What if one afternoon could change the way you think about your future?
Join us and meet two ambitious Kent graduates who turned ideas into rapidly growing businesses.
Business Start-Up Journey Launch
📅 Wednesday 21 October | 13:30–15:30
📍 Sibson Building, Lecture Theatre 1, Canterbury
🎤 Meet the Keynote Speakers
Alan Gurung | CEO & Co-Founder, AdvisoryAI
A Kent graduate and Business Start-Up Journey winner, Alan built an AI-driven wealth management firm from the age of 22 and is now leading AdvisoryAI, a platform that transforms financial advice in the UK.
AdvisoryAI is the UK’s biggest player in financial advice software, an AI-native platform that supports over £120bn in client assets and has captured 10%+ of the UK financial advice market.
Danika Hossain & Arshia Bhatnagar | Co-Founders, Bhangra Blends
Business Start-Up Journey winners who turned their university business idea into a rapidly growing drinks brand.
Bhangra Blends has raised six-figure investment, is now stocked in 100+ venues across the UK and is available in Costco.
🚀 Why you should come
Whether you already have a business, have an idea you want to explore, or simply want to develop skills that will make you more employable, this is a chance to:
- Discover how AI, innovation and entrepreneurship are shaping the world of work
- Develop practical skills in problem-solving, marketing, pitching and business development
- Meet ambitious students and entrepreneurs from across the University
- Find out how you can get 1:1 support, funding, mentoring and practical workshops through the Business Start-Up Journey
You don’t need to have a business idea to attend. Just bring your curiosity.
Places are limited, don’t miss this one-off opportunity! Click here to secure your space now! or email: ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk
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