Ambitions of two Accelerate Cambridge entrepreneurs
The founders of Carryr and Unlimitech discuss the challenges they experienced as a first-time founder. What were you doing prior to starting up your venture? Daniel Before starting up Unlimitech I worked in asset management in the mining industry in … Continued
Hide: from low value waste to high performance materials
Hide transforms industrial by-products into a leather substitute material composed of the same protein that makes up most of the dry mass of leather. With the backing of Entrepreneur First we hope to further develop our first prototype. We will … Continued
EnterpriseWOMEN launches with powerful lessons on leadership
After 7 months of research, planning and hard work, EnterpriseWOMEN launched with all full house at Cambridge Judge Business School. A vibrant evening brought together entrepreneurs and experts to bond, share and learn in a safe environment. The event started … Continued
Santander SME Internships Programme – a brilliant find!
I’m Caroline Pegden, the co-founder of TempaGoGo, a startup aiming at taking the pain away from temporary agency recruitment in the UK. We have been delighted to have Tom Higgins Toon, a Modern Languages graduate from Selwyn College, Cambridge, as … Continued
Informed by the past, designed for the future: how EnterpriseWOMEN can help her business thrive
It is my conviction that the challenges women face in entrepreneurship are not crippling difficulties but chances for untapped potential. This why when Dr Rebecca Myers, Head of Education at the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre, invited me to … Continued
Innovating off the bench
Having studied predominantly pure science modules, EnterpriseTECH came as a refreshing option in my final year. It gave me the opportunity to understand more about how science and business interrelate through hands-on experience, with lectures giving a deeper insight into … Continued
From Cambridge to Chiswick: my experience interning in a London start-up
If I had to sum up my startup experience in three words: freedom, frustration and fun. In a team of just three people, your input is not just accepted but desired; something needs to be changed, it is up to … Continued
My VCW – one would-be entrepreneur takes on a Venture Creation Weekend
What am I doing here? That was my first thought as I looked round a lecture theatre packed with incredibly smart science and business brains. But I had an idea, I wanted to test it and the entry fee was … Continued
The business case for women in entrepreneurship – how public and private sectors can help
There is huge unrealised economic potential in female entrepreneurship in the UK, but only if we can secure the right conditions for women to start and scale new businesses at the same rate as men. The government-commissioned Alison Rose Review … Continued
The art (or science!) of presentations
A guest blog on how to give presentations by Brad Fowler, founder of Scope, currently participating in Accelerate Cambridge. In traditional engineering fashion, I’ll write my essay in bullet points. I hope you find this informative, practical and of course … Continued