{"id":14291,"date":"2020-06-30T08:44:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:16:41","slug":"aspire-events-2020-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2020\/06\/aspire-events-2020-21\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE Events 2020\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Do you want to develop your entrepreneurial skills? Hear from our inspiring students and industry experts? Or understand how we can create innovation in start-up using sustainable practices? Take a look at the upcoming events organised by ASPIRE at Kent Business School. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>November | <\/strong>Micro-Tyco Month<\/h3>\n<p>Given just \u00a31, how much money can your team make in just four weeks to help fund micro-loans for people starting businesses in the poorest parts of the world?<\/p>\n<p>Join fellow students to develop your entrepreneurial skills in the WildHearts Micro-Tyco challenge. Part of our Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Wildhearts-logo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4693 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Wildhearts-logo-1-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wednesday 11 November 2020 |<\/strong>\u00a0Enhancement Week Experience Day<\/h3>\n<p>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/facilities\/aspire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASPIRE<\/a> for inspiration as we work with industry experts to unlock the design process and see how we can create innovation in start-up using sustainable practices.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wednesday 18 November<\/strong> <strong>2020 |<\/strong>\u00a0Global Entrepreneurship Week: Young Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion<\/h3>\n<p>Join three young entrepreneurs to hear how they started their businesses, what drives them and their tips for start-up success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our panel is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nadia Simpson \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/235\/accounting-and-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Accounting and Finance<\/a> final year student and founder the <a href=\"https:\/\/nadiaesi.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nadia Esi<\/a> Labs beauty brand.<\/li>\n<li>Nathaniel Usherwood \u2013 MSc Computing and Entrepreneurship graduate, a serial entrepreneur running design and development company, Marzo Studio.<\/li>\n<li>Sam Darby &#8211; Computing and Business Administration\u00a0graduate and co-founder of Growth, a company helping small businesses generate customer leads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/nadia-nathaniel-sam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4692 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/nadia-nathaniel-sam-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Julie-Flower.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4686\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Julie-Flower-281x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a>Wednesday 25 November 2020 |<\/strong>\u00a0Masterclass workshop &#8216;How to Be Ready For Anything In Business&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Join Julie Flower, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialistgeneralist.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Specialist Generalist<\/a>, for a fun interactive masterclass workshop exploring how we can use improvisation and drama techniques to prepare for various challenges in business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wednesday 3 February 2021 <\/strong>| Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Changing the world one business at a time<\/h3>\n<p>Focusing on business for good, we meet the founders of three student and graduate companies who are determined to create social change and a better world through their enterprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our panel is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tobi Kolawole-Olutade \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rrcollective_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RR Collective<\/a> takes unwanted rubbish and upcycles it into collectable jewellery. Founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/31\/politics-and-international-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politics and International Relations<\/a> graduate, Tobi, it also aims to provide employment for marginalised communities.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Tobi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4684 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/Tobi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Grice \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayonroute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stay on Route<\/a> is an app aimed at increasing accessibility to public transport for the visually impaired and blind communities. Founder, James, is a final year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent Business School<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/1399\/management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Management<\/a> student.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/DSC_0034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4690 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/DSC_0034-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Esther Asaolu \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/shadybeauty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shady<\/a> is a cosmetic brand created by Kent Business School Marketing graduates Esther and Jelikatu\u00a0 Kamara with graduate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/49\/psychology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psychology<\/a> student, Fatima Kamate. It is for individuals of all shades aiming to create an online community tackling social issues and offering innovative and entertaining digital content.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/46518319595_3bdbdecb46_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4691 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/06\/46518319595_3bdbdecb46_c-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Wednesday 3 March 2021 |<\/strong>\u00a0Enhancement Week: An Introduction to Freelancing<\/h3>\n<p>Freelancing and the gig-economy contribute \u00a3199 billion to the UK economy with one in seven people working day self-employed. Join us for an Introduction to Freelancing workshop and find out if freelancing could be for you.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll understand the positives and negatives of being your own boss as well as get practical advice on everything from how to set up a business, finances and budgeting, building networks, finding work and getting paid for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For more information email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk\">ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to develop your entrepreneurial skills? Hear from our inspiring students and industry experts? 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