{"id":3624,"date":"2026-10-14T14:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=3624"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:52:27","slug":"business-start-up-journey-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/10\/14\/business-start-up-journey-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Start-Up Journey Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if one afternoon could change the way you think about your future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us and meet two ambitious Kent graduates who turned ideas into rapidly growing businesses.<\/p>\n

Business Start-Up Journey Launch<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5<\/strong> Wednesday 21 October | 13:30\u201315:30
\n\ud83d\udccd Sibson Building, Lecture Theatre 1, Canterbury<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Meet the Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alan Gurung | CEO & Co-Founder, AdvisoryAI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>, a platform that transforms financial advice in the UK.<\/p>\n

AdvisoryAI is the UK\u2019s biggest player<\/strong> in financial advice software, an AI-native platform that supports over \u00a3120bn in client assets<\/strong> and has captured 10%+ of the UK financial advice market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Danika Hossain & Arshia Bhatnagar | Co-Founders, Bhangra Blends<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Business Start-Up Journey winners who turned their university business idea into a rapidly growing drinks brand.<\/p>\n

Bhangra Blends has raised six-figure investment<\/strong>, is now stocked in 100+ venues across the UK<\/strong> and is available in Costco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude80 Why you should come<\/strong><\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n