kent? Worried you’ll get lost? … Read more
Wellbeing at the Heart of the Workplace: 5 Best Companies to Work For
This quarter’s theme is wellbeing and happiness in the workplace. The term ‘wellbeing’ encompasses how individuals feel about parts of their lives, including their health, … Read more
Business Start-Up Journey – Kent Alumni Attend European Innovation Academy
Two finalists from the Business Start-Up Journey were selected to attend the European Innovation Academy (EIA). The EIA, which took place in Nice, is a … Read more
ASPIRE project to develop students’ commercial and social enterprise ideas
Kent Business School students will soon benefit from a new, philanthropically-funded project which unites academic research and expertise in business to equip students wishing to … Read more
Women in Fund Management – First Year Undergraduate Insights Day
Last month, I had the privilege to attend the First Year Undergraduate Women in Fund Management Insights Day program offered by M&G Investments – an … Read more
Business and Management (Retail) students gain commercial experience at Phase Eight
Fifteen BA Business and Management (Retail) students recently benefited from direct commercial experience at Phase Eight, a highly successful British fashion retailer. Debbie Kemp, Lecturer in … Read more
KBS student selected for European Innovation Academy
Kent Business School is proud to announce that BSc International Business student, Brenda Okandju has been selected to take part in the European Innovation Academy (EIA) this Summer. … Read more
KBS forms new links with leading universities in Indonesia
Kent Business School has been actively forging fresh links with leading universities in Indonesia to develop research and teaching collaboration with new strategic partners. The University of Kent is finalising … Read more
How to win with the ESRC’s Secondary Data Analysis Initiative
ESRC Research Grant success rates for business and management researchers are challenging. For the last few years, roughly 1 in 20 applications get the nod. … Read more
KBS Research Newsletter – Spring 2016 – Round up
The next REF – a different ball game? You may have noticed that Lord Nicholas Stern who produced an influential report on the Economics of … Read more
Top Five Advertising Fails
Last year, according to Statista, the advertising spend in the UK was estimated at 19.6 billion pounds and is expected to exceed 20 billion pounds … Read more
MSc Finance and Management students step up to Integrated Technologies Limited’s business challenge
As part of the MSc Finance and Management programme, students recently participated in a business challenge with Integrated Technologies Limited (ITL). The company specialises in … Read more
How to Find Summer Internships
If you have decided against having a year in industry or placement and are eager to get out into the world of work, summer internships … Read more
Business Start-up Journey propels students to entrepreneurial success
Kent Business Start-Up Journey (BSUJ) came to a climactic finish on Wednesday 30 March as eight students pitched their business ideas to a panel of … Read more
Dr Mark Hampton’s paper on tourism in Southeast Asia receives press attention
Dr Mark Hampton’s new paper Change, Choice, and Commercialization: Backpacker Routes in Southeast Asia has received press coverage in Yahoo! Finance, Kent on Sunday and Lonely Planet. … Read more
KBS builds new links for student exchange and research collaboration with Thailand
Kent Business School recently hosted a visit from Thammasat University in Bangkok to create foundations for student exchange and research collaboration. KBS’ Director of School Professor … Read more