{"id":7745,"date":"2021-05-13T10:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=7745"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:10:01","slug":"business-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2021\/05\/13\/business-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Boot Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Applications are now open for the Henley Summer Start-Up Boot Camp \u2013 a week-long course to help students, alumni and local budding entrepreneurs learn how to set up a business from scratch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This annual workshop event, run by the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (HCfE), aims to give participants the confidence and skills to start their own business and make money doing what they love.<\/p>\n

The Boot Camp will be held online, 10:00am to 4:00pm between 21 – 25 June 2021<\/strong>. It is led by the Rebel Business School<\/a> (formerly known as the PopUp Business School) \u2013 who explain how to set up a business without investing huge sums of money and cover everything from building a website to generating sales.<\/p>\n

Reading graduate, Rieke Sproten, who attended the 2020 Boot Camp said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat I learned absolutely blew my mind. The techniques, entrepreueurial mindset, and advice that was given to us are priceless. I feel confident and full of energy now to take my business idea to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Places on the Boot Camp are very competitive \u2013 discover more<\/a> or register your interest<\/a>\u00a0by 17 June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The HCfE also leads IDEAFEST \u2013 a competition seeking to find a University of Reading or Henley Business School student with the best idea for a business, with the prize including a space on the Boot Camp. CONNECTED finds out more about this year\u2019s winner and the other finalists who have secured their places on the Boot Camp.<\/p>\n

IDEAFEST<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Josh Moden, a BA Entrepreneurship and Management<\/a> student, was chosen as the winner of the IDEAFEST<\/a> Student Business Idea Competition 2021 and awarded \u00a31,000 for his business idea CryptoBusy, a start-up that teaches people how to trade and invest in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

The IDEAFEST Final was held online on 28 April 2021. Six student teams pitched their business idea to over 30 attendees and a judging panel of entrepreneurs, academics and past IDEAFEST winners, who unanimously selected CryptoBusy as the winner.<\/p>\n

Josh said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI entered IDEAFEST as I felt it was a way to show what I had accomplished through my entrepreneurial business ventures, as well as giving me a chance to test out my presentation skills in front of an expert audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The second place award of \u00a3500 went to MSc Real Estate<\/a> student, Charlotte Beswick, for her business idea Mochi Pops \u2013 an ice-cream business that specialises in vegan gelato.<\/p>\n

The \u00a3250 third place prize was jointly awarded to BA Entrepreneurship and Management student, Kevin Hayes, and MSc Management<\/a> student, Daniel Rickards, for their business ideas ProppedUp \u2013 which allows customers to invest in shares of buy-to-let student properties \u2013 and Alva Power \u2013 which aims to repurpose electric vehicle batteries into green energy systems.<\/p>\n

Alva Power was also selected as the winner of two additional categories: the Most Innovative Business Idea prize of \u00a31,000, and the Best Business Idea for China award of \u00a33,000.<\/p>\n

On top of the prize money, the teams will be granted professional mentoring to help them progress their business ideas and a place on the Henley Summer Start-Up Boot Camp 2021.<\/p>\n

Discover more<\/a> or register your interest<\/a> for the Boot Camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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